rod-fishing

The establishment, which has every kind of apparatus for administering the water, is situated in a park extending to the Loire, where fair rod-fishing may be had.

The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

The Moy is a notable salmon river for rod-fishing and its tributaries and the neighbouring lakes contain trout.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

Licenses are granted by the government for rod-fishing in these rivers on payment of sums ranging from one hundred to five hundred dollars the season for a river, according to its size, accessibility, etc.

Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Various

It devolves upon him during the rod-fishing season to assign to each person of the fishing contingent his or her particular stretch of water, and to tell off to each as guide one of his assistant attendants.

Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Archibald Forbes 1869

Then take the annual close time and the pretended compensation it offers in the two months 'rod-fishing (September and October).

Essays in Natural History and Agriculture Thomas Garnett 1838