Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Fishing from a boat at anchor, or from the bank of a stream.

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Examples

  • Spinning and baitcasting with big plugs, trolling with spoons and spinner rigs, and still-fishing with live bait are all dependable methods for catching pike.

    Snakes on the Fly 1999

  • I was still-fishing in the middle of the big lake, one late afternoon, when Quoskh and her little ones sailed over the trees from the beaver pond and lit on a grassy shore.

    Wood Folk at School William Joseph Long 1909

  • I had been still-fishing for togue (lake trout), and was on my way back to camp when, doubling a point, I ran plump upon a bull moose feeding among the lily pads.

    Wood Folk at School William Joseph Long 1909

  • Some, I suppose are fond of still-fishing -- that is to fish from the bank or from an anchored boat, and not move around very much.

    Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks 1900

  • I was still-fishing, with a pole and reel, and fastened on my hook a peeled shedder crab.

    Nature's Serial Story Edward Payson Roe 1863

  • The river under the Hoan Bridge has given up a few browns by still-fishing with spawn or medium golden shiners on the bottom.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • Whether trolling or still-fishing, the kokanee are being taken at about 30 feet.

    Spokesman.com: Latest stories 2010

  • Same combination is working for still-fishing, said Bud Herlitzka at Spanaway Park Boathouse.

    The News Tribune Blogs newstips@thenewstribune.com (JEFFREY P. MAYOR; Sta 2010

  • [Draw the lines to follow the talk, completing Fig. 58.] [Illustration: Fig. 58] "It is evident that the fisherman who holds the line is not after the kind of fish which are to be captured by trolling or casting, for he is using the method known as still-fishing.

    Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks 1900

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