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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Photography_by_Victor_Albert_Grigas_%281919-2017%2900037_Hatteras_1949_%2836884488103%29.jpg/250px-Photography_by_Victor_Albert_Grigas_%281919-2017%2900037_Hatteras_1949_%2836884488103%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Photography_by_Victor_Albert_Grigas_%281919-2017%2900037_Hatteras_1949_%2836884488103%29.jpg/330px-Photography_by_Victor_Albert_Grigas_%281919-2017%2900037_Hatteras_1949_%2836884488103%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Photography_by_Victor_Albert_Grigas_%281919-2017%2900037_Hatteras_1949_%2836884488103%29.jpg/500px-Photography_by_Victor_Albert_Grigas_%281919-2017%2900037_Hatteras_1949_%2836884488103%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6041" data-file-height="4501" /></a><figcaption>Big-game saltwater fish caught off of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras" title="Cape Hatteras">Cape Hatteras</a> in 1949</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PB-LMB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/PB-LMB.jpg/250px-PB-LMB.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/PB-LMB.jpg/330px-PB-LMB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/PB-LMB.jpg/500px-PB-LMB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="2278" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Largemouth_bass" title="Largemouth bass">Largemouth bass</a> is one of the most popular game fish in <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Game fish</b>, <b>sport fish</b> or <b>quarry</b> refer to popular <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fish</a> species pursued by <a href="/wiki/Recreational_fishing" title="Recreational fishing">recreational fishers</a> (typically <a 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Game fish can be <a href="/wiki/Fish_as_food" title="Fish as food">eaten after being caught</a>, preserved as <a href="/wiki/Taxidermy" title="Taxidermy">taxidermy</a> (though rare), or <a href="/wiki/Catch_and_release" title="Catch and release">released after capture</a>. Some game fish are also targeted <a href="/wiki/Commercial_fishing" title="Commercial fishing">commercially</a>, particularly less bony species such as <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a>. </p><p>Specimens of game fish whose <a href="/wiki/Fish_measurement" title="Fish measurement">measurements</a> (body length and <a href="/wiki/Standard_weight_in_fish" title="Standard weight in fish">weight</a>) significantly exceed the species' average are sometimes known as <b>trophy fish</b>, as such captures are often presented as <a href="/wiki/Bragging_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Bragging rights">bragging rights</a> among fishers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_fish&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_freshwater_game_fish" title="List of freshwater game fish">List of freshwater game fish</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_marine_game_fish" title="List of marine game fish">List of marine game fish</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Striped_Blue_Marlin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Striped_Blue_Marlin.jpg/250px-Striped_Blue_Marlin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Striped_Blue_Marlin.jpg/330px-Striped_Blue_Marlin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Striped_Blue_Marlin.jpg/500px-Striped_Blue_Marlin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Marlin" title="Marlin">Marlins</a> are popular blue-water game fish</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Esox_lucius_ZOO_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Esox_lucius_ZOO_1.jpg/220px-Esox_lucius_ZOO_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Esox_lucius_ZOO_1.jpg/330px-Esox_lucius_ZOO_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Esox_lucius_ZOO_1.jpg/440px-Esox_lucius_ZOO_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Esox" title="Esox">pike</a> is a classic freshwater game fish</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pan-fried-fish.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Pan-fried-fish.jpg/220px-Pan-fried-fish.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Pan-fried-fish.jpg/330px-Pan-fried-fish.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Pan-fried-fish.jpg/440px-Pan-fried-fish.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Cooking panfish</figcaption></figure> <p>The species of fish prized by anglers varies with geography and tradition. Some fish are sought for their value as <a href="/wiki/Seafood" title="Seafood">food</a>, while others are pursued for their fighting abilities, or for the difficulty of successfully enticing the fish to bite the <a href="/wiki/Fish_hook" title="Fish hook">hook</a>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big-game_fishing" title="Big-game fishing">Big-game fish</a> or <a href="/wiki/Blue_water" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue water">blue water</a> game fish are large <a href="/wiki/Pelagic" class="mw-redirect" title="Pelagic">pelagic</a> <a href="/wiki/Saltwater_fish" title="Saltwater fish">saltwater fish</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarpon" title="Tarpon">tarpon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grouper" title="Grouper">grouper</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billfish" title="Billfish">billfish</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sailfish" title="Sailfish">sailfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marlin" title="Marlin">marlin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swordfish" title="Swordfish">swordfish</a>). Occasionally other <a href="/wiki/Predatory_fish" title="Predatory fish">predatory fishes</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Shark" title="Shark">sharks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barracuda" title="Barracuda">barracuda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dolphinfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolphinfish">dolphinfish</a> are also pursued. Large powerful <a href="/wiki/Freshwater_fish" title="Freshwater fish">freshwater fish</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Alligator_gar" title="Alligator gar">alligator gar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_sturgeon" title="Lake sturgeon">lake sturgeon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flathead_catfish" title="Flathead catfish">flathead catfish</a> can also be considered big-game fish.</li> <li>Freshwater fish targeted by anglers in <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> include <a href="/wiki/Bass_(fish)" title="Bass (fish)">bass</a> (especially <a href="/wiki/Black_bass" class="mw-redirect" title="Black bass">black bass</a>), <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a>/<a href="/wiki/Trout" title="Trout">trout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salvelinus" title="Salvelinus">char</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walleye" title="Walleye">walleye</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sauger" title="Sauger">sauger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_snook" title="Common snook">common snook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_drum" title="Red drum">redfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_pike" title="Northern pike">northern pike</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muskellunge" title="Muskellunge">muskellunge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sturgeon" title="Sturgeon">sturgeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gar" title="Gar">gar</a> and several <a href="/wiki/Catfish" title="Catfish">catfish</a> species. In <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>, large <a href="/wiki/Cyprinid" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyprinid">cyprinids</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Carp" title="Carp">carps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barbel_(fish)" title="Barbel (fish)">barbels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bream" title="Bream">breams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chub" title="Chub">chubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leuciscus" title="Leuciscus">daces</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tench" title="Tench">tench</a>), <a href="/wiki/Perch" title="Perch">perches</a>, freshwater <a href="/wiki/Salmonid" class="mw-redirect" title="Salmonid">salmonids</a> (trout, <a href="/wiki/Thymallus" title="Thymallus">graylings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coregoninae" class="mw-redirect" title="Coregoninae">whitefish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taimen" class="mw-redirect" title="Taimen">taimen</a>), <a href="/wiki/Freshwater_drum" title="Freshwater drum">drum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Esox" title="Esox">pikes</a>, catfish, <a href="/wiki/Eel" title="Eel">eels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Snakehead_(fish)" title="Snakehead (fish)">snakeheads</a> are also popular, although many of them are regarded derogatorily as "<a href="/wiki/Trash_fish" class="mw-redirect" title="Trash fish">trash fish</a>", "dirt fish" or "<a href="/wiki/Pest_(organism)" title="Pest (organism)">pest</a> fish" in America. <ul><li>In the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, "game fish" refers specifically to salmonids other than graylings – that is, <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trout" title="Trout">trout</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salvelinus" title="Salvelinus">char</a>. Other popular freshwater fish are called <a href="/wiki/Coarse_fishing" title="Coarse fishing">coarse fish</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>Small/medium-sized freshwater fish routinely sought by anglers are called <a href="/wiki/Panfish" title="Panfish">panfish</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, because they typically can fit wholly into a normal <a href="/wiki/Cooking_pan" class="mw-redirect" title="Cooking pan">cooking pan</a> without needing to be <a href="/wiki/Fish_steak" title="Fish steak">cut</a> or <a href="/wiki/Fish_fillet" title="Fish fillet">filleted</a>. Examples are <a href="/wiki/Crappie" title="Crappie">crappies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yellow_perch" title="Yellow perch">yellow perch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_bass" title="Rock bass">rock bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bluegill" title="Bluegill">bluegills</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lepomis" title="Lepomis">other sunfish</a> (<a href="/wiki/Centrarchidae" title="Centrarchidae">Centrarchidae</a>). Panfish are often sought by younger, more inexperienced anglers, at least partly due to their proactivity to feed and the relative ease to be caught; although adult anglers sometimes consider them as "nuisance fish" due to their tendency to opportunistically strike the <a href="/wiki/Fishing_bait" title="Fishing bait">baits</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fishing_lure" title="Fishing lure">lures</a> intended for other larger fishes.</li></ul> <p>Some popular game fish have been <a href="/wiki/Introduced_species" title="Introduced species">introduced</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fish_stocking" title="Fish stocking">stocked</a> worldwide. <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_trout" title="Rainbow trout">Rainbow trout</a>, for instance, can be found nearly anywhere the <a href="/wiki/Climate" title="Climate">climate</a> is appropriate, from their <a href="/wiki/Native_range" class="mw-redirect" title="Native range">native range</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Coast">Pacific Coast</a> of <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountains">mountains</a> of southern <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-skel01_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skel01-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is now <a href="/wiki/100_of_the_World%27s_Worst_Invasive_Alien_Species" title="100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species">listed as one of the worst</a> <a href="/wiki/Invasive_species" title="Invasive species">invasive species</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-100WW_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100WW-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game-fish_tagging_programs">Game-fish tagging programs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_fish&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game-fish tagging programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Cantrell_tagging_a_fish_(8696825616).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Mark_Cantrell_tagging_a_fish_%288696825616%29.jpg/220px-Mark_Cantrell_tagging_a_fish_%288696825616%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Mark_Cantrell_tagging_a_fish_%288696825616%29.jpg/330px-Mark_Cantrell_tagging_a_fish_%288696825616%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Mark_Cantrell_tagging_a_fish_%288696825616%29.jpg/440px-Mark_Cantrell_tagging_a_fish_%288696825616%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Biologists in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> injecting a <a href="/wiki/Moxostoma#Species" title="Moxostoma">sicklefin redhorse</a> with an identifying tag</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tag_and_release" title="Tag and release">Tag and release</a></div> <p>As part of the <a href="/wiki/Catch-and-release" class="mw-redirect" title="Catch-and-release">catch-and-release</a> practice encouraged to promote <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_management" title="Wildlife management">conservation</a>, tagging programs were established. Some of their goals are to improve the <a href="/wiki/Fisheries_management" title="Fisheries management">management</a> of fishery resources and to keep records on <a href="/wiki/Fish_stocks" title="Fish stocks">abundance</a>, age, <a href="/wiki/Population_growth_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Population growth rate">growth rates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Animal_migration" title="Animal migration">migrations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Breed" title="Breed">breed</a> <a href="/wiki/Animal_identification" title="Animal identification">identification</a>. </p><p>Some well-known tagging programs in the United States are the <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> Marine Game Fish Tagging Program and the <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> Game Fish Tagging Program. The South Carolina Marine Game Fish Tagging Program began in 1974 and it is now<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (October 2021)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> the largest public tagging program in the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_United_States" title="Southeastern United States">Southeastern United States</a>. Anglers are trained and then receive a tag kit with tags, applicator, and instructions. When they tag a fish, anglers use a reply postcard they receive in advance to send the information on the tag number, tag date, <a href="/wiki/Location_(geography)" class="mw-redirect" title="Location (geography)">location</a>, <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Measurement" title="Measurement">size</a>. This program issues anglers who tag and release 30 or more eligible species within a year a conservation award. When an angler recaptures a tagged fish, they then should report the recapture. If possible, the tag number and the mailing address should be reported, along with the location and date of the recapture, as well with the measurement of the fish. The objective is to provide <a href="/wiki/Biologists" class="mw-redirect" title="Biologists">biologists</a> with the necessary information to determine growth rate through an accurate measurement.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program started operations in 1995 and keeps records on recaptured fish since then. This is an annual program that starts in January and it is limited to 160 anglers. Anglers receive training workshops in February and March.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_fish&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The official guide to world salt- and <a href="/wiki/Freshwater" class="mw-redirect" title="Freshwater">freshwater</a> fish records is the <i>World Record Game Fishes</i>, published annually by the <a href="/wiki/International_Game_Fish_Association" title="International Game Fish Association">International Game Fish Association</a> (IGFA), which maintains records for nearly 400 species around the world. The records are categorised, with separate records for juniors, for the type of tackle and line used, for fly fishing, and locality records.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The IGFA also organize the world saltwater championship tournaments.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_fish&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coarse_fishing" title="Coarse fishing">Coarse fishing</a> – Type of freshwater angling in the United Kingdom and Ireland</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_tournament" title="Fishing tournament">Fishing tournament</a> – Fishing contest among a group of anglers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_(hunting)" title="Game (hunting)">Game (hunting)</a> – Wild animals under pursuit or taken in hunting</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_freshwater_game_fish" title="List of freshwater game fish">List of freshwater game fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_marine_game_fish" title="List of marine game fish">List of marine game fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overfishing" title="Overfishing">Overfishing</a> – Removal of a species of fish from water at a rate that the species cannot replenish</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recreational_fishing" title="Recreational fishing">Recreational fishing</a> – Fishing as a hobby</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_fish&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit 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.cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSkelton2001" class="citation book cs1">Skelton, Paul (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=bURse4a-2m8C&pg=PA72"><i>A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa</i></a> (New ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 72. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781868726431" title="Special:BookSources/9781868726431"><bdi>9781868726431</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+complete+guide+to+the+freshwater+fishes+of+southern+Africa&rft.place=Cape+Town&rft.pages=72&rft.edition=New&rft.pub=Struik&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=9781868726431&rft.aulast=Skelton&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DbURse4a-2m8C%26pg%3DPA72&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGame+fish" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged May 2024">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-100WW-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-100WW_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/100_worst.php">"100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species"</a>. Global Invasive Species Database<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 September</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=100+of+the+World%27s+Worst+Invasive+Alien+Species&rft.pub=Global+Invasive+Species+Database&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iucngisd.org%2Fgisd%2F100_worst.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGame+fish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100509170801/http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/tagfish.html">"SC Marine Game Fish Tagging Program"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/tagfish.html">the original</a> on 9 May 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 May</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SC+Marine+Game+Fish+Tagging+Program&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnr.sc.gov%2Fmarine%2Fpub%2Fseascience%2Ftagfish.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGame+fish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210924090005/http://web.vims.edu/adv/recreation/tag/index.html">"Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.vims.edu/adv/recreation/tag/index.html">the original</a> on 24 September 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 May</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Virginia+Game+Fish+Tagging+Program&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.vims.edu%2Fadv%2Frecreation%2Ftag%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGame+fish" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fishing.about.com/library/review/books/blrvigfa.htm">Fishing Book Review: <i>World Record Game Fishes</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225209/http://fishing.about.com/library/review/books/blrvigfa.htm">Archived</a> 3 March 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> About.com. Retrieved 19 April 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.igfa.org/tour.asp">World Championship Tournaments</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100210041131/http://www.igfa.org/tour.asp">Archived</a> 10 February 2010 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> – <a href="/wiki/International_Game_Fish_Association" title="International Game Fish Association">International Game Fish Association</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Game_fish&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Dunn, Bob (2000) <i>Saltwater Game Fishes of the World</i>. 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title="Recreational boat fishing">Boat fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big-game_fishing" title="Big-game fishing">Big-game fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flats_fishing" title="Flats fishing">Flats fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flosser" title="Flosser">Flosser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Float_tube" title="Float tube">Float tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)" title="Trolling (fishing)">Trolling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casting_(fishing)" title="Casting (fishing)">Casting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surf_fishing" title="Surf fishing">Surf fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_fishing" title="Rock fishing">Rock fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_fishing" title="Bank fishing">Bank fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_ski_fishing" title="Jet ski fishing">Jet ski fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayak_fishing" title="Kayak fishing">Kayak fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centerpin_fishing" title="Centerpin fishing">Centerpin fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coarse_fishing" title="Coarse fishing">Coarse fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bottom_fishing" title="Bottom fishing">Bottom fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_fishing" title="Urban fishing">Urban fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_tackle" title="Fishing tackle">Tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_techniques" title="Fishing techniques">Techniques</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land-based_game_fishing" title="Land-based game fishing">Land-based game fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_fishing" title="Ice fishing">Ice fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_fishing" title="Indoor fishing">Indoor fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snagging" title="Snagging">Snagging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spin_fishing" title="Spin fishing">Spin fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skishing" title="Skishing">Skishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tailrace_fishing" title="Tailrace fishing">Tailrace fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenkara_fishing" title="Tenkara fishing">Tenkara fishing</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deepsea.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/140px-Deepsea.JPG" decoding="async" width="140" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/210px-Deepsea.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/280px-Deepsea.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Fish</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bass_fishing" title="Bass fishing">Bass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bait_fish" title="Bait fish">Bait fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carp_fishing" title="Carp fishing">Carp</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Game fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahi-mahi_fishing" title="Mahi-mahi fishing">Mahi-mahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlin_fishing" title="Marlin fishing">Marlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panfish" title="Panfish">Panfish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porgy_fishing" title="Porgy fishing">Porgie (bream)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rough_fish" title="Rough fish">Rough fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shad_fishing" title="Shad fishing">Shad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smelt-whiting_fishing" title="Smelt-whiting fishing">Smelt whiting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Striped_bass_fishing" title="Striped bass fishing">Striped bass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walleye_fishing" title="Walleye fishing">Walleye</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Regulation and sustainability</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_license" title="Fishing license">Fishing license</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisheries_management" title="Fisheries management">Fisheries management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisheries_law" title="Fisheries law">Fisheries law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bag_limits" title="Bag limits">Bag limits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catch_and_release" title="Catch and release">Catch and release</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservation_officer" title="Conservation officer">Conservation officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illegal,_unreported_and_unregulated_fishing" title="Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing">Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minimum_landing_size" title="Minimum landing size">Minimum landing size</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_and_release" title="Tag and release">Tag and release</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poaching" title="Poaching">Poaching</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Catch records</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angling_records_of_Europe" title="Angling records of Europe">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angling_records_in_the_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Angling records in the UK">UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wisconsin_fishing_records" title="List of Wisconsin fishing records">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_West_Virginia_State_Fishing_Records" title="List of West Virginia State Fishing Records">West Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bass_Anglers_Sportsman_Society" title="Bass Anglers Sportsman Society">Bass Anglers Sportsman Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_la_P%C3%AAche_Sportive" title="Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive">Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Game_Fish_Association" title="International Game Fish Association">International Game Fish Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nippon_Bass_Club" title="Nippon Bass Club">Nippon Bass Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_Angling_Society" title="Prince Albert Angling Society">Prince Albert Angling Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_Fishing_Association" title="Sport Fishing Association">Sport Fishing Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Angler%27s_Mail" title="Angler's Mail">Angler's Mail</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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<li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secrets_of_Angling" title="The Secrets of Angling">The Secrets of Angling</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ikejime" title="Ikejime">Ikejime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pain_in_fish" title="Pain in fish">Pain in fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priest_(tool)" title="Priest (tool)">Priest (tool)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_tournament" title="Fishing tournament">Tournaments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_television_series" title="Fishing television series">Television series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Fishing_Network" title="World Fishing Network">World Fishing Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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