How to Use angler in a Sentence

angler

noun
  • An avid ice angler, he's used to driving his truck on frozen lakes.
    Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021
  • The angler lowered his jig vertically over the side of the boat and danced it up and down.
    Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2021
  • This is not the first time an angler has lost out on a potential record due to not getting a fished weighed on an official scale.
    Michael Hollan, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2021
  • No angler has caught three in the same season, and only one angler has caught two in the same season from different lakes.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • One selfish moment by another angler ruined a little piece of my day.
    T. Edward Nickens, Outdoor Life, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Finally, roughly five hours into the ordeal, the fish (like the anglers) began to tire.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Dan Wells, another hard-core striper angler, uses both spinning and fly gear to pursue linesiders.
    Steve Culton, Field & Stream, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The Flygo Mens Fishing Vest is a solid choice for the budget-minded angler.
    Outdoor Life, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Any serious angler knows that conditions aren’t always comfortable.
    Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Because the major emergences are infrequent, cicada patterns may not be on every angler’s annual checklist of must-have flies.
    Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Luke Nation, another local angler recently had an encounter with a large crocodile in the same area where Heard disappeared.
    Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 17 Feb. 2021
  • The slot refers to the size range of fish an angler is allowed to keep.
    Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • The young angler did have a few pounds on the fat cat, but not many.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2021
  • All the angler has to do is reel the line tight so that the hook sets itself.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The anglers took a few photos of the trout and taped it at 32 inches long.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Ponds and creeks are great places for shore anglers to find bass.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The first angler who weighs in a three-day total of 18 live slot fish wins the prize.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 23 June 2021
  • The fish died in the live well, however, so the anglers put it on ice.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 23 May 2024
  • A day trip to the Saint Joe River is worth the effort for anglers.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, however, the two anglers still had a school of stripers to chase.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024
  • The anglers worked a rope through the fish’s gills and out its mouth, pulling it into their boat.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
  • Tempe's website has a brochure that shows where anglers can and can't fish along the lake.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The limit for trout in these ponds is three fish per angler per day.
    Arkansas Online, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The guide will pole the skiff along on the shallow flats from a platform at the back of the boat, while the angler stands ready to cast from the front.
    Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The ideal day, then, is to catch lots of big fish, but for most bass anglers, that’s rare.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Ocean City became known for the fish, which is revered among anglers for its size and strength.
    Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Tethered dekes are dropped into the hole in the ice and jigged by the angler to lure pike below.
    Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
  • They’ve also been known to steal bait right off an angler’s hook.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2023
  • Adjustments can be made to lower or raise the fly, and when a fish bites, the angler knows when to yank on the line.
    New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Nothing gets a bass angler more fired up than spotting a patch of lily pads in early summer.
    Ben Duchesney, Field & Stream, 3 July 2024

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