How to Use fisher in a Sentence

fisher

noun
  • Just five years ago, fishers would have been lucky to get that many fish in one week.
    — Tiare Tuuhia, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
  • There was a point in time when we were called just bottom fishers.
    — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2018
  • Surf fishers caught barred surf perch, redtail perch and a few striped bass.
    — sacbee, 18 Dec. 2017
  • At one site, Higley found a fisher still foaming at the mouth.
    — Elizabeth Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Crouched, the fishers meld into the fluid scene, as if rocks in the marsh.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Police warned boaters and ice fishers along the river to keep an eye on any small pets.
    — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Far from being overwhelmed by the big guys, small-scale fishers are still very much in the game.
    — Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The key has been giving consumers the chance to connect the catch to the fisher.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The lights themselves are also heavy, can make the nets sag, and not easy for fishers to work with.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This year, Lewis was on a mission to find out if the fishers were denning.
    — Evan Bush, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017
  • Black and white photos of oyster fishers are all around the restaurant.
    — Todd A. Price, The Seattle Times, 7 Dec. 2017
  • This would halve the area that small-scale fisher folk have exclusive access to.
    — Quartz, 22 Nov. 2021
  • For fishers like Shiga, the work to restore their way of life is far from over.
    — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Emeryville shoreline was a good bet for shore fishers seeking perch and striped bass.
    — sacbee, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Jetty and beach fishers did quite well on perch, kelp greenling, cabezon and rockfish.
    — Sacbee, sacbee.com, 30 May 2017
  • While many fishers have changed their techniques to avoid catching mammals, there is still work to do.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The frenzy gave way to silence as the sun slowly rose and the fishers took their places over holes in the ice.
    — Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
  • State officials want to get rid of them, but some fishers are welcoming the find.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Much of the food comes from the hotel’s gardens, with the rest from local fishers and farmers.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Big finds Plenty of videos online show all kinds of objects that lucky fishers pulled out.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • This means that hunters, fishers, and anglers and families like yours can no longer enjoy them.
    — Celine Semaan, Teen Vogue, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Grazer raised two litters and is one of the best salmon fishers on the river, the park's website says.
    — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Farmers, fishers, and field workers feel, see and live with the most severe impacts.
    — Felipe Arango, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But this gear, compared with a buoy and rope, is costly and can stress the fishers’ thin profit margins.
    — Nate Iglehart, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
  • In winter, the lake quiets, but there are still ice fishers, skaters and people out taking walks on the ice.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Next season’s fly-fishers and ranch guests wouldn’t show up in any numbers until the snow melted in spring.
    — Jon Billman, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Storms can damage the flats where fishers and crabbers make their living, ripping up the grass where fish hide, feed and spawn.
    — Rebecca Blackwell and James Pollard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Next, the fishers tried putting the bait inside a smaller plastic container with a lid.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The department hopes fishers who catch or net the Atlantics report their hauls to the state.
    — Rick Anderson, latimes.com, 24 Aug. 2017
  • But most such fishers in Destin are hobbyists.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026

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