How to Use angler in a Sentence

angler

noun
  • 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
  • Last year, one in four anglers surveyed were in the 18 to 34 age range.
    — Alexandra Marvar, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • Groups of anglers walked up and down the creek, picking their way through the water to avoid the sticky mud.
    — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2019
  • 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
  • But few anglers can boast to owning a lure that can hook two fish at the same time.
    — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • The largest known deep anglers are the warty seadevils.
    — William J. Broad, New York Times, 29 July 2019
  • The less exciting method is to just troll off the back of the boat, one sardine to a rod, one rod per angler.
    — Nate Matthews, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Inshore anglers will find smaller baits in the backs of canals, tidal creeks, and small rivers.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • An avid ice angler, he's used to driving his truck on frozen lakes.
    — Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021
  • According to the angler who caught the record-breaking fish, this catch was a first for him in many ways.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The Granbury angler is easily the winningest bass pro in Texas these days.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Surf anglers can cast from the beach jetty at Murrells Inlet.
    — Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Nearby, the state park’s gorgeous beach itself has a mile of sugar-fine sand that draws anglers for surf fishing and families for beach volleyball.
    — Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025

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