Game fish
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A game fish is any freshwater or marine species of fish pursued for sport by recreational anglers. Game fish may be eaten after being caught, though increasingly anglers are practising catch-and-release tactics to improve fish populations. Depending upon the laws of various jurisdictions, game fish may also be sought by commercial fishery, such as salmon.
The most common game fish are the billfish species, salmon, trout, bass, and panfish. Common game fish have been transported worldwide. Rainbow trout, for instance, can now be found nearly anywhere that the climate is appropriate, from their original home on the Pacific Coast of North America to the mountains of southern Africa. Panfish are a small group of fish which can fit a normal cooking pan. Examples are crappies, perch and rock bass. These are usually hunted by younger anglers.
In Japan, where fishing has remained a popular hobby, conventional angling and fly fishing has become especially popular.
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