noun
river fishing; river fisher
Refers to fishing in rivers, often as a livelihood or traditional practice. Can denote the activity or the person engaged in it.
祖父は若い頃、川漁で生計を立てていた。
My grandfather made a living as a river fisher when he was young.
この地域では今でも川漁が盛んだ。
River fishing is still thriving in this region.
Compound of 川 (kawa, 'river') and 漁 (ryō, 'fishing'). The reading かわりょう is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of the second character with the kun'yomi of the first, a common pattern in Japanese compounds.