魚さかな捕とり

expression, noun

fishing; catching fish

Refers to the activity of catching fish, often with a nuance of using a net or trap rather than rod-and-line fishing. Can be used as a noun or as part of a verb phrase with する.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、川かわで魚さかな捕とりをして遊あそんだ。

  When I was a child, I used to play catching fish in the river.

• この池いけでは魚さかな捕とりが禁きん止しされている。

  Catching fish is prohibited in this pond.