also: うおつり · いおつり
noun
General term for the activity of catching fish, often as a hobby or for food.
週末に友達と魚釣りに行く。
I go fishing with friends on weekends.
魚釣りが趣味です。
Fishing is my hobby.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Abbreviated kanji form without okurigana; less common.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.
Alternate reading using うお for 魚; rarely used.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
釣り is a broader term for angling or fishing in general, while 魚釣り specifically emphasizes catching fish.
Compound of 魚 (sakana, 'fish') and 釣り (tsuri, 'fishing'), the noun form of 釣る (tsuru, 'to fish').