fresh-run

adjective

(of fish) newly migrated upstream from the sea, esp to spawn

Words nearby fresh-run

fresh as a daisy, fresh breeze, fresh frozen plasma, fresh gale, fresh out of, fresh-run, freshen, freshener, fresher, freshet, freshie

Example sentences from the Web for fresh-run

  • Imagine hundreds of lakes whose waters, fresh-run from snow-field and glacier, brilliantly reflect the odd surrounding landscape.

    The Book of the National Parks |Robert Sterling Yard

  • I once caught a fresh-run bull-trout in the river weighing 21 lbs., a very handsome fish.

    Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire |John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot

  • In her right hand the woman carried a large tin bucket, half filled with fresh-run maple-sap.

    The House in the Water |Charles G. D. Roberts