game fish

an edible fish capable of affording sport to the angler in its capture.

Origin of game fish

First recorded in 1860–65

It is a favorite food and game-fish in the South, where it is known as red-breast bream and red-bellied perch.

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall
It is a game-fish of high degree, and worthy of the angler's highest regard.

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall
Another quality in a game-fish is measured by his resistance when hooked and by his efforts to escape.

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall
Spotted bass normally form a small part of the game-fish fauna in the lower Neosho River.

Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas |James Everett Deacon

France, Russia, and the Netherlands, where it is greatly esteemed both as a game-fish and food-fish.

Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others |James Alexander Henshall

game fish

any fish providing sport for the angler