a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good
Word origin
[1635–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adjustment, cascade, domesticate, intaglio, recruit
Examples of 'fishing ground' in a sentence
fishing ground
They're just about good enough to get them from fishing-ground to nest and back.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Anywhere else the locals would have been glad to have the crabs to themselves but this is no ordinary fishing ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The uninhabited steepsided slab of stone, scrub and goats provides a haven from storms and a rich fishing ground.