Which preposition to use with fishing

in Occurrences 404%

"They've a curious fish in the St. Lawrence," said the doctor, as he knocked the ashes from his meerschaum, and refilled it, "known among the fishermen of that river as the LAWYER.

for Occurrences 245%

Returning to the village, we made a good feed off our day's spoil, after which, having selected a few of the finer fish for our breakfast, we presented the remainder to the group of villagers who had assembled at a respectful distance to watch our doings.

of Occurrences 221%

Here and there in the sea a glint of silver, a patch of purple, or dull red, or a glistening apparition of black showed where the unintended victims of the explosion, the gay-hued open-sea fish of the warm waters, had succumbed to the force of the shock.

with Occurrences 151%

Me, he initiated in the art of fishing with a white bone lure.

from Occurrences 94%

These are a very different fish from the speckled trout of the streams and rivers.

on Occurrences 70%

There was no mention of going out fishing on either of our parts.

at Occurrences 53%

He caught one fine fish at the first throw, and took it for granted that he was going to have a good time of it among the trout.

out Occurrences 48%

The following morning the strange piece of stuff was fished out of the soap, all the brighter for the boiling.

to Occurrences 47%

Remove the fish to a platter; mix the sauce with 1 tablespoonful of brown sugar, a pinch of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg and the juice of a lemon.

in Occurrences 46%

" "Commodore, I wish you twenty more good hearty years of fishing in this lake, which grows, each instant, more beautiful in my eyes, as I confess does the whole earth; and to show you that I say no more than I think, I will clench it with a draught.

into Occurrences 35%

5.Fish a la Marseilles. Cut two kinds of fish into slices; season with salt.

by Occurrences 32%

We supplied ourselves with fish by casting across the mouth of the little stream, while our boatmen were preparing a fire.

as Occurrences 24%

It is a small grey heron, that lights down among the grass and weeds to hunt for small frogs and such little fish as swim along the shore.

through Occurrences 20%

We're white duffers, and can't get fish through the ice.

for Occurrences 16%

Here I exchanged my nuts for pepper and good aloes-wood, and went a-fishing for pearls with some of the other merchants, and my divers were so lucky that very soon I had an immense number, and those very large and perfect.

with Occurrences 13%

Septemberthat Rudolph Musgrave went bass-fishing with some eight of his masculine guests.

without Occurrences 12%

"The man contented with his lot, a meal Of fish without Ho carp can make; Nor needs, to rest in his domestic joy, A Tsze of Sung as wife to take.

on Occurrences 11%

PUNCHINELLO would much rather discover the good in a thing at any time, than go a-fishing on Sundays.

over Occurrences 11%

But not content with such absurdities, which destroyed the very idea of liberty, they asserted that these stars, which had not the least connection with mankind, governed all the parts of the human body, and ridiculously affirmed that the ram presided over the head, the bull over the gullet, the twins over the breast, the scorpion over the entrails, the fishes over the feet, etc.

from Occurrences 10%

He had been trolling around the lake in a boat alone, without much success, and concluded he would try deep fishing from this rock, as he had heard that the trout were in the habit of congregating around its base.

before Occurrences 9%

When a richer stock is wanted, fry the vegetables and fish before adding the water.

like Occurrences 9%

It sinks to the sea bed, lies on one side, and becomes a flat fish like its parents.

along Occurrences 8%

There is a story of a farmer who, on seeing thousands and thousands of Jelly-fish along the shore, thought he would make use of them.

than Occurrences 7%

He is far more interested in chatting with his customers about fish than making money selling them.

among Occurrences 7%

THE LOVE OF FISH among the ancient Romans rose to a real mania.

Which preposition to use with  fishing