DCHP-3

fish out

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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depopulate (a stream, lake, etc.) of fish through fishing operations.

Quotations

1907
Lakes were all about us and when one was fished out we moved our nets to another.
1956
Sometimes they have the skill but because they think the lake is "fished out" . . . they fail to put forth the extra effort required to handle nets in the most efficient way. . . .