River herring, also called alewives, are anadromous fish. From Wordnik.com. [Vineyard Gazette - Top Stories] Reference
They eat the invasive alewives and have allowed native species to recover. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » After warmest January in history, Vancouver airlifts in snow for Winter Olympics.] Reference
After competition with sea-run alewives all but decimated its bronzeback population in the 1980s, Spednik is back. From Wordnik.com. [The 35 Best Bass Fishing Waters in the U.S.] Reference
A man and a boy who comes up to the middle of the man's thigh wander in for a dozen blood worms and some frozen alewives. From Wordnik.com. [American Scene: Catfish Central] Reference
In Maine you can still find fishermen who run roadside smokehouses, where they sell their own smoked haddock or alewives. From Wordnik.com. [THE ARROWS COOKBOOK] Reference
He knows when the ice will break, when the alewives will run, and when to look for the resident foxes to leave their den. From Wordnik.com. [A Place Between the Tides: A Naturalist's Reflection on the Salt Marsh by Harry Thurston] Reference
He knows when the ice will break, when the alewives will run, and when to look for the resident foxes to leave their dens. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-04-01] Reference
Weweantit river, alewives not to be taken from. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
We started the day by catching bait (mostly alewives). From Wordnik.com. Reference
That was a long time ago, before the alewives took over. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
If you locate some, live alewives will be a great option. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
Wareham, ponds in, leasing of, for propagation of alewives. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
FISH: alewives in Weweantit river, taking of, prohibited. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
"We expect upwards of a million alewives to be coming through.". From Wordnik.com. [Maine News Updates - Central Maine Newspapers, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel] Reference
So it really shows you, when we had the alewives no one said anything. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
Weweantit River, Pet.rel. to taking of alewives and shad in, 200; Bill. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts] Reference
Find some alewives and you may have a good chance at a trout or salmon. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
Sturgeon also was caught at a little later date, and bass and alewives. From Wordnik.com. [Home Life in Colonial Days] Reference
Smelt, alewives, and emerald shiners make up the bulk of a salmon's diet. From Wordnik.com. [TimesArgus.com: Sports] Reference
Bartlett's Marsh pond in Wareham, leasing of, for propagation of alewives. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
The early season usually lasts about a month or until the alewives enter the bay. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
(Half-way pond) a fine stream, on which is a grist-mill, and where alewives ascend. From Wordnik.com. [Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society] Reference
The schools of alewives, mackerel, and herring seemed to shun their shores that spring. From Wordnik.com. [Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories] Reference
The anglers who would have to buy saltwater licenses don't typically fish for alewives. From Wordnik.com. [Maine News Updates] Reference
Duxbury bay, herring or alewives, certain, taking from waters of, prohibited ... .... .118. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
Kingston bay, taking of certain herring or alewives from waters of, prohibited ... .. .118. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
Practically no distinction is made between full-grown herring and alewives of the same size. From Wordnik.com. [Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges] Reference
Twenty years ago, Saginaw Bay walleyes fed mainly on alewives, another non-native fish species. From Wordnik.com. [Newswise: Latest News] Reference
Dutch herrings, alewives, and other delicacies adapted to the contingencies of a voyager in the steerage. From Wordnik.com. [Redburn. His First Voyage] Reference
Beside the farmers, some of the men are whalemen; others catch trout, alewives, and other fish in the rivers. From Wordnik.com. [Collections] Reference
Dad left me on the dock to shine a light in the water to attract alewives, or small baitfish that stripers eat. From Wordnik.com. [The Roanoke Times: Home page] Reference
Crocker, Alexander K., certain rights of, to take alewives from Mill river in town of Sandwich, revoked. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
Since brown trout stocking began in the Great Lakes in the 1970s, their preferred forage has been smelt and alewives. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The regulation of fish-weirs soon became an important matter in all towns where streams let alewives up from the sea. From Wordnik.com. [Home Life in Colonial Days] Reference
Lamb, a marina owner and fishing guide, said he was pulling alewives on free lines, under floats and on planer boards. From Wordnik.com. [The Roanoke Times: Home page] Reference
Now that the Fort Halifax Dam in Winslow has been torn down, alewives will migrate up the Sebasticook River to Benton. From Wordnik.com. [Maine News Updates - Central Maine Newspapers, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel] Reference
By 8 a.m., we again gave up on the artificial bait and opted to use the alewives and the one gizzard shad on planer boards. From Wordnik.com. [The Roanoke Times: Home page] Reference
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