Editing Game fish (section)

{{Short description|Popular fish targeted in recreational fishing}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
[[File:Photography by Victor Albert Grigas (1919-2017)00037 Hatteras 1949 (36884488103).jpg|thumb|Big-game saltwater fish caught off of [[Cape Hatteras]] in 1949]]
[[File:PB-LMB.jpg|thumb|[[Largemouth bass]] is one of the most popular game fish in [[North America]]]]
'''Game fish''', '''sport fish''' or '''quarry''' refer to popular [[fish]] species pursued by [[recreational fishing|recreational fishers]] (typically [[angling|anglers]]), and can be [[freshwater fish|freshwater]] or [[saltwater fish]].  Game fish can be [[fish as food|eaten after being caught]], preserved as [[taxidermy]] (though rare), or [[catch and release|released after capture]].  Some game fish are also targeted [[commercial fishing|commercially]], particularly less bony species such as [[salmon]] and [[tuna]].

Specimens of game fish whose [[fish measurement|measurement]]s (body length and [[standard weight in fish|weight]]) significantly exceed the species' average are sometimes known as '''trophy fish''', as such captures are often presented as [[bragging rights]] among fishers.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}