DCHP-1 Online
fish out 
depopulate (a stream, lake, etc.) of fish through fishing operations.
- 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. . . .
- 1907 Lakes were all about us and when one was fished out we moved our nets to another.