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sucker run 
n. the spring migration of large numbers of suckers ascending fresh-water rivers to spawn.
See also: run ((n.)) (def. 6b)
- 1924 (1933) In the spring spawning season, he had bought him a wagon-box full of fish in the sucker run. . . .
- 1960 The end of winter, with melting ice and snow and increased stream flow, is the signal for the sucker run.
- 1924 (1933) In the spring spawning season, he had bought him a wagon-box full of fish in the sucker run. . . .