DCHP-2

mooching DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — Fishing, especially British Columbia & Washington State

  a method of fishing that alternates between letting a baited hook slowly sink and pulling it up quickly.

  Type: 3. Semantic Change — The noun mooching derives from the verb mooch ((2)). Internet search results show that mooching is most prevalent in Canada, particularly in British Columbia (see Charts 1 & 2), but is also used in Ontario and Newfoundland.
  See also OED-3, s.v. "mooching", which is marked "U.S. (west.) and Canad.".

  See also: mooched herring  moocher  mooch ((2))