verb
- past tense and past participle of panfish; to fish for panfish (small freshwater fish suitable for frying in a pan, such as bluegill or crappie)
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- We panfished at the lake all afternoon and caught enough for dinner.
- My grandfather panfished in that creek for over fifty years.
- The kids panfished from the dock while their parents relaxed nearby.
- Last summer we panfished and came home with a bucket full of bluegill.
- He panfished the pond every weekend during the warm months.