How it works
Pick a level
Easy for early readers. Hard hides words in all eight directions, including backwards.
Download or print
One clean US Letter page, with the answer key on page two. Nothing to sign up for.
Grab a pencil
Or solve on screen: tap the first and last letter of each word you find.
About this puzzle
Big, bold letters and fewer, longer words: an easier-on-the-eyes fishing word search. An early start, a quiet lake and a full tackle box. A fishing word search for anglers and anyone who loves a morning on the water.
The large print edition uses an 11×11 grid that fills a letter-size page, and words only run across, down or diagonally down.
All 30 words in this theme: Tacklebox, Bobber, Sinker, Lure, Rod, Reel, Bait, Hook, Casting, Trout, Bass, Walleye, Catfish, Crappie, Salmon, Pike, Muskie, Waders, Net, Canoe, Dock, Lake, River, Stream, Flyfishing, Line, Nightcrawler, Catch, Sunrise, Patience.
Talk about it
Questions to share while solving, for activity groups, memory care or a visit with family:
- Who first took you fishing, and where?
- What is the biggest fish you ever caught, or the one that got away?
- Did you prefer fishing from a dock, a boat or the shore?
- What bait or lure did you swear by?
- Did you ever cook what you caught? How?
Activity tip: Fishing stories are perfect for groups. Ask for the “one that got away” story after the puzzle and enjoy how the fish grows with each telling.
Questions
How big are the letters?
The grid fills most of a letter-size page, with letters about one and a half times the size of a regular (Medium) word search, and the word list is printed in large type too.
Are these suitable for memory care or activity groups?
Yes. Words only run left to right, top to bottom or diagonally down, so the puzzles are relaxing rather than tricky. Print as many copies as your group needs.
Is there a harder version?
Every theme also has a regular print edition with Easy, Medium and Hard levels.
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