Bite of the Rush

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Across
  1. 3. Small silvery fish often packed in tins
  2. 4. Essential gear for hauling in multiple fish at once
  3. 6. A playful cereal‑themed entry (sounds like “corn‑o”), referencing corn‑based breakfast cereals
  4. 8. Small oily fish often used as bait
  5. 9. Tiny crustaceans eaten by whales and some fish
  6. 11. A flatfish often caught near the ocean floor
  7. 13. Fishing method where lines are pulled behind a moving boat
  8. 15. Underwater structure where many fish gather
Down
  1. 1. A long net used to encircle schools of fish
  2. 2. Fast‑moving schooling fish popular with anglers
  3. 5. Fast, powerful ocean fish prized by anglers
  4. 7. To drag a large net behind a boat
  5. 10. Powerful billfish known for spectacular leaps
  6. 12. Warm cereal made from oats
  7. 14. Fiber‑rich cereal component