gone fishing

"Papa's gone fishing" gained wide currency as the answer to the most interesting question of the day.

This was Bassett's defiance—Bassett, who had gone fishing, but not before planting this mine for the confusion of Thatcher.

The latter had gone fishing with Old Bill as his guide, and their boat could be seen trolling slowly along the far shore.

But he hasn't come back, and I am afraid he has gone fishing in his mother's pail, to try to catch a whale.

She was all alone in camp, for Mr. Brown, the children, and Bunker Blue had gone fishing.