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Seems to be a term that originated in Canada to be gender-neutral and to distinguish licenced commercial fishers from hobbyists and such
On the west coast we usually say Fisher. Works.
That's what I would instinctively go for as well here in the UK, but to be fair I have no connection to any kind of fishing