The present participle of creel; the act of placing fish in a creel or fishing with a creel.
Present participle form of 'creel' with the suffix '-ing' (from Old English), indicating an ongoing action related to using fishing baskets.
Creeling as a fishing technique survives today in traditional fly-fishing communities—it's seen as more respectful to fish than modern cooling methods because the water circulation keeps them less stressed!
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