creel

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Police are continuing to search for the sole occupant of a creel boat after it washed ashore in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

In February, two fisherman rescued a humpback whale found entangled in creel fishing gear off the coast of Skye.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

Investigators said Mr Wilson, who lived in St Abbs, accidentally entered the water at 07:36 while creel fishing on his vessel, Harriet J.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023

Bally says the fish stocks have dwindled through mismanagement of the seas and that creel fishing would be a more sustainable option.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

I remember the smell of crushed ferns in the creel and the delicate sweet odor of fresh damp rainbow trout lying so prettily on the green bed.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck