guddle
To catch (fish) with the hands, especially by groping at the bank of a stream or under stones.
Verb
- To catch (fish) with the hands, especially by groping at the bank of a stream or under stones.
Synonyms: noodle
Origin
From Scots guddle, imitative of the splashing of water, and modelled after words like muddle and puddle, perhaps influenced by Scots gutter (“to spatter with mud”).