redd (red) verb tr.

   1. To set in order.

   2. To clear.

[From Middle English redden, to clear, to put in order.]

noun

   The spawning area or nest of a fish, especially a trout or a salmon.

[Origin unknown.]

   "Stalking steelhead on shallow-water redds is a lesson in patience and
   accurate casting. A noisy footfall or the splash of hurried wading can
   spook these fish."
   Dave Richey, Steelhead Gives Ride of Lifetime, The Detroit News,
   Apr 22, 2001.

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