# Hand net > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hand_net > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hand_net.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_net > Source revision: 1159690010 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Type of fishing net "Dip net" redirects here. For the large fishing nets suspended from poles, see [Lift net](/source/Lift_net). Fishing with a dip net for [salmon](/source/Salmon) on the [Fraser River](/source/Fraser_River), [Canada](/source/Canada) Landing net [Albrecht Dürer](/source/Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer). Fishermen with hand nets, c 1490-1493 A **hand net**, also called a **scoop net**, is a handheld [fishing net](/source/Fishing_net) or [meshed](/source/Mesh) [basket](/source/Basket) used to capture and retrieve objects from water, somewhat in the manner of a [sieve](/source/Sieve). It is distinguished from other fishing nets in that the net or mesh is supported by a rigid circular or polygonal frame, which may or may not be mounted to the end of a [handle](/source/Handle). A hand net with a long handle is often called a **dip net**. When it is used by an [angler](/source/Angling) to help "fetch out" or "land" a hooked fish, it is called a **landing net**.[1] Hand nets have been used since antiquity for catching fish near the surface of the water, especially feisty, powerful ones such as [muskellunge](/source/Muskellunge) or [northern pike](/source/Northern_pike). Because hand-netting is not physically destructive to the fish, hand nets are often used for [tag and release](/source/Tag_and_release), or to retrieve [aquarium fish](/source/Aquarium_fish). There are popular contemporary dip net [sockeye salmon](/source/Sockeye_salmon) [fisheries](/source/Fisheries) in [Chitina](/source/Chitina), [Kenai River](/source/Kenai_River) and [Kasilof River](/source/Kasilof_River), typically lasting two to three weeks, and is regarded as a [subsistence](/source/Subsistence_fishing) [fishery](/source/Fishery) for [Alaskan](/source/Alaska) residents only. Dip nets can also be used to scoop [crabs](/source/Crab) in shallow water. The basket is made of wire or nylon mesh, rather than cloth mesh, since crabs fight, bite, twist and turn when they are caught.[2] ## History Hand nets have been widely used by [traditional fishermen](/source/Artisan_fishing). Small fish are caught both in the shallow water of [lagoons](/source/Lagoon) and in the open sea. They are made in different sizes ranging from small nets held in one hand to large scoop nets worked by several men.[3][4] Historically, the [Karuk](/source/Karuk) people of the upper [Klamath River](/source/Klamath_River) harvested fish with dip nets.[5] In [England](/source/England), hand netting is the only legal way of catching [eels](/source/Eel) and has been practised for thousands of years on the [River Parrett](/source/River_Parrett) and [River Severn](/source/River_Severn).[6] ## Gallery - A "fisher logo" of [Claes Jansz. Visscher](/source/Claes_Jansz._Visscher), showing a hand net, 1630. - An angler in a [float tube](/source/Float_tube) with his landing net. - George Bush and Vladimir Putin fish from a [fish pond](/source/Fish_pond), while an aide holds a landing net - Dipnet fishing platform on the [Columbia River](/source/Columbia_River) in [Cascade Locks, Oregon](/source/Cascade_Locks%2C_Oregon) ## See also - [Lift net](/source/Lift_net) - [Cast net](/source/Cast_net) - [Butterfly net](/source/Butterfly_net) ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fishing_Tools_-_Landing_Nets_1-0)** [Fishing Tools - Landing Nets](http://www.abc-of-fishing.net/fishing-tools/landing-net.asp) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080915101844/http://www.abc-of-fishing.net/fishing-tools/landing-net.asp) 2008-09-15 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Dip net crabbing](http://www.vims.edu/adv/ed/crab/net.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080804054259/http://www.vims.edu/adv/ed/crab/net.html) 2008-08-04 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Scoop nets](https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-MacToke-t1-body-d1-d10-d1-d7.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Large scoop nets](https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/MacToke-fig-MacTokeP001a.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Karuk dip nets"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081006201057/http://www.ncidc.org/photos/gallery2/85_10.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.ncidc.org/photos/gallery2/85_10.htm) on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-08-21. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Environment Agency Eel Fishing Handbook, Byelaw 4, Section 2"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090108152812/http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/eel_hbk_2007_v_1_03_1876804.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/eel_hbk_2007_v_1_03_1876804.pdf) (PDF) on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2008-08-22. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hand nets](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hand_nets). - [Long handled dip net](https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/MacToke-fig-MacTokeP002a.html) - [Dipnetting on the Copper River](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTQkTZ13Rsc) YouTube. v t e Fishing equipment and methods Fishing tackle Fish hook Circle hook Gaff Hookset Sniggle Fishing line Braided Knots Monofilament Multifilament Power pro Swivel Fishing sinker Arlesey Bomb Bombarda Downrigger Sandsinker Fishing rod Bamboo fly rod Fishing reel Fishing rod tapers Fly rod building Fishing bait Bait fish Boilies Chum Clonk Groundbait Vermicompost Worm charming Plastic bait Deadsticking Plastic worm Fishing lures Artificial fly Heddon Little Cleo Mormyshka Original Floater Plug Sabiki Spinnerbait Spoon lure Spoonplug Surface lure Swimbait Topwater lure Zara Spook Bite indicators Fishing float Pellet waggler Shortfloating Quiver tip Fishing rig Carolina rig Chod rig Drop shot rig Hair rig Texas rig Apparel Creel Diving mask Hip boot Personal flotation device Snorkel Waders Wetsuit Other Fish stringer Tackle box Fishing techniques Gathering Abalone Ama divers Clam digging Flounder tramping Gathering seafood by hand Noodling Pearl hunting Scallop aquaculture Trout binning Trout tickling Spears Bowfishing Gigging Harpoon Hawaiian sling Polespear Spearfishing Speargun Trident Fishing lines Angling Dropline Drum lines Handline fishing Jiggerpole Jigging Jug fishing Longline fishing Spin fishing Tip-up Trolling Trotline Fishing nets Cast net Cheena vala Drift net Ghost nets Gill net Glass floats Haaf net Hand net Ice jigger Lampara net Lampuki net Lave net Lift net Salambaw Seine net Surrounding net Tangle net Trawl net Turtle excluder device Fish traps Almadraba Barrier net Corf Crab trap Double-Heart of Stacked Stones Eel buck Fish corral Fish nest Fish wheel Fishing basket Fishing weir Lobster trap Putcher fishing Trabucco Other Basnig Blast fishing Cormorant fishing Cyanide fishing Dredging Electrofishing Electric pulse fishing Fish aggregating device Fish toxins Fishfinder Fishing light attractor Flossing Ice fishing Kite fishing Muro-ami Otter fishing Pa-aling Payaos Shrimp baiting Snagging Xávega [pt] v t e Fisheries and fishing topic areas Fisheries Aquaculture Diversity of fish Fish diseases and parasites Fish farming Fisheries management Fisheries science Individual fishing quota Sustainable fishery Overfishing Wild fisheries Fishing Artisanal fishing Fisherman Fishing vessel History of fishing Industry List of harvested aquatic animals by weight By country Commercial fishing Marketing Markets Processing Products Seafood Recreation Angling Big-game fishing Catch and release Fishing guide Fishing tournaments Fly fishing Techniques Destructive fishing practices Fish trap Fishfinder Fishing net Gathering seafood by hand Handline fishing Spearfishing Trawling Trolling Tackle Artificial flies Bait Bite indicators Hook Line Lures Rod Sinker Locations Fish ponds Fishing banks Fishing villages Marine habitats Crime Bering Sea Anti-Poaching Operations Coral poaching Freshwater eel poaching and smuggling Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Arctic South Pacific Persian Gulf Glossary Index Outline Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hand net](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_net) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_net?action=history)). 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