Contains floats along the top and weights on the bottom
(Stands like a fence along the bottom, but can also be suspended)

Fish too big to swim through the netting get caught by the gills when they try to back out

Generally set perpendicular to shore and strung end to end in gangs

Single net varies in depth from 6 to 20 ft and length from 100 to 400 ft

Handled in boxes, 3 to 5 nets or 1200 to 1800 ft per box

United end to end to form gangs and may reach 3 to 5 miles in length

Large mesh 4 to 5 inches stretched measure for whitefish, trout, and walleye

Small mesh 2 3/8 to 3 inches for lake herring, chubs, yellow perch, and round whitefish

Bait nets 1 to 2 inches for bait

Gill nets have been set in depths greater than 700 feet