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
