Nets info

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Nets

I generally rig most of the nets myself during the winter on bad weather days. This way I can ensure they are exactly how I want them. The following information, though quite general relates specifically to me and the way I fish.

Gill Net - This is a single sheet of netting either anchored at each end or free drifting set vertically taut to enmesh bottom living fish such as cod; fish that are found throughout the water column such as bass, mullet, herring and sprats and fish that migrate between fresh water and salt water (diadromous) such as salmon and trout.

Tangle net - This is a single sheet of netting fixed loosely from the seabed with leaded rope along the bottom and very few if any floats along the top. This forms a very baggy, tangly net to entrap fish by gill covers, jaws and appendages such as spines and legs. Basically these nets are used when targeting skate.

Trammel net - These nets consist of 3 layers or walls of netting fixed vertically with the outer two layers having the greater mesh size. Fish are caught when they swim through one outer layer becoming gilled or by swimming into the inner wall, pushing it though the second outer wall and trapping themselves in a pocket of the smaller mesh net. These nets will catch most types of fish though I use them primarily to target flatfish such as soles and brill.

Longline - These carry baited hooks attached to the main line by branch lines or 'snoods' and are anchored to the seabed. Used to catch bass, cod and skate.

Tony hand hanging nets down the back garden.

Each of the above nets are marked with dhan buoys about 6 ft long carrying black or orange flags. These should be avoided by recreational craft as the attached nets could be on or near the surface.

Tony Talbot

Tony rigging nets on a purpose built machine

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