landing net

American  

noun

Angling.

1. a small, bag-shaped net with a handle at the mouth, for scooping a hooked fish out of the water and bringing it to shore or into a boat.

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landing net British  

noun

1. angling a loose long-handled net on a triangular frame for lifting hooked fish from the water

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Etymology

Origin of landing net

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

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landing net

Soon, Zach had the fish to the surface and dad scooped it up with a landing net.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 19, 2014

Pitts grabbed the long-handled landing net and charged forward.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2014

Once captured in the landing net, lying on the deck of the boat, you need sunglasses to look at them even during the darkest days of winter.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2011

When this occurs a long willow wand with a salmon fly hook attached is an excellent means of landing a good fish, which could not be touched with a landing net.

From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Lambert, Thomas Wilson

There was no possibility of getting the landing net to the water, and no opportunity of travelling the grayling up or down stream to a convenient place.

From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William