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

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

The landing net I use is a little one of egg shape, made of cane with no metal whatsoever, and it has a linen mesh about ten inches in width and eighteen inches in length.

From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker

Raise your landing net, and notice the numerous nymphs that have been washed from under the stones, and have attached themselves to your net.

From How to Tie Flies by Gregg, Ellery Clark