There were some rule changes for our local trout stream put on the book for this year - one of which is that it is now imperative to carry a landing net at all times, and it should be long enough to be able to net fish from high banks - mind you, the rule doesn’t specify having to actually use it: you can still unhook a fish in the water with a suitable release tool without actually ever touching the fish, which in my opinion is a much, much better way of releasing fish than using a net. However, in order to comply with the rule, I decided to make a long-handled net out of bent wood strips, like the previous ones I showed here. The net hoop is 3 strips of ash, soaked and bent, glued to a yellow poplar handle.