[Kevin McPherson]

Hi Folks . after selling some Skiing gear i have some money burning a hole in my pocket  and looking at salmon nets .

Whats everyones thoughts on carrying a hand net for salmon ,   I started heading out more for salmon at the tail end of the season , When out for brown trout  i always carry a net and I would say pretty much all Brown trout fishers i meet do the same .   But when it comes to salmon fishing i see far fewer folk with nets  so i was wndering what the majority of folks thoughts on the positives and negatives of the Salmon Net , the size i think could be a negative , or is it that the prefered method is to beach them  anyway just wondering the reasons regarding peoples choices to carry or not carry a net.
Thanks in advance.

[Graham Nicol]

I used to never carry a salmon net and tailed/beached all my fish but when I moved to Devon and fished the Taw found a net vital for there are limited beaching areas as this river has many high banks. However, I still find a net to carry a nuisance and so have come to a compromise and use a Sharpes grilse/sea trout net. It will easily land a grilse or salmon up to low teens in weight and should I encounter something larger then that is a nice problem to overcome!

[Kevin McPherson]

Hi thanks for that , the net you mentioned was the one I was considering for the very reasons you gave 🤙

[James Laraway]

So, i have used these for a number of years - https://www.flytyingcompany.co.uk/scierra-large-trout-net.html

although they are 'large trout nets' they easily swallow grilse and double figure trout, and at the price they are a bargain !

I also have a macleans seatrout net but that is an 'over the shoulder' number....and 3 times the price....

[Kevin McPherson]

Thanks James

[Bob Mitchell]

Nets and self-have a love hate relations with each other. I can carry a net all day and get nothing. Leave it behind and get a fish.
Bob.

[Mike Barrio]

I had a full size Salmon net, but found it a pain. I'm with you guys, a Seatrout net has always served me well 

Personally, I don't like the large mesh that some nets come with, as I find fish get tangled in them, so I seek out something with a medium to fine mesh. I think Sharpes come with a finer mesh than they used to.

Cheers
Mike