Where on the Yukon is that pic, victor? Your wife and kids?

Its pretty important to have the right size of mesh for the species of fish available. If your mesh is too small, the fish will bump it and turn around. If its too big you can watch them swim though it.

For a personal subsistence net we usually make them 60 ft long. I have 6" stretched mesh for salmon size fish like 6-10 lbs . I also have 7.5" streched mesh for King salmon so like 10-30 lb fish. I know guys that set whale nets.

For smaller fish like trout size you want a 3.5" stretched mesh or 4'' for a little bigger. Thats what I would recommend for down there in small streams. depth of your stream is important too,
Dont want too deep of a net if your stream is shallow.

They also work to catch rabbits' birds and even fox, beaver, or other animals. Its a good survival tool I would never be without. And you can use them year round, I have two set all winter here. One is 4 " for Bering Sea Cisco they are small like a trout. The other is 5.5 for burbot but it catches sheefish and Whitefish and salmon too.

I have ordered from Memphis net and twine before but thought their nets were sad and poorly hung, I rehung mine and never ordered again. But they would work if you needed a net.

How long before a fish dies in a gillnet?
Just curious.

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If they just get tangled by their teeth (usually a larger fish), or get clear through to their dorsal fin (usually a smaller fish), they can live along time. Caught by the gills or wrapped up really good they die pretty quickly.

Jeff, where do the MV folks set beluga nets? Folk up around Southern Seward Peninsula use them sometimes.

Thanks.

There is a good video on the CNTA forum about seal netting in the lower north shore of Canada back in the day.

"Winter sealing at LaTabatiere"