Seine fishing net Fyke

Fyke nets can be used for inventory surveys. Fyke nets are essentially a type of cylindrical fish trap which contain a series of funnel-shaped openings which make it easy for fish to enter the trap but very difficult to for them to make their way out. One or more vertical sections of netting, called leaders, extend from the mouth of the fyke net and guide swimming fish into the net. Fyke nets are considered a type of passive sampling gear because they rely on fish to willingly encounter and enter the net. Fuke nets can be used to sample freshwater fish in a wide range of environments including lakes, wetlands, rivers and streams. The efficiency and selectivity of fyke nets is influenced by the probability that fish will encounter, enter and be retained within the net until it is retrieved. Fyke net catches tend to be biased towards mobile bottom-dwelling species but a wide range of species can be caught when they are set in shallow water. Fyke nets are highly effective for capturing freshwater eels, particularly when baited.