Thanks for all the info. I will order a net after checking to make sure it is legal in Illinois.

I did a yahoo search for fyke nets and some of the results are below. I had no idea there were so many different variations and options. Any recommendations for type, materials, mesh size, vendors, etc.?

http://www.sterlingnets.com/trap_nets.html

http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/Content.aspx?src=home.htm

http://www.texastastes.com/p127.htm

http://www.nylonnet.com/

http://www.fipec.qc.ca/ahtml/averveux.html

http://www.uaex.edu/aquaculture/whitecoats/FishingOutdoorSupplies.htm

http://www.tlnetmaking.net.au/Products%201.html

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