Favorite Net Styles These are some of my favorite combinations of handle and hoop options. These styles have often evolved from interaction with other fishermen. It seems the possessions I enjoy most have a story around them. If you have a different inspiration, contact me. Together we can create a new net design for your story. These styles are available in a variety of wood selections and with other design details. All sizes are approximations. The Classic Originally I was inspired to start making fly fishing nets by Ron Reinholdt, a net maker in Northern Michigan. His landing nets looked back to classic English trout streams. This design catches some of that same feeling. This net's "traditional" hoop shape is modified from a classic Valentine heart. The longer "classic" handle makes this a good net for those who fish bamboo or longer rods. Dimensions: Hoop 9 inches by 14 inches. Handle length 10-12 inches. Total length 25 inches. Shown in purple heart and maple with the "split wood handle". Priced starting at $140.   The Beaver Kill While fishing out East on the Beaver Kill, I had the pleasure to meet Tom and his son casting fine bamboo rods and sipping good scotch. Tom brought piece after piece of historical fly fishing objects to share with me. They wanted a "traditional" hoop with a shorter handle. During the conversation we designed this net.  Dimensions: Hoop 9 inches by 14 inches. Beaverkill handle 8-10 inches. Total length 22 inches. Shown in walnut. Priced starting at $140.     The Western Sometimes friends come and go too quickly. Mark had been in Grand Rapids only a year before he was moving back to the West with his family. He wanted a modern style handle and this fly fishing net was created using a "traditional" hoop. Hoop 9 inches by 14 inches. Western handle 10 inches. Total length 22 inches. Shown in cherry.    Priced starting at $140.   The Classic Canoe Net The beauty of a wooden drift boat inspired this net. I felt the boat needed an equally beautiful landing net. This would be a great accessory to match a cedar strip canoe. Hoop 14 inches by 15 inches. Handle 24 inches. Total length 36 inches. Shown in maple. Priced starting at $225.   The Steelheader For years I carried a "classic" style landing net. While fishing on a smaller Michigan river, I caught a beautiful bright steelhead. With the front end of the fish in the net and the back half out, I recognized the need for a larger net that I could carry when wading. I combined the "classic canoe net's" hoop with a shorter handle length. This net features a scalloped contour where the hoop and the handle meet. This makes it easier to control and more comfortable to grip while landing the fish.   Hoop 14 inches by 14 inches. Handle 14 inches. Total length 23 inches. Shown in cherry and maple. Priced starting at $175.   The Friar's Frying Pan Father John reminisced about a landing net he purchased in a small shop in the East when he was a younger man. He loved its circular shape but the net and the fly shop are now only memories. Together we designed this trout net. This is a great landing net for small streams.     Hoop 9 inches by 9 inches. Handle 10 inches. Total length 18 inches. Shown in walnut and sycamore.      Priced starting at $140.   The Wind In The Willows Mother Nature gave me this design. There was a curved intrusion in a beautifully grained piece of walnut. I was intrigued and cut out a handle following its shape. The finished net reminded me of a willow bent by the wind next to a favorite trout stream.   "Standard" hoop 9 inches by 14 inches. "Wind in the Willow" handle 9 inches. Total length 21 inches.  Shown in chestnut handle with an ash and elm hoop. Priced starting at $150.     The Brook Trout Those who fish for Brook Trout often develop a special relationship to this brilliantly colored fish. As I was expanding my custom tooling, the machinist involved in that work began to talk of his love of fishing. He has a secret stream which he fishes only on special occasions. Together we evolved this slightly smaller trout net to hold those delicate fish.   Hoop 8 inches by 10 inches. Handle 8-10 inches. Total length 20 inches. Shown in walnut with sycamore accent strip. Priced starting at $140.       The River Guide After creating a variety of landing nets for guides on the Muskegon, Manistee, Pere Marquette, and Au Sable Rivers of Michigan, I found the large rubber net bags had too much drag for comfortable use. This net is designed with a smaller net bag. It is a good compromise between size and ease of use.   Hoop 15 inches by 16 inches. Handle length 24 inches. Total length 40 inches.  Priced starting at $300.