Inland Fisheries

8.2.3.5 Dip Net or Lift Net

Several kinds of dip nets are in use for catching small sized fishes. They are triangular, rectangular or square in shape and are made up of bamboo frame along which the net is laced skillfully. Some bait such as the ball of wheat flour or cockroach or earthworm is often put on the net or somehow kept suspended over the net to attract fishes. Small sized nets are provided with handle and are generally operated by hand from some boat or raft, but for the operation of larger ones a long bamboo pole, which is kept fixed to the centre of the dip net, is used like a lever. There are four types of dip nets which are in common use in the rural areas: Triangular dip net (also called ‘Bhesal jal’), Kharra jal (another form of triangular dip net), Hela jal (another triangular net), Khorsula jal (rectangular dip net).