This fall, fisheries staff are using a new type of gear called a fyke net to sample fish communities in central Vermont. A fyke net is a specialized fishing gear that passively captures fish as they swim along their natural paths. It’s design consists of a series of funnel-shaped hoops connected to a net with wings and a lead that direct fish toward the hoops. This method is particularly valuable as fish are much less vulnerable to mortality compared to other methods such as gill nets. Fish data