Ultralight trout fishing net?

You could build something that would allow you to attach a long stick as a wooden handle. Kinda like the flared end of a shovel where you could jam it in there with friction. You could give it really long reach that way.
Just my thoughts.

Food for thought — might the fish smell linger in the headnet after landing a fish, no matter how well you try to clean it?

If so, the mosquito-protection/fish net might become a bear attractant.

Don't think I'd want to walk down the trail smelling like a trout.

But using a mosquito headnet to fashion a trout net does sound promising, if that headnet is not also used as a . . . well . . . as a headnet.

Perhaps one of those headnets with a fixed stainless steel ring built into the headnet (see link below for example) would help with using it as a trout net, so that the only thing to add would be some kind of handle attachment.

http://www.backcountrygear.com/outdoor-research-deluxe-spring-ring-headnet-mesh.html

The above link doesn't provide the headnet's weight, but it should weigh a lot less than the typical trout net with a wood handle and frame.

I was thinking that if I can get the weight of the net to almost NOTHING then I could just attach it to a stick I find in the woods.

It doesn't need to prevent mosquitos… just hold a trout. So I imagine it would weigh like 5-10g.

So I just now need a way to attach it to a stick…

How about this? Weighs 4.5oz….found it here http://www.traillitedesigns.com/apps/webstore/products/show/2530005
Oh and it's a titanium hoop with a carbon fiber handle. If you want it shorter you could just cut it down.

The TrailLite Designs Ti Net weighs just under 3 oz, the larger Ti Net Plus weighs 4.5 oz.

Thom
TrailLite Designs