Abstract: A fishing net comprises a shaft handle, a net support and a bag net. The net support projects from the handle in an extended position. The net support has two diverging arms connected together at their outer ends by a first flexible element. The bag net is carried by the net support around an open mouth of said bag net. The handle is tubular and the divergent arms of the net support are movable lengthwise of the handle to a retracted position substantially parallel to the axis of the handle with the net being accommodated inside the handle.