Abstract: A collapsible and telescoping finishing net assembly having a tubular handle member with a net support frame slidably received within the handle from an internal retracted position to an external deployed position. The net support has a first arm member and a second arm member that are substantially flat and rectangular shaped and include stiffening members providing progressively increased stiffness nearer the upper and lower ends of the arm members. A plug is situated within the handle and slides lengthwise within the handle. The arm members are pivotally connected together at their upper distal ends and are pivotally connected at their lower proximal ends to the plug. A locking mechanism biased tension members hold the arm members in rigid alignment at their upper ends when the net support is in the external deployed position. A net is attached to the net support by looping the net about eyelets that are molded into the arm members. When the assembly is deployed, the net can be used to capture fish.