When you ve completed Step 2, carefully remove the net from the stream or river. Use a scooping motion to bring the net towards you without losing anything that s caught in the net. Empty the net into trays. Place about one inch of water in each white tray and empty the contents of your net into them. Look for anything that moves.
Little animals are more abundant than big flashy things such as fish and crayfish.
Repeat Steps 1-4. Continue to collect insects until 100 bugs are in your basin. Identify your catch. On the streambank, do your best to carefully identify your catch. Use the spoons and tweezers to pick up the insects and separate them into look-alike groups.