What's scoop, so to speak, on landing fish in a solo canoe. Is it more difficult to do without tipping and how do you like to do it?

If they aren't too big, you can just lift them over the gunwales. If you're in a more stable craft (like the SR solos), you might be able to reach over and grab them by the lip (bass) or by the gill plate/shoulder (walleye, smaller pike). If you are going for big pike or trout, your best bet is to tire them out as best you can, and then have a net.

In any case, except for the smallest ones, get out of your seat (if using one) and onto your knees, stay amidship, and stay low.

Check into a great, new (relatively) product, a "fish gripper" by Norton and other companies. It safely clamps down on the fish's lip and holds it securely so you can lift it into your canoe. Just the thing for a solo tripper.
I bought one for myself, and I'm looking forward to use it.

I carry a short handled Steelhead net made by Frabil under my seat. When portaging I BDB it under the seat.

I use landing glove and just reach over and lift them under the gills. Northerns up to 39" with no problems. If you are going to fall out get a different canoe.

RAPALA LOCK'N WEIGH 20 Pounds scale/capacity
Be carefull reaching for your fish no matter what you use, keep your head and shoulders over the canoe. Large toothy critters caught on fly tackle, stay in the water (held to the side of the canoe) and I just use a pliers to remove the hook

butthead

The bright orange fish gripper is just the ticket. They are shaped kind of like a vice grip pliers. I like to lip bass but for others these are great. They save so much space compared to the net I used to bring. And no tangling either. I forget who makes them.

Something like Cabelas Fish Gripper, TomT??
The weight sure beats my Rapala Grippers!

butthead

I have the gripper like butthead shows and it works pretty good.

My best way of taking the largest fish I have ever hooked into is wondering how I'm going to get a picture before landing it and let it come off :-(

My folding Frabill net is laying on the bottom on Tuscarora. I need to buy another one.

Mr. B. If you buy another net, and it has a hollow handle, fill the handle with packing peanuts, replace end. The net will likely float, or for sure sink slower, lol. My net floats, saved me more than once.

Peanuts weigh nothing, life vest for your net, :-)

quote butthead: "Something like Cabelas Fish Gripper, TomT??
The weight sure beats my Rapala Grippers!
butthead"

Yep. Thems the one. I haven't used them on anything real big (yet) but it seems like they'd be plenty strong enough to hoist a big one aboard.

I lost a beauty of a big northern once because we didn't bring a net and couldn't get it into the boat. It was too big to grab around the back of the neck and there was a crankbait in his mouth somewhere so I was very leary of putting my hand inside the jaw slot.

Soon after a bunch of tries the line broke. I would have got a pic if I had those fish grippers. I don't leave home without 'em now.