A fish stringer apparatus (10) including a first elongated cable member (13) having one end (14) fixedly secured and the other end (15) releasably secured to a capture member (17) to form a separable stringer loop and, a second elongated cable member (30) secured on one end (32) to the capture member (17) and provided on its other end (34) with a rigid rod element (33) that will penetratingly engage the bank (301) of a body of water (300).