The present invention provides a lid or cover which is dimensioned to fit properly over the open end of the fish basket, accommodating the integral handles. The lid or cover also provides means for stacking baskets one atop the other and provides supplemental drainage from one basket into the other. This means includes an upstanding cylinder dimensioned to snugly accommodate the bottom of a fish basket. The invention also covers the combination of two fish baskets separated by a lid according to the invention.
