Experience with Fish & Game

Superfly · 12-03-2006, 01:02 PM

Just curious if anyone has any experiences that they would like to share with F&G Officers.

I was out with a buddy this season and he was approched by Fish & Game. My understanding, his fish limit to keep was three but he was holding five in the tank while still fishing. His intention was to keep the three biggest at the end of the day and throw the rest back.

On a quite rainy day, F&G approached, boarded his boat and inspected his holding tank. He was cited for two over the limit and received a fine in the area of $185, and lost his fishing license for the rest of the season. This was an honest misinterruptation of the fishing laws. F&G was all business, professional but no breaks.

This certainly seems alot more harsh than some of the threads I read concerning Marine Patrol. I think both agencies are looking for operators under the influence and they'll use any legal reason to stop and check the operator. I applaud any agency that removes intoxicated operators from the water.

12-03-2006, 01:02 PM	#1
Superfly Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Experience with Fish & Game Just curious if anyone has any experiences that they would like to share with F&G Officers. I was out with a buddy this season and he was approched by Fish & Game. My understanding, his fish limit to keep was three but he was holding five in the tank while still fishing. His intention was to keep the three biggest at the end of the day and throw the rest back. On a quite rainy day, F&G approached, boarded his boat and inspected his holding tank. He was cited for two over the limit and received a fine in the area of $185, and lost his fishing license for the rest of the season. This was an honest misinterruptation of the fishing laws. F&G was all business, professional but no breaks. This certainly seems alot more harsh than some of the threads I read concerning Marine Patrol. I think both agencies are looking for operators under the influence and they'll use any legal reason to stop and check the operator. I applaud any agency that removes intoxicated operators from the water.