misfish Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Sonja Puzic The Windsor Star Monday, May 19, 2008 Two local anglers are facing charges for allegedly selling walleye and yellow perch illegally. The Ministry of Natural Resources apprehended the anglers in LaSalle and Windsor last week after a 13-month investigation. Both anglers had sport fishing licences but it is alleged they have been catching over the walleye limits and selling fish illegally. The ministry suspects they have been doing it "for years," said Kevin Sprague, a conservation officer with the Lake Erie Enforcement Team. A local commercial establishment, which bought fish from the anglers, is also facing charges, Sprague said. No names will not be released until arraignment, he said. Conservation officers also seized two vehicles, a fishing vessel, a commercial scaler, a processing table, fridge, freezer and some fishing gear. Sprague said the ministry began monitoring the anglers' activities after receiving a tip. He said the investigation was a lengthy one because "we wanted to get a sense of who was all involved." "Every month, we were getting a new player." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Lets hope they get a heck of a thinning of the wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinggeek Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Can't wait til they name an establishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Conservation officers also seized two vehicles, a fishing vessel, a commercial scaler, a processing table, fridge, freezer and some fishing gear. Geez, that's a tough call. Maybe they use the scaler to take sequins off wedding dresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTHM Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Commercial scaler......I thought one filleted perch and walleye!? So why would you need a scaler??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Commercially bought filets are scaled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Wow, selling fish...kind of stupid. O well sure they won't do that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttfish Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 some jail time and a big fine to off set the cost of having them in jail would be nice but this Canada,they will most likely get a slap on the wrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daplumma Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 They are not anglers,they are poachers!Like calling a shoplifter a shopper. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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