04-04-2011, 07:26 PM
I stopped at Willow Pond last fall just to have a look-see.
While I was there, I notices 4 men on the dock chumming and catching fish.
I mentioned this a gentleman that was walking by me.
He was wearing a Community Fishing Club Vest, so I asked him if he fished there very often.
He replied that he did. I asked him what he knew about the 4 men on the dock.
His reply really bothered me.
He stated that these guys fish there every day and take over limits of fish every day.
I asked him why he didn't call the hotline and he didn't have an answer but rather just shook his head in disguest about what was happening and walked away.
I called the hot line and reported what I had seen and within a few minutes, I got a call back from a CO that said that he would stop by and investigate the complaint.
I had to leave but the CO called me back about 1 hour later and thanked me for the report.
Two of the men didn't have licenses. One had over his limit and one was not cited for any violations.
Why don't more of us make a call to the hot line when we see violations?
We complain here but this isn't the right place to do something about it.
Call the DWR hot line and make a report.
The number is on your fishing license.
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While I was there, I notices 4 men on the dock chumming and catching fish.
I mentioned this a gentleman that was walking by me.
He was wearing a Community Fishing Club Vest, so I asked him if he fished there very often.
He replied that he did. I asked him what he knew about the 4 men on the dock.
His reply really bothered me.
He stated that these guys fish there every day and take over limits of fish every day.
I asked him why he didn't call the hotline and he didn't have an answer but rather just shook his head in disguest about what was happening and walked away.
I called the hot line and reported what I had seen and within a few minutes, I got a call back from a CO that said that he would stop by and investigate the complaint.
I had to leave but the CO called me back about 1 hour later and thanked me for the report.
Two of the men didn't have licenses. One had over his limit and one was not cited for any violations.
Why don't more of us make a call to the hot line when we see violations?
We complain here but this isn't the right place to do something about it.
Call the DWR hot line and make a report.
The number is on your fishing license.
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