Ice fishing:

[AndyS]

With the recent cold weather CPOs in the Northern Region have been busy with ice fishing patrols. CPOs A. Sutton and J. Sikora observed two individuals ice fishing on Lake Hopatcong. CPOs set up surveillance and watched both individuals catch a large quantity of panfish. Upon inspection, the two were found to be in possession of a total of 141 Yellow Perch. The two individuals received court mandatory summonses for being in possession of 91 Yellow Perch over their legal creel limit. CPO Della Vella inspected multiple anglers ice fishing on Budd Lake where he apprehended two individuals for fishing without a valid 2024 fishing license and one individual for possession of an undersized Northern Pike. CPO C. Sikora and CPO Recruit Coiro inspected multiple anglers at Silver Lake and Johnson Pond. CPOs issued summonses to two individuals for fishing without a valid 2024 license. CPO A. Sutton and CPO Recruit Parham inspected an individual who had been ice fishing at Lake Hopatcong and found them to be in possession of an undersized Tiger Muskie. The individual received a summons for being in possession of one undersized Tiger Muskie. From the January 2024 Bureau of Law Enforcement report to the Fish and Game Council

[Broad Bill]

141 yellow perch getting ready to spawn this time of year. Both anglers should receive steep penalties and a lifetime ban of fishing privileges in New Jersey. There's no excuse for keeping that many fish and until these SOB's feel the pain, the smaller minority of *******s who were brought up wrong will ruin it for everyone else.