[Broad Bill]

Andy any idea where that's at? There's 62 fish in that pic plus two fillets. There's no ethics in fishing anymore so I agree without enforcement, rules and regulations won't get it done. Maybe it's only 10% who do the damage but these scumbags impact the other 90%.

Quick story, went to a well known lake that gets Landlock salmon about six weeks ago. With the drought conditions stocking this fall as most know was delayed. I went every day until I saw signs the lake was stocked as it's from the same location every year and there's obvious indications. The day they were put in, I gave it three days for the fish to acclimate themselves and went back the following morning.

What I witnessed and experienced was unbelievable. The fish in this lake congregate in the shallows for at least a few weeks until the deeper waters get colder. Got to the spot where they dropped them in, you could see fish swimming all over and there's three guys literally fishing with a weighted treble hook and three hooks tied above it just like Salmon River fishing used to be years ago. Called NJF&G, no luck. Saw these three scumbags snag 9 fish between them, throw them into a plastic bag and take them back to I assume their car only to return for more. It takes New Jersey with their bartering arrangement with Massachusetts significant time and effort to raise these fish from fry at the hatchery before they release them into the four lakes in New Jersey so we can develop and enjoy a trophy landlocked salmon fishery in the state. And *******s like these will destroy it for everyone.

This went on for about an hour until I finally had enough after telling them multiple times what they were doing was illegal. I told them I called NJF&G and local police at which point one of them pulled a knife on me. It's amazing how quickly they learn our language when it benefits them. They don't buy licenses, they don't give a s*** about the resource or nature or anything but taking as many fish as possible illegally and if you speak up you put your personal safety at risk.

Our Country is absolutely out of control when you have to be concerned about your own safety fishing or doing anything for that matter. Until we have adequate enforcement of the laws and regulations and support our law enforcement officials, it's going to get worse. Absolutely true story in an area I never would've expected something like this to happen.