Fish Poachers on the Capaloong

[RussH]

I agree, I know they're probably, like all things, short staffed. But if I were F&G I would do aggressive stings at stocking points the days before opening. Issue warnings to the legitimate C&R People who don't know better and smack the crap out of the "poachers". We all need to play fair. It's not like keeping a reasonable sized fluke though I'm not keen on that either. This is something everyone with a license pays into and if everyone isn't on the same page it's not fair.

[Skunk City]

It never ceases to amaze me the measures people will go through for free sh*t, in this case, Trout meat. To sneak into a spot during closed season for a bunch of 10" Rainbows is pretty lame. Your best bet is to keep the phone number saved (1-877-WARN-DEP) and contact them if you see this stuff happening. Even if they cannot physically make it out to the location then and there, they at least will have record of it and hopefully will monitor it a little closer.

[Mark B.]

Northern Region Law Enforcement (Conservation Officers):

908-735-8240

[River Renegade]

Get some game wardens cell numbers and call them on the spot if you ever see something like that happen again. I've called the wardens in my area plenty of times and they come ASAP and bust those poacher fisherman just like that.

[icebadger]

the poachers can't escape gods watchful eye,thau shall not steal. what good is it for a person to gain the riches of the world but then lose his soul.don't steal from your brothers of the woods and the water

[RussH]

Originally Posted by icebadger

the poachers can't escape gods watchful eye,thau shall not steal. what good is it for a person to gain the riches of the world but then lose his soul.don't steal from your brothers of the woods and the water

I really wish I could believe that's true. In my world they need to get it in this life. And since I DO believe in Spiritual Karma I think they will.

[Bruce Litton]

This is definitely a positive aspect of this online forum. It's one thing to be out fishing and strike up a conversation with someone who agrees with you that laws need to be enforced and we should all be on the same page, only way it's fair, as got pointed out so well in this thread. Even to be in a sportsmen's club and find lots of agreement isn't quite the same as opening a thread anytime and zing, zing, zing--there's at least a dozen of us in agreement and hundreds of others who open the post and read it.