Man Sentenced in Massive Striped Bass Poaching Case

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced William J. Lednum, age 41, of Tilghman Island, today to a year and a day in prison, followed by six months of home detention as part of three years of supervised release, for conspiring to violate the Lacey Act and to defraud the United States through the illegal harvesting and sale of 185,925 pounds of striped bass.

LINK (via: WBO)

For every poacher that the authorities catch, far more slip cleanly away. 

New Mexico Poacher Busted for Having 1,600 Rainbow Trout Over the Limit

Never in my whole career have I encountered this before,” is how New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Conservation Officer Col. Robert Griego described the scene of a poacher with more than 1,600 rainbow trout over his limit.

LINK (via: Outdoor Life)

Always Report Poachers

An undercover operation in Snohomish County by Washington state fish and wildlife agents has netted two men with suspected ties to an international fish-poaching ring.

The men are accused of illegally selling caviar, steelhead and salmon. One of the men admitted to illegally "snagging" at least 100 pounds of steelhead, prosecutors said.

LINK (via: The Herald Net)