Five Mississippi men arrested in Louisiana for illegal fishing acts – Picayune Item

Louisiana Division of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement brokers cited 5 males for alleged leisure fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish on Aug. 3.

Brokers cited Timothy Jones, 60, of McComb, Miss., Ellis R. Martin, 57, of Summit, Miss., Thomas Firth, 56, of Tylertown, Miss., and Steven Riley, 59, of Gulfport, Miss., for over the each day restrict of catfish.  Brokers additionally cited Clifton Clark, 44, Gulfport, Miss., and Riley and Jones for not possessing a non-resident fundamental fishing license.

Brokers had been on patrol responding to a grievance once they contacted the 5 on the Mississippi River levee simply south of the Empire Locks actively fishing with rods and reels.  Brokers discovered them in possession of 665 blue catfish in a number of ice chests.

After additional investigation, brokers decided that Riley, Jones, Martin and Firth caught over the each day restrict of catfish per angler.  Riley, Jones and Clark additionally did not buy a non-resident fundamental fishing license.

Brokers seized the 665 catfish and donated them to Hunters for the Hungry.

The each day restrict of catfish is 100 fish within the combination of blue, channel, and flathead catfish.

Taking up the each day restrict of catfish carries a $250 to $500 advantageous and as much as 90 days in jail.  Not possessing a non-resident fundamental fishing license brings as much as a $350 advantageous.

The boys might also face civil restitution for the substitute worth of the catfish totaling $493.73.

Brokers taking part within the case are Lt. Adam Younger and Senior Agent Austin Landry.