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Found this report on the net...no pun intended. This is local to me and brings me great pleasure to know action was taken - not enough in my opinion, but action non the less.
NETTING SPAWNING TROUT LANDS $1000 FINE
ST. THOMAS - A Straffordville man has been fined $1000.00 and banned from fishing for a year for netting and possessing rainbow trout during the closed spawning season.
Court heard that on March 30 this year, a Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer found Michael Hesch, 52, with three adult rainbow trout taken from Little Otter Creek, Bayham. Two of the fish were carrying several hundred eggs.
In the spring, trout migrate from Lake Erie to the headwaters of various streams to spawn. The fish are highly visible in the shallow waters, making them easy targets.
The trout season in Southwestern Ontario opens the last Saturday in April.
Justice of the Peace Jan Levitt heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, St. Thomas on April 22.
The public is encouraged to help protect its natural resources by reporting violations to the local Ministry of Natural Resources office or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
This is local to me and brings me great pleasure to know action was taken - not enough in my opinion, but action non the less.
Just a thought.
Moron