short fish taken in north shore

[The Dad Fisherman]

MassDEP #

to report a crime
1-888-VIOLATE (846-5283)

Northeast Regional Office
978-694-3200

[Clogston29]

If the guy just took the fish and left, probably nothing you can really do. You can call DEM, but they’re not going to hunt the guy down. If you notice a pattern (he does it every day, or most days) definitely call DEM.

You could tell the guy that if he put down the sissy stick and fished like a real man, that he might actually catch a legal fish .

Assuming that he wasn’t a big guy and that you though you could take him easily if it escalated, I would have said something to him.

[Sea Flat]

As I get older I find myself getting a little more ballsy and able to say things to people I see doing the wrong thing. I say be as polite as possible and say, " Just making sure that you knew that a stiped bass needs to be 28"." and act as if you are trying to help him out. If he still decides to take it and you feel you can do it, tell him that you will call the police with his license plate number. Still might not work.