Southern Tier angler busted for showing off fish he caught out of season online

PHOTO CREDIT: NEW YORK DEC

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ELMIRA, N.Y. — A Southern Tier angler recently got himself into some trouble after allegedly catching a fish out of season and then showing off the catch in an online post. In early May, environmental conservation police officer John Lifrieri, of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), received information about an individual possibly catching muskellunge (muskie) out of season in Chemung County. The unnamed angler posted a picture of his catch on a local website and “received immediate blowback from people online who claimed he should have released the fish because it was caught in April, before the start of muskie (June) and tiger muskie (May) seasons,” the DEC said in a news release. Officer Lifrieri investigated and ticketed the angler for fishing without a New York State recreational fishing license and taking/possessing a muskie out of season.

Journal Staff