State conservation officers say they caught three men fishing with an illegal gill net in Lake Michigan's Big Bay de Noc
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 2:51 p.m.
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ESCANABA (AP) -- State conservation officers say they caught three men fishing with an illegal gill net in Lake Michigan's Big Bay de Noc.
Department of Natural Resources officers say the men were spotted early Monday in Delta County.
Officers confiscated the 1,200-foot net, a boat and other gear. They seized 1,100 pounds of fish, including mostly whitefish valued at $860, along with burbot and walleye.
The DNR said it would ask the county prosecutor to file misdemeanor charges of fishing with an illegal device against two of the suspects. The third will be charged in the Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians Tribal Court with subsistence fishing without a license.
Also, the department will seek a felony count of resisting an officer against a suspect who fled the scene.
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