| 13 March 2010
COLLIER COUNTY
Officer Doyle Cook responded to a complaint involving subjects in a boat spear fishing snook. The officer located the suspects with loaded spearing equipment on board their vessel. Officer Cook did not find any fish on board, but found blood and scales on the back deck of the boat which the subjects said came from a mullet they had just speared. Officer Cook collected evidence for forensics identification. The charter captain received a citation for illegally spear fishing within county waters. Additional charges are possible pending results from forensics testing.
LEE COUNTY
Officer Brian Cazalot was conducting fisheries checks near Crew Wildlife Management Area when he observed two individuals fishing from the bank. After Office Cazalot observed the individuals catch and keep a snook, he approached the individuals and issued them a citation for taking snook out of season, over the bag limit of snook and possession of undersize snook.
MANATEE COUNTY
Officer Jean Paul Hernandez observed several people wading in the Braden River and fishing with a cast net. Officer Hernandez inspected their catch and located a 14-inch snook in a bucket with other fish. One of the individuals admitted to catching the snook with the cast net and was issued citations for taking snook during the closed season and taking snook by an illegal method. The individual was also issued written warnings for taking an undersize snook and for failure to have a saltwater fishing license.
