2007-11-15 00:59:29 · 7 answers · asked by milkspikes_123 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
If you mean fishing without a license, the state gets pissed because they didn't get the money you were supposed to give them for a license - hence, you get fined!
If you mean taking fish that are too small, you are hurting the species by not allowing the fish to grow to adulthood and allowing them to spawn, making more little fishes to grown into big fishes. Besides, it takes a whole lot of little fish to make the same meal that a big fish would. No conservation of resources there, bub - and again you get fined. Probably more than you would for fishing without a license.
If you mean taking fish that are on a restricted list during part of the year or restricted permanently, you are endangering the species by either a) not allowing them to spawn during their season, or b) because that particular type of fish has become rare and catching them could wipe them out. And yet again you get fined, or even jailed for this one.
2007-11-15 05:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Besides getting fined for doing so you could also harm the species in that area. For example some species are protected during their spawning season and if you take fish during that time they will not be able to spawn and there will be fewer fish in subsequent years. Lake Sturgeon is a good example of this. In Wisconsin they have volunteer patroling the rivers where the Sturgeon spawn to protect them from people who would take them at this vulnerable time.
2007-11-15 01:27:28 · answer #2 · answered by countryguyhfc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With out licenses, you are depriving the department of natural resources revenue for projects and revitalization.
The same for over fishing, poaching or exceeding the limit. By tracking to amount of licenses sold they can approximate how many fish are taken as well as how much usage the waters are getting, thereby determining how much funding is needed.
2007-11-15 01:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by sapper_12b4h 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well if it's illegal,there's going to be a fine and or jail time.depends on what state your in.
2007-11-16 13:03:57 · answer #4 · answered by git r done 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Illegal fish fries. They taste good !
2007-11-15 01:06:56 · answer #5 · answered by mountainclass 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
if i see it Ilegal fishing such as poaching or going over limits i throw you in the water
2007-11-18 09:33:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you get fined.
2007-11-15 01:07:01 · answer #7 · answered by Speak freely 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
u get a ticket
2007-11-15 01:06:47 · answer #8 · answered by crystal 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋