Anglers nabbed with 173 fish over the limit; charges pending

Anglers nabbed with 173 fish over the limit; charges pending

By Pete Thomas

12/8/2020

Two anglers in Texas face multiple charges and civil restitution after being caught with 173 crappie over the legal possession limit.

Texas Game Wardens in Upshur County, acting on a late-November tip pertaining to a giant pile of fish that had been cleaned and dumped at Lake O’ the Pines, found two men in possession of the gross over-limit.

Wardens seized 350 crappie fillets and donated the fish to “multiple families around the area,” according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Crappie, in the sunfish family, are popular among recreational anglers in Texas. The daily catch and possession limit is 25 fish per person.

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