More than 600 catfish seized in illegal fishing bust on Mississippi River

More than 600 catfish seized in illegal fishing bust on Mississippi River

Source: WBRZ

8/5/2022

More than 600 catfish seized in illegal fishing bust on Mississippi River

Five men are on the hook for fines and possible jail time after wildlife agents caught them with several hundred catfish along the Mississippi River on Wednesday.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said agents found the men, all from Mississippi, fishing on a levee near the Empire Locks. After checking their ice chests, agents found them in possession of 665 blue catfish, more than six times the daily limit of 100 per Louisiana law.

The following men were ticketed for violations including keeping too many catfish and fishing without a license.

-Timothy Jones, 60, of McComb, Miss.

-Ellis R. Martin, 57, of Summit, Miss.

-Thomas Firth, 56, of Tylertown, Miss.

-Steven Riley, 59, of Gulfport, Miss.
-Clifton Clark, 44, Gulfport, Miss.

Mississippi River

Catfish, Blue

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