Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife Officers

Field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife Officers

Central Ohio – Wildlife District One

In May, State Wildlife Officer Mark T. Williams Jr., assigned to Franklin County, observed an individual using a cast net in the Scioto River near O’Shaughnessy Dam, an area where Officer Williams had previously received complaints of sport fish unlawfully taken with a cast net. Officer Williams contacted the individual, who did not have a valid fishing license and caught eight sport fish with a cast net. The suspect was charged for fishing without a license and catching sport fish with a cast net, and the cast net and unlawfully obtained fish were seized as evidence. The individual pleaded guilty to both charges in Delaware County Municipal Court and paid $229 in fines and court costs.

In August,