On April 17, ECOs Robert Kaufherr and Zachary Prentice received a tip that a group of anglers were keeping striped bass at Tappen Beach. When the officers arrived, they noticed three anglers on the beach digging fish out of the sand and placing what appeared to be striped bass in huge black garbage bags.
As the anglers got back to their car, the ECOs approached them and the group threw the bags into nearby bushes. After retrieving the bags, the officers found 22 undersized striped bass ranging from 18 to 26 inches in length.
The three anglers (poachers) were ticketed for possessing undersized and over-the-limit striped bass, returnable to Nassau First District Court.
I'm thinking about following this one to see exactly what fines they get.
