Two fishermen in Washington State who were desperate to show off their catches online ended up livestreaming their way into a ticket Friday.
The unidentified anglers were recording themselves catching salmon on the Quillayute River and breaking several fishing regulations in the process. They were apparently unaware that game wardens with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife were tuning in.
WDFW says the one recording abruptly “disengaged his broadcast” as soon as McComber asked them to row to shore. McComber warned them not to mess with their gear, and then watched one of the fishermen do just that. The angler admitted when on shore that he’d been using a barbed hook illegally and was trying to hide it. The violations didn’t stop there. McComber learned that one of the anglers had kept on fishing after catching his limit of salmon. This is illegal in Washington, and is considered “attempting to exceed a fishing limit,” according to WDFW. The angler also failed to reco...
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