05-21-2003, 12:21 AM
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]MOUNTAIN HOME, AR--Following a seven-month undercover operation by wildlife officers with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, 26 Arkansas trout guides have been charged with 89 fishing violations. [/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]The guides are accused of violating a variety of regulations such as exceeding possession limits, littering, retaining fish in a catch-and-release area, wasting edible portions of fish, possession of filleted fish, culling of rainbow trout, baiting with gamefish, use of barbed hooks in a catch-and-release area and transfer of trout by guides. [/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]The undercover operation was organized in response to continued complaints from the public and outfitters regarding violations on Arkansas' White and Norfork rivers. Officers participating in the operation booked guided trips with various outfitters in the area. Although several guides violated fishing regulations, officers reported other guides obeyed the laws and required the undercover officers to do the same.[/size][/#000000][/font]
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[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]MOUNTAIN HOME, AR--Following a seven-month undercover operation by wildlife officers with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, 26 Arkansas trout guides have been charged with 89 fishing violations. [/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]The guides are accused of violating a variety of regulations such as exceeding possession limits, littering, retaining fish in a catch-and-release area, wasting edible portions of fish, possession of filleted fish, culling of rainbow trout, baiting with gamefish, use of barbed hooks in a catch-and-release area and transfer of trout by guides. [/size][/#000000][/font]
[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][#000000][size 2]The undercover operation was organized in response to continued complaints from the public and outfitters regarding violations on Arkansas' White and Norfork rivers. Officers participating in the operation booked guided trips with various outfitters in the area. Although several guides violated fishing regulations, officers reported other guides obeyed the laws and required the undercover officers to do the same.[/size][/#000000][/font]
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