(Provided by Indiana DNR)

Indiana Conservation Officers issued several citations over the weekend for various misdemeanor fishing violations.

Bruce Sebastyen of Hammond, Ind. and Zachary Myers of Cedar Lake, Ind. were both cited for fishing within 100' of the Linde dam on the Little Calumet River. Sebastyen and Myers were also cited for possessing a gaff hook. Gaff hooks are illegal to possess on or adjacent to Lake Michigan tributaries.

Illinois residents Stanislaw Janik, Marian Janik, and Peter Janik were issued citations for fishing by illegal methods. The three men were netting trout and salmon in Salt Creek in Valparaiso, Ind.

Conservation Officers have received several complaints of illegal fishing on tributaries of Lake Michigan in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties over the past few weeks. Officers have responded to the complaints utilizing various surveillance methods that have netted several violators. Violations have included trespassing, fishing in closed areas, license violations, snagging or netting fish, littering, and taking over the daily bag limit of trout and salmon. Most fish and wildlife violations are misdemeanor offenses that require a mandatory court appearance, fines, forfeiture of equipment, and possible incarceration.