I suggest when you do catch a legal fish regardless if you think it was foul hooked before that you hold it in plain veiw as you unhook it so the D.N.R. can clearly see it. Even then it is still possable to get a ticket depending on the officer. I have a friend that is going to college in hopes to become a D.N.R. officer and he received a fine for catching a legal fish. He hooked it in the upper lip sideways, and was not on the outside but in the lower part of the upper jaw. I I'm disappointed that he did not fight it in court. This sort of thing does happen while many poachers unhook their walleyes under water and get away with it. I have to convence anglers to not give up on fishing the river quite a few times a year when they think the D.N.R. gives tickets out like this. I always tell them if you think you are in the right, take to court. Our judge will listen to you. I'm not beating up on the D.N.R., in fact I'm a big fan of the D.N.R. but some times they can make a bad call. Several years ago anglers used to get tickets for swapping out smaller fish for bigger ones until I notifed the head law inforcement for district 2 and we got it straithten out. You can swap fish but only on a chain stringer and not on a rope stringer. Make sure you keep the fith fish in your net, then drop one off you stringer, then put your new fish on your stringer. Never release a fish thats not in good shape. If it ends up floating you may recevie a ticket. Need to get back to work, seeya later.
