An Onalaska angler faces a $24,682 fine for exceeding the limit in Lake Onalaska and the Mississippi River.
A state Department of Natural Resources warden working undercover early Nov. 4 on Lake Onalaska saw 73-year-old Stanley Paalksnis keep at least 22 bluegills and five unidentified fish, according to records filed in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
He fished again that afternoon, collecting 25 bluegills. The daily limit is 25.
Paalksnis told a warden he caught only three crappies and one perch that morning and wouldn't let authorities into his house at W7283 North Shore Lane without a warrant.
Authorities found more than 150 fish fillets in his freezers and refrigerators and determined that he was "grossly over his possession limit," according to court records. Paalksnis was issued four citations and makes his first court appearance Thursday.
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A state Department of Natural Resources warden working undercover early Nov. 4 on Lake Onalaska saw 73-year-old Stanley Paalksnis keep at least 22 bluegills and five unidentified fish, according to records filed in La Crosse County Circuit Court.
He fished again that afternoon, collecting 25 bluegills. The daily limit is 25.
Paalksnis told a warden he caught only three crappies and one perch that morning and wouldn't let authorities into his house at W7283 North Shore Lane without a warrant.
Authorities found more than 150 fish fillets in his freezers and refrigerators and determined that he was "grossly over his possession limit," according to court records. Paalksnis was issued four citations and makes his first court appearance Thursday.
Read the rest of this story at The Winona Daily News here.
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