By Nigel Maxwell

Province nets two following fishing investigation

Dec 14, 2010 | 10:04 AM

Two men from northeast Saskatchewan are facing charges for illegal fishing.

Larry Sens of Melfort was convicted for possessing Northern Pike within the protected size range. He was fined $1400 and prohibited from purchasing an angling license for two years.

Larry Lee of Tisdale was convicted of aiding and abetting in the contravention of the Act. He was fined $2800 and prohibited from purchasing an angling license for three years.

The charges were laid as the result of a two-year investigation by the Ministry of Environment.

The investigation determined that protected size Northern Pike were being caught and kept on Tobin Lake.

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