If you like fish and wildlife content, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future videos. A Missouri conservation agent was patrolling along the Bagnell Dam when he made contact with an angler fishing from the shoreline. >> Well, doing pretty good. How are you today? >> Yeah, I'm okay. >> I see you had at least a little success. I said I see you had a little success. >> Oh, yeah. >> Got your fishing permit? >> Yes, sir. >> It's on your phone? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. What I'm actually going to do is look it up on my phone. Oh, if it ever pops up. And your name? >> Long, l o n g. >> And you caught that fish right out here today? >> Yes, sir. Just out here. >> Okay. I'll be right back up here. Now, on those black bass on the river, do you know when the season is? >> I don't know. >> Yeah, the season's closed right now. >> Oh, it is closed? >> You cannot keep a black bass. >> Okay. >> On the river. >> Yeah, this still like really really little. >> Yeah, it's going to have to be released. >> Yes, sir. >> Um, but thing is you are are to receive a ticket for taking it in closed season. Cuz once you put it on the stringer, you've taken it. >> Yeah. >> And your intent was to take it home, correct? >> Yeah. I mean, I I saw it. I don't know. >> Yeah, I I I understand, but it's your responsibility to know. >> Yeah. >> But you like I said, you will be receiving a ticket for that. Do you have your driver's license on you? >> Yeah. Yes. >> Okay. And before you just before you release which fishing pole did you catch it on? >> Uh right here. >> That one right there? >> Yes, sir. >> With that lure? >> Yeah, that lure. >> Okay. All right. You can go You can go ahead and lay your pole down and just go ahead and release the fish. Oh, smokes, that thing's heavy. Okay, Mr. I'm going to I'm going to have you come up to the truck with me and we'll get this taken care of. >> Okay. >> Uh your equipment, you can leave it down here if you want to or you can bring it up with you. It's kind of up to you. You're okay with leaving it down here? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Nobody here. >> Okay. I'll just follow you up the hill. Mr. Yeah, my truck's right over here on the other side. It's a blue truck. >> Yeah, I need as in my identification. >> Okay. >> Too hot now? >> Yeah. It's easy to get warm coming up that hill. >> Yeah. >> I'm going to have you step back away from my truck. >> if I smoke? >> Oh, you're fine to smoke. I was going to have you step away from that truck just a little bit. >> Okay. >> Didn't want you accidentally hitting it or anything. It's pretty nice looking truck. Okay, Mr. I'm just going to go over this with you real quick. >> Okay. >> You'll notice I've handwritten three zeros in front of this ticket number. >> Mhm. >> The court just recently changed their ticket numbering system. >> Okay. >> You have to make sure you include those three zeros, otherwise that number can't be found in the system. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. This is the date, time, location of the incident. >> Okay. >> This is your personal information. This is the statute number, regulation number for taking and possessing a black bass in closed season. >> Yeah. >> I've given you a court date 9:00 in the morning on May 14th, 2025 at the Miller County Courthouse in Tuscumbia. >> Okay. >> If you get this taken care of ahead of time, which I'll give you the instructions for in just a moment, you can take care of it ahead of time either online, by mail, or by phone. >> Okay. >> And if you get it taken care of ahead of time, you don't have to worry about that court date. >> Okay, yeah. >> But if you don't get it taken care of before that court date, make sure you arrive in court on that date at that time, otherwise a warrant will be issued for your arrest. And you don't want that over a fishing violation. >> Mhm. >> Yeah, I'm good. >> I need for you to sign by the X. It's not an admission of guilt. It's just saying you will get it taken care of by either pleading guilty or not guilty. >> All right. I have to go online? Uh >> I'll give you an instruction sheet. >> Okay. >> This is your copy of the ticket. >> Yeah. >> And here are the instructions on how you can take care of it either online, by mail, or by phone. >> Okay. >> And do you have any questions for me at this time? >> No, it's a money learning more. >> Okay. >> Um I'm really don't know exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Like I mean the first time when I catch one not mean I should keep in there and mean a good luck. But anyway, I I don't know exactly. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Make sure you check the regulations and know, you know, what you can keep and when you can keep it. >> Yeah, I've been here sometime, you know, but I mean it's right now I learn more for >> And the main thing is to learn from it and make sure it doesn't happen again. And on that ticket, give it about a week and a half to two weeks before you try to do anything with it. Cuz I have to get it entered into our system and then delivered to the court. And then they have to get it entered into their system. >> Okay. >> So like if you called them this Monday or Tuesday to try to take care of it they'd have no idea what you're talking about. >> Oh, yeah. >> But also make sure you don't forget about it. >> Okay, after week >> After about a week and a half to two weeks >> Okay. >> then it should be in the system and you should be able to get it taken care of if you desire to do so. >> All right. Yeah, thank you, sir. >> Okay. You are free to go. Be safe. >> In the end, the suspect was charged with taking or possessing black bass during a closed season. He played guilty and was ordered to pay $208 in costs and fines, which he later paid. If you like this video and want to see more like it, subscribe to Arrest Cam. As always, thanks for watching.