If you like fish and wildlife content, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future videos. An Alaska state trooper was on patrol when he observed a fisherman keep a snagged fish alongside a river. >> Hello. How was the fishing? >> All right. How you doing? Oh, not too bad. You guys got your license handy? >> Yes. >> Yeah. Let me pull it up on my phone. >> How many did you guys end up with? >> Uh, just >> four. We've got our dad's got them. He's coming up right now. Oh man. Little bit of warm up hike on there, huh? >> Yeah. We've been out there all day. >> Oh, were you? >> Yeah. There's some of us that have had our fill after a few hours and others of us who uh like to spend a lot longer out there. How long are you guys up for? >> Um, he lives in Anchorage and then I came up with my brother from Utah and my dad, our dad met us here from California. So, but we're here uh when do we leave? Sunday. So, How many other people are down there >> other than your group? >> There were just two others next to us in that >> man and woman >> in that first spot. Yeah. >> Do you get to do much fishing or anything yourself? >> Oh, when I got company up, I do go fishing, but I spend most of my time on the river anyway. So, >> yeah. >> Is it letting you get in the app? Well, I'm trying to >> find the email or picture. >> Yeah, a lot of times if you can search your email under ADFNG, it might pull up. That's what I'm looking for. I found my old fishing license. Let me just reset my password and log in here. I bought the fiveyear one. The >> bathroom smells from here. >> How are you? >> Not too bad. >> Gordon checking license. >> Yeah, let me grab my thumb on my phone. >> I actually have both you guys. >> If you have it handy, that's great. But hold up, too. Fly one. Here's mine. >> I got Okay. My dad's here, too, as well. >> Okay. That looks like he's pulling his out. >> You You >> I think I just took a picture of I just want to make sure. >> Okay. Uh, yep. Tanner. >> Yep. I got it. Okay. It's okay if I >> take my waiters off? >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yep. >> How's it going? Oh, not too bad. Good. Got your license, I think. So, what day am I looking for, guys? >> Tuesday? >> No. >> Monday. >> Monday. >> Monday. Monday. Monday. And then the other thing I want to talk to you guys about is the regulations. You know, you can only keep fish hooked in the mouth. And I was watching I you caught one in the mouth and I saw you caught one in the back. >> Oh, I did. I I couldn't have even told you to be honest with was the yellow fly the at 80 I got it in my notes here. >> Got it. Okay. >> So, what I'm going to do is I've only saw you catch two fish and another guy caught one. >> Okay. >> Sorry, I was looking in the wrong email. >> Okay. Take a look here real quick. So, what I'll tell you I'm going to do um I'm going to write one ticket to propell you to release snag fish. I need to seize one fish. I don't care which one it is. And uh not going to take gear or anything like that. You guys are being cooperative. And sure. Sorry about that. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's just >> I was asking but nobody knew. >> It flipped out into the net. >> Well, I was watching. I could You could ask me. >> Okay. Do you have your driver's license handy? Well, I'm lucky if I get to do this once a year. So, ah, >> was that the first one I caught or the second one I caught? >> The first one I saw you first one I saw you catch. I don't know if you caught any before I saw >> that was it. >> You caught I watched you catch two. It was the first one. >> I was just I was just super excited that I >> Yeah, it looked like the second one looked like it was right in the mouth. >> Got a hook. Yeah, the second one he was he he was he was fun. the first one. Like I said, I couldn't tell you what I did. See what I got in here. How's your weekend been? >> It's been busy, >> I bet. >> How long are you up for? >> Uh, we came up. Let's see. We got here Well, we started fishing Monday here and then we went up to Step step on stepping in. >> He's got a Okay. >> Friend has got a cabin. >> All right. I'll be I'll step into my truck and then uh you guys can take care of put away your stuff and I'll take one fish. I don't care which one. I got a cooler in the back of my truck and I'll just throw it in there. And then >> Do you want me to hold on to it for cord or can I release it to a charity? I Yeah, you don't need to. >> Okay, I'll give it to a charity. >> Yeah, usually I just find someone the senior center or the food bank or Okay. All right. Everything crew on here, >> I believe. So, >> okay. Maybe maybe I got another year or something, but >> Okay, sounds good. Yeah, you can take care of your stuff there and then I'll get back with you. Mosquitoes will drive you crazy. Oh, yeah. Here's been that bad. >> I don't want you to lose this. That's most important thing. >> Yes, thank you. Make sure you remember where you put it. And um I'm issuing a citation for failure to release snag fish. Anytime a fish is hooked other than in the mouth in fresh water, you got to put it back immediately. Um fine $100, $20 search charge for $120. You have 30 days to respond. You can go to court or you can just go online there. Look it up by uh name your name or the ticket number and you can pay it online. >> Okay. >> Any questions? Any other questions about rigs? >> Nope. My apologies. Had I known, had I known where it was hooked, where it was hooked, I can see. All right. Nobody was paying attention to just excited to catch. >> I'm not I'm not seasoned enough to know that I had him in the back. >> Hopefully, one of these days I'll be able to tell the difference. >> All right. 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