If you like fish and wildlife content, be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future videos. A conservation agent with the Missouri Department of Conservation was on patrol when you spotted an angller fishing along the bank of a river. >> How are you guys? Good, dude. >> Good. Look like you caught you one. >> Yeah. >> Little smallmouth. Was it >> what? >> Little smallmouth. >> Was it a little small mouth? >> Yeah, a little small mouth. >> Awesome. I don't like bass and all that. Got a little perch on there. >> Outstanding. Did you catch that one, buddy? >> Yeah. >> That's a little goggly. >> Is that a little goggly? >> That's a little Who caught it? >> I did. >> Okay. >> My license up in my I don't have my t uh >> tackle box down here with me. >> Okay. All right. Yeah. Let me see that fish, buddy. Oh, look at it. They got There's a length limit on these fish. >> Is there? >> Yes, sir. There's 7 inch length limit on them. >> Oh, I didn't know that. >> I literally just caught that fish, too. Right before you pulled up. >> Okay. >> Okay. I'll go up with you. >> Be careful. You okay? >> Have you been here long? >> About 20 minutes. >> That's not bad. >> Yeah. I originally come down here and just want to look for some mushrooms. See if it's popping up yet. >> Man, I haven't heard anybody finding any yet. >> I've heard you're saying people's finding them. >> Yeah. I'd say we're a little bit early up here. Yeah. Figured with the rain and the sun and all that, I'd uh get a shot. Can't hurt to look. >> That's right. It, man. We're just around the corner from it. It's They're fixing to happen. Anything in this cooler? >> No. >> Care. If I take a look. >> All right. You got driver's license glasses on y'all, sir? >> I do. They're a little bit wet. >> It's It happens, don't it? Do you ever use that mobile app? >> No, I do not. I got told about it and all that and I need to get it. >> Oh, that's by far the way to go, man. That's That's by far the way. All right. I'm going to step down here and measure this thing here real quick. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I had no idea. Yeah. Um length on these. >> Yeah. And bass season is closed down right now. >> Yeah. I I don't like keeping bass anyway. So >> I catch and release. I like to take the bass. I need you. >> Give me a second. >> All right, man. That thing's well under the seven in. >> Okay. >> Yeah. What I'm going to do is take a picture of it and I'm going to see if it'll live. >> Okay. >> Um, but I am going to issue a citation for possession of illegal length. And I'm going to try to ease this out of its gills. That way we don't kill it. See if it'll kick back off in the water for you to cut the eyeloop and you know the string. >> I would say the damage is already done if it's done. My guess is anyway. >> Those are some tasty little fish. >> They are. >> Oh my gosh. >> That and bluegill. Is there a length on bluegill? No. I didn't think so. >> No. I go chase these guys every every year during the winter. >> Yeah. And man, we we we go over. You want to hold that for me? We go over and chase him on the current river and and usually do pretty good during the winter. We catch them up in the springs. >> Oh, yeah. >> Really? Didn't have very many fish or what? >> There was fish everywhere, but you just couldn't see them. Well, they didn't want to bite you. >> Oh, really? Did you go late in the morning or what? >> Early in the morning. >> Usually that's pretty good time early in the morning. >> Other way, buddy. Looks like he's going to head off. All right, man. If you don't care, step back up here in the truck with me. Stand on the passenger side over here, and I'll roll that window down. >> Yeah, I'll roll that window down real quick. I just want to make sure I got everything I need here before I start and then I'll let you go back down there and stay with him. Okay. >> Okay. When does uh grab season open up? It opened up March 15th. >> Yeah. Hey, um, what's your social? >> No. Do you have any wants or warrants that you know of? >> All right, man. If you want to step back down there, I'll be right with you. Thank you. Woohoo. What you got there, buddy? >> Nice. It's going to bleed to death, ain't it? It >> tried swallowing the hook. I'm going to get my needlense pliers and >> Yep. Go ahead. Boy, you let you let him eat it, didn't you? Hey, your first fish you caught today? >> No. >> No. You caught quite a few caught them. >> Using worms, are you? >> Yeah. >> Just drop him back down in water. He'll He'll live for a while until he gets him pliers. Did he fight pretty good? He dropped that thing back down in the water. >> I said he dropped that thing back down water. I'll get this taken care of. That way you can get on about your business today. Okay. >> There's your fishing license. All right, >> there's your driver's license. And what I've issued you here is a citation for keeping your legal length rock bass or dog liar mouth. Okay. >> Um I've issued you a court date of May 25th, 2025 in Hartville at 9:00 in the morning. Okay. >> Okay. >> Do you have any questions about what's went on here? >> Uh no. >> My name is Justin Emory. I am a conservation agent for state by the X is not admitting guild or innocence. That's just tell me you'll take care of this matter in the prescribed time. Okay. Okay. >> Are you clear on what the prescribed time is? >> May 5th. >> Okay. >> 9:00. >> If there if if it hasn't if it's not taken care of by May 5th, there'll be a warrant issued for your arrest. All right. Um I'm going to write on here the number to the courthouse over there. >> Okay. In Hartville. >> Yep. If you choose to do that, you can call over there and ask for the PA's office and 7417121. And if you want to plead guilty, you're more than welcome to try to do that. And I think they would let you pay for it over the phone to keep you from having to show up >> rather just do that honestly. So >> man, I hate it. We This isn't This is the most favorite part of my job. But >> and I want to treat you like I do everybody else. So, >> but yeah, they um they may let you take care of it that way that I know they've been letting a lot of people do that. >> Yeah. They're not miss work and you know over that >> to keep everybody from these tickets usually run. >> They quit letting us give an amount a long time ago. >> Okay. Noah, pleasure meeting you, sir. Have a good day. >> You, too. >> In the end, the rock bass measured 6 in 1 in short of the 7-in limit. Noah was charged with taking or possessing rock bass of illegal length. He plead guilty and paid $120 in fines and court cost. 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