Rockfish Poachers Caught

Ammo Jon said:

Thank Dems for turning this country into a 3rd world shit hole. It’s become like a public toilet, anyone and everyone is welcome to come in and take a huge dump.

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You do not know how correct you are sir. Let me just say this is from a personal connection to a park service employee. The Bill Burton fishing pier is a "state park" made from the old drawbridge for rt 50 over the Choptank River from Trappe to Cambridge. The pier is closed off at each end with a locked chain-link fence. It is unlocked during daylight hours for fishing. The are picnic tables, trash cans and porta pottys spaced along both spans. Nevertheless, the visitors to the pier, besides taking undersized and/or out of season fish, routinely literally trash the pier. Picnic tables have fish guts, dirty diapers, fried chicken bones and other trash on them. Cigarette butts are everywhere and since they are considered a hazard to wildlife, they must be picked up by (gloved) hand. People are nasty.

Rambler said:

You do not know how correct you are sir. Let me just say this is from a personal connection to a park service employee. The Bill Burton fishing pier is a "state park" made from the old drawbridge for rt 50 over the Choptank River from Trappe to Cambridge. The pier is closed off at each end with a locked chain-link fence. It is unlocked during daylight hours for fishing. The are picnic tables, trash cans and porta pottys spaced along both spans. Nevertheless, the visitors to the pier, besides taking undersized and/or out of season fish, routinely literally trash the pier. Picnic tables have fish guts, dirty diapers, fried chicken bones and other trash on them. Cigarette butts are everywhere and since they are considered a hazard to wildlife, they must be picked up by (gloved) hand. People are nasty.

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There was talk a couple years back of putting a fish cleaning station in at Sandy Point. Guaranteed it would serve double duty as a diaper changing station. Glad they never put it in. Regardless, SPSP is a no go zone for me. Total buzz kill coming in to that shit after a nice day out on the water.

Ammo Jon said:

Automatic deportation.

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Yep. Send them back to DC! And arrest them again if they're caught outside the Beltway.

Harrys said:

Any body caught poaching period, should loose their privilege's for life along with hefty fines. No quarter.

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Losing the privilege means nothing to those who are breaking the law to begin with. They just do it again. A couple years ago don’t staked out the choptank fishing pier and issued citations. They caught them with rockfish hanging under a manhole cover. In one case as they had a car carrying men and fish to go across the bridge to a safer spot, they were tossing fish out the windows to get rid of them. Jail time and high fines may help but judges seem to be complicit. All those cited I spoke of were also Hispanic. It’s not racist, it’s criminal no matter who you are.

They are not illegal, they are just undocumented.

I mean the rock fish, of course.

Seabee said:

Losing the privilege means nothing to those who are breaking the law to begin with. They just do it again. A couple years ago don’t staked out the choptank fishing pier and issued citations. They caught them with rockfish hanging under a manhole cover. In one case as they had a car carrying men and fish to go across the bridge to a safer spot, they were tossing fish out the windows to get rid of them. Jail time and high fines may help but judges seem to be complicit. All those cited I spoke of were also Hispanic. It’s not racist, it’s criminal no matter who you are.

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If only they'd learn from us...



...catch and release.

outrider58 said:

If only they'd learn from us...



...catch and release.

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I've seen them fish - more like - "catch and throw everything in the pot."

I will tell you what is unbelievable, it is this thread itself. Alas, mostly old white men on this chat board though, so it is to be expected.

I notice a pattern too, way too many people do not know how to use a ruler and kept undersized fish.

OP - you are hilarious though. I have represented several "white" people on DNR infractions, some of them with guide licenses. Knew a white guy that was a guide on the Eastern Shore until the feds busted him for allowing his clients to shoot well over the limit. He had to open a sporting clays range to continue to pay the bills. Believe he was a retired Maryland State Trooper, but don't quote me on that.

When I was charged for hunting doves over bait back in 1995, it made the Washington Post. The names in the article, 13 in total, sounded like the mafia drove down from New York to go dove hunting on a fellow mafioso's farm.

I've sat in court on game violation days, and the majority of those charged are NOT Hispanic.

The pattern I notice is that a few people on here take great pleasure in posting game violation articles when the names within said articles are mostly Hispanic. Just a select few.

Pretty sure I can find plenty of DNR announcements showing people with "white names" abusing our natural resources.

Here we go, the list of commercial fishermen in Maryland that have had their licenses revoked/suspended this year for violations:

https://dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/Documents/Commercial_SuspensionsRevocations.pdf

Most sound like white guy names, and I guarantee you that these commercial fishermen are having a much larger impact on "our" resources than a bunch of Hispanics fishing from the shore or small boats.

Alas, some people on this board just do not understand the big picture and focus on the small optics that they understand and a certain set of people that they despise.

Department of Natural Resources
Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Suspensions/Revocations
6/24/2021
This list is updated frequently. If you have any questions about a suspension or revocation
please contact Cynthia Goshorn at 410-260-2402 OR Karla Schaffer at 410-260-8608.
COMMERCIAL SUSPENSIONS
Daniel N. Baker – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following
period: 4/1/21 – 3/31/22.
Durez L. Creek – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following
period: 3/15/21 – 3/14/22.

Howard C. Hughes, Sr. – Tidal Fish License # 3464 Suspended
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following
period: 2/1/21 – 1/31/22.
Hunter D. Hughes – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following
period: 2/1/21 – 1/31/22.
Oswaldo E. Saravia Portillo (Damn this one sounds Hispanic. Probably an "illegal" that they gave a commercial fishing license to.) – Entitlement to Engage in Commercial Fishing Activities Suspended
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following
period: 9/21/20 – 9/20/21.
John P. Reynolds – Tidal Fish License # 21039 Suspended
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following
period: 7/1/21 – 7/15/21.
Steven K. Tarleton – Tidal Fish License # 2206 Suspended
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities during the following
period: 12/15/20 – 12/14/21.
COMMERCIAL REVOCATIONS
Adam R. Antes (Damn, could be Hispanic with a last name of Antes, but fist name should be Davide, not David.) – Tidal Fish License # 15887 Revoked
o Effective: 1/15/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Ryan A. Bailey – Tidal Fish License # 16421 Revoked
o Effective: 8/31/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
2 6/24/2021
Richard M. Barnes, Jr. –
Tidal Fish License # 88521 Revoked
o Effective: 10/1/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked under TFL # 88521 Revoked
o Effective: 6/18/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters
in Maryland.
Jerry L. Bloodsworth, Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked under TFL # 7831 Revoked
o Effective: 2/13/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Matthew J. Booze – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked
o Effective: 5/3/17
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Harvey T. Bowers – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 77003 Revoked
o Effective: 5/22/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Alan D. Bozman – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 7820 Revoked
o Effective: 4/7/17
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Benjamin S. Byers – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked
o Effective: 10/24/12
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Vaughn E. Collins, Jr. –
Tidal Fish License # 15290 Revoked
o Effective: 11/6/20
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked under TFL # 15290 Revoked
o Effective: 4/23/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters
in Maryland.
Jeffrey S. Cummings, Sr. – Tidal Fish License # 825 Revoked
o Effective: 1/30/15
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
3 6/24/2021
James A. Faulkner, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 2502 Revoked
o Effective: 6/13/13
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Walter W. Fields – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked
o Effective: 4/7/17
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Richard N. Fluharty – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 1061 Revoked
o Effective: 3/23/11
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Edilsar Roel Gramajo Castillo (Damn, another with a Hispanic sounding name. Probably an "illegal" too that DNR gave a commercial fishing license to by accident.) – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked
o Effective: 8/31/20
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
John L.W. Griffith – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 2756 Revoked
o Effective: 3/13/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Edward E. Grimes, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 16426 Revoked
o Effective: 6/5/12
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Daniel F. Haddaway – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 60633 Revoked
o Effective: 6/27/17
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Ronald L. Hall, Sr. – Tidal Fish License # 434 Revoked
o Effective: 10/1/20
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
George M. Hayden – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 21953 Revoked
o Effective: 10/4/19
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
4 6/24/2021
Jody D. Jackson – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 9/8/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Joseph B. Janda, Jr. – Tidal Fish License # 5580 Revoked
o Effective: 5/8/13
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Vance J. Kazmaier – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 12/2/19
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Hans E. Kuntze, Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 65536 Revoked
o Effective: 8/29/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
William J. Lednum – Striped Bass Permit/Entitlement under TFL # 3936 Revoked
o Effective: 6/23/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in all aspects of the commercial harvest of
striped bass in Maryland.
Edward B. Lowery, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 69618 Revoked
o Effective: 10/1/10
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Franklin W. Marshall, Jr. – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 11/28/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Christopher L. Marvel – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 3157 Revoked
o Effective: 6/6/12
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Roy W. Meredith, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 21028 Revoked
o Effective: 9/15/14
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Bryan J. Mister – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 793 Revoked
o Effective: 6/9/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
5 6/24/2021
Bartlett W. Murphy, Jr –
Tidal Fish License # 17631 Revoked
o Effective: 11/10/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL #17631 Revoked
o Effective: 6/10/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters
in Maryland.
Andrew P. Nelson – Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement Revoked
o Effective: 8/4/16 (set in District Court)
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
James P. Nelson –
Tidal Fish License # 271 Revoked
o Effective: 1/1/20
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 271 Revoked
o Effective: 11/5/15 (set in District Court)
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Robert S. Nelson, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 3601 Revoked
o Effective: 7/30/12
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Richard D. Nordhoff – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 933 Revoked
o Effective: 10/30/15
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Thomas W. Pannebaker – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 1/8/03 (set in District Court)
o Prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial OR recreational fishing activities.
David B. Phillips, Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 67365 Revoked
o Effective: 6/26/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Randall W. Plummer – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 8/30/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
6 6/24/2021
Kyle W. Porter, V – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 46298 Revoked
o Effective: 4/29/21
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Adam V. Reihl – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked
o Effective: 10/1/15
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
o Prohibited from obtaining a tidal fish license from 10/1/15 through and including
10/1/20.
Benjamin L. Reihl – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 3/31/14
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
William L. Reihl, Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 16430 Revoked
o Effective: 5/15/15
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Todd H. Ruark –
Tidal Fish License # 20008 Revoked
o Effective: 6/22/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 20008 Revoked
o Effective: 3/9/17
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters
in Maryland.
George H. Russell, Jr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement Revoked
o Effective: 8/31/20
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Kent C. Sadler – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 826 Revoked
o Effective: 6/2/14
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Zachary W. Seaman – Tidal Fish License # 3828 Revoked
o Effective: 10/2/12
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
EXCEPT he may deal blue crabs.
7 6/24/2021
John E. Smith, IV – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 12/1/14
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Mark N. Sneade – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 7/16/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Michael David Sterling – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 3145 Revoked
o Effective: 7/7/14
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Kevin S. Tarleton, Jr. – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 10/28/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Kevin S. Tarleton, Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 97706 Revoked
o Effective: 9/23/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
Joshua T. Tieder – Tidal Fish License # 12531 Revoked
o Effective: 5/13/14
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Paul F. Tyler III –
Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 12/12/17
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement under TFL #16421 Revoked
o Effective: 4/11/16
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters
in Maryland.
Vaughn A. Watson, Sr. – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 99210 Revoked
o Effective: 3/3/17
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
David T. Wheatley, II – Oyster Authorization/Entitlement under TFL # 92759 Revoked
o Effective: 3/23/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters in
Maryland.
8 6/24/2021
David T. Wheatley, Sr. –
Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 10/1/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
Oyster Authorization/ Entitlement Revoked
o Effective: 3/23/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in the commercial harvest of wild oysters
in Maryland.
Earl D. Willey – Authorizations/Entitlements Revoked
o Effective: 1/29/18
o Permanently prohibited from engaging in ANY commercial fishing activities.
AQUACULTURE SUSPENSIONS & REVOCATIONS
George M. Hayden – Shellfish Aquaculture Harvester Permit Revoked
o Effective: 5/15/20
o May not be issued or hold a Shellfish Aquaculture Harvester Permit or Shellfish
Aquaculture Harvester Registration Card in his name.
Donald L. Marsh, Jr. – Shellfish Aquaculture Harvester Permit Suspended
o Effective: 5/7/21 – 5/6/22
o May not be issued or hold a Shellfish Aquaculture Harvester Permit or Shellfish
Aquaculture Harvester Registration Card in his name.

Somewhat amazing how many father/son combos there were, and even appears to be a father, son, grandfather combo. Doubt they would have been violating the law for generations and generations.

Also, they aren't having their licenses revoked for one or two fish here and there.

Howard Hughes!? He should know better...

I think the perturbance is less about the poaching but more so about the legal status of residency in this country/state.

I actually know some of those guys.

The majority sound Italian.

fabsroman said:

I will tell you what is unbelievable, it is this thread itself. Alas, mostly old white men on this chat board though, so it is to be expected.

I notice a pattern too, way too many people do not know how to use a ruler and kept undersized fish.

OP - you are hilarious though. I have represented several "white" people on DNR infractions, some of them with guide licenses. Knew a white guy that was a guide on the Eastern Shore until the feds busted him for allowing his clients to shoot well over the limit. He had to open a sporting clays range to continue to pay the bills. Believe he was a retired Maryland State Trooper, but don't quote me on that.

When I was charged for hunting doves over bait back in 1995, it made the Washington Post. The names in the article, 13 in total, sounded like the mafia drove down from New York to go dove hunting on a fellow mafioso's farm.

I've sat in court on game violation days, and the majority of those charged are NOT Hispanic.

The pattern I notice is that a few people on here take great pleasure in posting game violation articles when the names within said articles are mostly Hispanic. Just a select few.

Pretty sure I can find plenty of DNR announcements showing people with "white names" abusing our natural resources.

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I got news for you, your dead wrong in regards for Hispanics being overlooked when it comes to spot checks.

Especially when more than a few are present, the checks are land based, and other fisherman are in the same area.

Ammo Jon said:

The majority sound Italian.

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'ey! wutsa matta' wid chu?

Doco Overboard said:

I got news for you, your dead wrong in regards for Hispanics being overlooked when it comes to spot checks.

Especially when more than a few are present, the checks are land based, and other fisherman are in the same area.

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I honestly have no idea how your response even applies to what I wrote in your quote.

Don't think I ever said Hispanics are "overlooked", or looked over more closely, by DNR. I am pretty sure that DNR checks everybody when they are in an area for spot checks. I have been through my fair share of spot checks. Been stopped on the water too.

These are either all or mostly commercial watermen. Not a cross section of anything...

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I think the perturbance is less about the poaching but more so about the legal status of residency in this country/state.

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Yeah, and the bias shows too. Not a single person with a Hispanic name in those articles was said to be here illegally. Just a lot of biased people ASSUME that they are here illegally because they have a Hispanic sounding name.

I can only imagine what my parents had to endure with their Italian names when they immigrated here in the 50s. I noticed some derogatory stuff sent their way by people when I was growing up, but that was after they had been in the country for 20+ years, knew how to speak English, and had become citizens. My mom worked as a legal secretary at Richard Nixon's law firm. Hard to believer they gave a job like that to an "illegal".

Pretty sure my dad took work away from some "Americans" because he worked pretty cheap and had three sons helping him for sandwiches, Coke, and Snickers.

Good thing those names aren't Muslim sounding though. We would have to worry about terror bombers instead of job stealers.

outrider58 said:

'ey! wutsa matta' wid chu?

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fogetaboutit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

outrider58 said:

These are either all or mostly commercial watermen. Not a cross section of anything...

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I think you are missing the point.