SCEC officers assigned to the Western Marine Sector encountered five fishermen actively fishing and were found to be in possession of 42 undersized striped bass.
On April 23, 2017, officers assigned to the Western Marine Sector were conducting an evening fisheries enforcement patrol along the Housatonic River in Stratford and Milford. While on patrol Officers encountered five fishermen actively fishing and were found to be in possession of 42 undersized striped bass (estimated at 90lbs). The five fisherman were cited for numerous fishing violations including Possession of Striped Bass less than Legal Minimum Length, Possession of Striped Bass Over the Daily Creel Limit, and Fishing without a License.
Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police Officers are out patrolling, however, if you see any hunting or fishing violations please contact their 24-hour dispatch center at 860-424-3333 or toll-free 800-842-4537. Please remember that the CSEC social media sites are NOT continuously monitored and should not be used to report criminal activity.
Names of the losers? Bet I can guess
Sickening….I’ve seen too many jack asses take trash bags full of undersized bass off jetty’s that now I’ve got DEP’s number on speed-dial. True Story. I hope they lock these chooches up.
Guess what? If it’s about race I’m pretty sure white commercial fisherman were caught raping the stripers last year that amounted to a lot more than 90# lol.
Easy there bub, sounds like you’re assuming its a race comment. Why don’t you mind your business. I’ll just assume that you were the one to poach the fish then.
CBP17, Public Internet can be my business lol especially when there is a lot of assumptions made on poachers. – Irish Boston native.
Its always about the race card huh
Khilu, maybe you should try and read it. I was being sarcastic with those names. I think their names should be posted first of all. They don’t because of the reprocussions I would imagine. I also said that I don’t care about race as well. Because whomever takes over their quota if a POS. White, Hispanic, Mexican whatever. They all have the same names. D-bags! They are people who have no respect for anyone other than themselves And anyone who said their trying to feed there family can read my comment below. It’s these types of people that lead to the demise of our society. I have no problem at all dropping a dime, ( at the least) to the EPO. I’m done with the poachers. And btw. If people are arrested. There not assumptions. There facts!
Set an example 1000 dollars a fish dirt bags!!!!!!
Wow. Right on. I bet their last names were Jones, Smith and Doe. Ignorance is no excuse. That’s what pisses me off the most. I don’t care about race. I care about rules and quotas. Because if these dbags keep doing this there won’t be anything to fish for. I wish the EPOs would take everything from them.
Have some class! You’re no better than the other guy
Its not about the weight, its the number of fish and how many more fish those fish would have made in the years to come.
Exactly
Just save it
The State Environmental Conservation Police, with the assistance of their K-9 unit, arrested 60-year-old Hydri Cenkoli of Woodbury, 32-year-old Daniel Cenkoli of Waterbury, 57-year-old Bilbil Cenkoli of Waterbury, and 46-year-old Gurali Cenkoli of Woodbury.
you have the names LOSERS,hopefully we will not see them fishing.
2nd time in two years this same thing happened. Glad they got caught keep patroling
I hope they throw the book at these clowns.
will a judge ever prosecute poachers to the full extent of the law? never happens…this is f*ed up. thats 42 stripes that could have potentially produced 1000’s of offspring
Glad they got caught,keep up the good work officers.
Prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law it’s very simple they broke the law they need to be held accountable good job catching them keep it up we need you guys out there
lets keep it about fishing…
Good to see more people getting busted for not following the rules that the rest of us do follow. Keep up the good work guys. I will be looking out for people like this at the cape cod canal this year. I see people take more than one especially at night during the summer.
Your wright the Cape Cod Cannal is a place where there is a lot of poaching at night if I see them doing this i would call theEnviramental Police immediately and wait there until theygot there to identifi the Poachers
It won’t end because the fines are so small and they barely ever get caught. No names wtf
The only problem in the world is the people……
I wonder what the punishment will be for these clowns. I hope they get the book thrown at ’em. Its guys like this, that make us other fisherman look bad. Shameful.
That is so sickening, I’m glad they got caught. I saw this over on a facebook page and I got upset with the comments there, they were generally along the lines of the “cops should be chasing criminals, not people that need to feed their familes” “the cops are all acting tough taking things away from these fisherman, it woulda been food for the families now the tough guy cops will just be throwing this stuff away” ” wow look at the cops posing with those fish” These comments made me more ticked off than the actual crime. The EPOs have a touch unrewarding job, overworked and understaffed. My hats are off to the job they do day in and day out.
Jay, I agree. Cops acting tough, taking food away from the families. Just goes to show you the stupidity that’s out there with comments like that. And yes they are criminals. In some shape and form. If you need food to feed your families there’s this thing called “A friggen job! “. Get one. How anyone can justify taking more fish than that’s allowed is beyond me. I saw a comment about how it’s a free country but yet we can’t keep very fish. People really are stupid.
i know the fish were illegal and so were the clowns catching them great job bous
Paco, Flaco and Taco
Any time there is a story on poaching on this site it brings out the racist commenters, even if they have no idea the names of the poachers. Why don’t you jackasses focus on the poachers regardless of ethnic background, rather than your simple-minded racist views?
Most parts of the world this isn’t an issue. You fish to eat and live. Too many laws here
Spoken like a true criminal!
That I don’t the worst reasoning ever. It is like a car can go 120 mph so everyone should. Dumb ass comment
Keep up the Great Work SCEC Officers and DEEP Officers. We can all hope that justice will be served but the judges in this country are stupid and do nothing to punish these people. They give them a slap on the wrist and let them go to continue doing the same thing. And yes I agree that their names shpuld be posted. Here’s hoping that we can get some real judges that will hold people accountable for their actions and give out some real punishments.
These people no matter of their race or name are stealing from future generations. I also hope they get the book thrown at them I see way to much of this behind Sunnyside
GREAT JOB deep guys I would love to shake their hands
“The State Environmental Conservation Police, with the assistance of their K-9 unit, arrested 60-year-old Hydri Cenkoli of Woodbury, 32-year-old Daniel Cenkoli of Waterbury, 57-year-old Bilbil Cenkoli of Waterbury, and 46-year-old Gurali Cenkoli of Woodbury.”
I work with one of the accused on the poaching case he is a supervisor at a well known food distribution warehouse. for this individual to claim in court that he was just feeding his family is outright bull shit!! His salary is above average and couldn’t even buy a license!! He still to this day brags about getting away with his crime against our resources and obviously has no remorse on his actions.The case was thrown out of court with not even a fine or loss of his privileges. Shame on the judge that heard this case of the accused.What a slap in the face of the hard working game wardens who work day and night to preserve the way of the sportsman that contribute millions of dollars annually to protect our resources makes me sick!!!
Take their rods reels, gear bags and cars… make it hurt! Dirtbags!
Yea usually the names are posted!! Maybe their names are smith, o’keefe and Doyle ????
I thought they said 5 people were seen actively fishing, only 4 arrested? maybe 1 of them could swim?
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People dying of heroin is called Darwins theory. If your dumb enough to do it,,,,,,,
Steve,
Not all heroin addicts start using heroin because they are dumb
Some folks started using painkillers because of a legit Med reason (surgery, etc) and wind up not being able to get off and switch to street opioids when their Doctor cuts them off
Jus sayin..
Phillyboy, yes you are correct 100%. I see that crap all the time because of work and I’m tired of the excuses and money that goes towards it. So for the fraction that that happens too then I feel awful. For the others that just do it, well whatever. Great point
Same thing last year. Same guys ? Who cares what race they are, all the poachers I know or ever see in action are male white guys. Time for judge Roy Bean and a kangaroo court. Nail em.
The names you guys are quoting are from a news story printed last year, do a little googling to find out the new information hillbillies.
https://patch.com/connecticut/stratford/fishermen-cited-reeling-undersized-striped-bass-stratford
To the commentators who have issue with addressing those people who are poaching fish. Having dealt with immigrants and illegal immigrants one thing holds true to a greater degree then not. They think they don’t t have to follow the rules of this country they think they are privileged and hand outs are theirs for the taking. I am not predjudiced against any person. I am an American I live in this country and adhere to the laws. Those who don’t need to be punished. Where I live many immigrants Don t speak English and they have been here 30 or more years because they Don t have to learn. If I were to live in their country I would have
to learn their laws and their culture. If I didn’t have a job I couldn’t t survive there would be no free hand outs like here in these united states. They think they deserve the free handouts and our laws Don t apply to them. While not true for every last immigrants legal or illegal the scale tips in favor of the negative. That’s the facts. It s not how. Feel but what they have said and acted when I have encountered these “poor souls”.
Stripe bass poaching is a nasty issue but using profanity here to this degree is wrong. My kids read this and should not be subject to this type of crap.
Yes lets hang the poachers from the highest tree, take their gear, their truck and all rights to fish for 10 years. Not to mention the $1000 fine per fish. Put a lean on their home/property/paycheck.
This is a terrible thing to do, but it seems like they highlight this petty stuff as to take the focus off of those who dredge blue claw crab while in hibernation, as well as kill thousands of tons of bi-catch daily. Always follow the money right to the lobbyist in DC.
Give em Life…with no parole!
Quinnipiac River, around the I-91 bridge is a popular spot for poaching. DEEP please take notice.