Texas Game Wardens find illegal netting in Falcon Lake

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STARR COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Game Wardens in Starr, Jim Hogg and Zapata Counties have been working to maintain control over illegal netting practices on Falcon Lake.

Fishing guides in the area have reported seeing hoop nets in the waters of commercial fishing vessels operating on the Texas side of Falcon Lake.

The wardens say they located and seized seven hoop nets.

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Authorities helped to return hundreds of sized catfish and turtles to the water.

Over the past few weeks Zapata area wardens have seized several thousand feet of monofilament gill net and gar net that do not fit within state guidelines, a release from the game Warden's page stated.

"Because illegal nets do not discriminate between fish sizes or species, they can severely damage local ecosystems by catching all aquatic life within a specific area preventing fishing opportunities in the future," the release stated."

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If you witness possible fishing violations, report them to the OGT hotline at 1-800-792-GAME or call your local Texas Game Warden.