Electroshocking Local Parks

[DarkShadow]

So, about 9 months ago, my local pond was electro shocked.

But, the boat was not DFG. The park manager asked for permits and after some dialogue that I wasn't privy to, let them launch.

They took quite a few fish, including what i estimate 30 to 40 largemouth bass, mainly 12" fish, but got quite a few 'larger' models that this pond has very few of.

I called DFG and never got a response, but I'm assuming that any lake that gets electro shocked, either by DFG or a private party, there has to be a permit filed?

Is there any other method to reach DFG to find out who the entity was that took the fish? They were never released and were taken to their vehicles in big coolers and they drove off.

I fished the lake for a few more hours and they never came back. I know a lot of the locals and they never saw anybody come back to release any fish.

Just so you know I'm not bull&hitting:









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A few weeks later, the local bass anglers mentioned how slow the bite had gotten. The lake has never recovered since. Kudos to that electroshock crew.

So, if I find out that there was no permit filed, and DFG doesn't have any idea on who these people were, does that mean we can bucket stock from other lakes, since it looks like the Wild Wild West here now and anything goes? When I asked the individuals who they were with, they ignored me. If they were with DFG, then why not mention it?

And why is the DFG not returning any phone calls?

My buddy said that they probably stocked them at THEIR local pond. Pretty ingenious idea, I guess.