Too Many Striped Bass At Croton Point Park

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — Three state environmental conservation officers patrolled Croton Point Park April 7. They checked more than 25 anglers and found not just a lot of law-breaking but also two fishermen who had mutilated their striped bass to hide their size.

ECOs Craig Tompkins, Kevin Wamsley, and Chloe Swansen patrolled Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson and checked more than 25 anglers, according to a press release titled "All About That Bass."

Anglers are allowed to possess only one striped bass, and one group was well over that limit with a total of 48 striped bass found, eight of which were undersized, the officers said. Six tickets were issued to that group.

Another angler possessed five striped bass over the limit. Two others had mutilated their striped bass in an attempt to hide their size.

Many more tickets were issued, and all of the undersized and over-the-limit fish were confiscated and donated, the officers said.