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Dipnetters who haven't returned permits face fines

If you dipnetted salmon on the Kenai River this year -- or anywhere else in Cook Inlet for that matter -- you best make sure your personal-use dipnetting permit is in the mail.

The deadline for reporting was Monday, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. And that's the law, according to the Alaska Wildlife Troopers. They're now on the lookout for those scofflaws who have yet to send in reports on their fishing success or lack thereof. Either way, the reports are due, or there could be trouble.

Troopers say they nabbed one outlaw permit holder on the outskirts of Soldotna on Thursday. Their full report:

Think about it. Two-hundred-ten dollars is a steep prize to pay for failing to fill out and mail in a postcard size report, which – if you can't afford the stamp -- can be hand delivered to the nearest Fish and Game office.

Craig Medred

Craig Medred is a former writer for the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Dispatch and Alaska Dispatch News. He left the ADN in 2015.

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