Feb
22
ODNR Division of WildlifeWritten by:
2/22/2007
MAYFIELD MAN OVERBAGS STEELHEAD
Tips from concerned anglers lead to arrest
AKRON, OH –Tips from concerned anglers to Geauga County Wildlife Officer Scott Denamen led to the conviction of a Cuyahoga County man for poaching steelhead trout, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Lev Goldin, 51, of Mayfield, was arrested recently for overbagging the popular Ohio game fish. According to Denamen, Goldin was catching his daily limit of two trout from the Chagrin River near Gates Mills. After handing off the fish to an accomplice, he would return to the river for more. Denamen said he observed Goldin harvest a total of five fish from the river before making the arrest.
The Lyndhurst Municipal Court sentenced Goldin to 30 days in jail and fined him $250. The jail time and $100 of the fine were suspended, pending no additional wildlife violations in the next two years.
The Division of Wildlife’s Turn-In-A-Poacher (TIP) program encourages individuals to anonymously report violations by calling 1-800-POACHER (800-762-2437).
Since the program began in 1982, more than $126,000 has been awarded to callers who provided vital information about state wildlife violations. Those calls helped lead to the arrest and conviction of 1,594 poachers and the collection of $543,919 in fines.
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