State wildlife officer hooks fishermen

Lake Wales, Florida - Four fishermen from South Carolina had a very unlucky Friday the 13th. That's when a state wildlife officer seized their catch and charged them with going over their limit.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer Jim Adams made the bust and seized more than a thousand fish from the four anglers.

They'd been fishing on Lake Kissimmee for three days and each had hundreds of fish over their legal limit. Each angler is allowed just 50 fish per day, with a maximum of a two days' catch in possession.

If convicted, the fishermen face fines of up to $500 and 60 days in jail.

The fishy case is thought to be the largest such catch in Polk County. The 1,264 fish (mostly shellcrackers) were donated to a Polk County bird trainer.