Crime & Safety
Fisherman Has the Hook, Line ... and a Ticket.
A Stamford man was arrested by Greenwich police Monday after he was caught fishing illegally.
The spring fishing season started last weekend. But keep one thing in mind – you need a license to fish.
And that’s the one thing a Stamford man apparently didn’t have Monday night. Nedzat Bojadzic, of 267 Soundview Ave., Stamford, was issued a misdemeanor summons for illegal fishing after a Greenwich Police officer spotted a man fishing the Mianus River fishway on East Putnam Avenue, near Valley Road, around 9:40 p.m. Monday.
“It is clearly posted that it is illegal to fish on that side of the bridge,” said police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray. “He had no license. You need a license – you can’t have a rod in the water without a license. You don’t have to have a fish to get a ticket.”
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The police report did not indicate whether Bojadzac caught any fish.
He was released on a promise to appear May 6 in state Superior Court in Stamford. The illegal fishing charge carries a $250 fine.
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