Iowa noodling arrest
Iowa noodling arrest,Wildlife officials have seized 174 pounds of catfish fillets from the home of a 28-year-old Iowans who was arrested with three others for illegally fishing by hand.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Sunday the men were arrested by conservation officers after they were seen using specially-modified bathtubs to attract and hold large flathead catfish on the Des Moines River near Selma.The agency said the men caught the fish by hand and hook while they were laying and guarding eggs, an illegal fishing practice known as hand-fishing or “noodling.” The men range from 28 to 49 and live in southeastern Iowa.
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