Sportfish guide fined $5,000 for unlicensed trips

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Juneau
Type: Sportfish guiding without license
On 1/4/12 in Juneau District Court, Joel Duby, 27, of Washington, pled guilty to one count of sportfish guiding without a guide license during 2007. Duby was fined $5,000 and may not apply for an Alaska sportfish or guide license for one year. Charges stemmed from a joint investigation between the Alaska Wildlife Troopers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service into a Juneau-based sportfishing company. During the investigation it was found that Duby had guided several trips during May of 2007 on the charter vessel Brody out of Auke Bay during which time he did not possess a valid 2007 sportfish guide license.

Sitka sportfish guide fined over lack of license

From the Alaska State Troopers:

Location: Sitka
Type: Sportfish guide without proper license
On 5/28/11 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Lucas Nesbet, 23, of Sitka, near Cape Edgecumbe. Nesbet was actively guiding sportfish clients without his sportfish license and related sportfish guide documents in possession. Nesbet was fined $210 and given an optional court appearance within 30 days in Sitka District Court.