A man has been fined £470 for breaches of the Fisheries Act 1966 after fishing illegally on Castlewellan Lake, a trout fishery managed by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Paul McCullough of Colin View Street, Bxa0elfast, was charged in relation breaches of the Act at Castlewellan Lake in August 2011.
He was found guilty of a number of offences: xa0unlicensed angling, angling without authority, xa0failing to give his name and address when lawfully demanded, impeding a person exercising his powers under the Fisheries Act and presenting a fishing licence issued in the name of another person.
In a hearing yesterday at Downpatrick Magistrates’ Court the defendant, who did not appear and was not represented, was convicted and fined a total of £470. The defendant was also ordered to pay costs of £70 and a service fee of £20
