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Fishermen Arrested for Illegal Paddlefish Harvesting

By Chris Taylor

Murray, KY – Two Paris, Tennessee commercial fishermen are free on bond after being arrested earlier this month on several charges they illegally netted and captured paddlefish in a Calloway County section of Kentucky Lake. Kentucky Wildlife officers arrested 55-year-old Richard Sinclair and 33-year-old Kevin Coblentz after videotaping the two allegedly capturing the fish and removing roe in order to sell the fish eggs on the caviar market. The Paducah Sun reports officials expect to levy additional federal-level charges in the case.