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Angler Fined For Bringing Live Leeches Into Province

A $1,500 fine for a Wisconsin man who was headed to northwestern Ontario for a fly-in fishing trip.

Court heard that Dennis Erickson was stopped at the Fort Frances border crossing back in June, 2017 and during an inspection officers found a cooler with two containers marked worms.

However, officers found one dozen live leeches in each container.

Erickson was fined for illegally bringing live leeches into Ontario for use of bait.

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