i hear you xcellentx. i've gotten a fishing ticket before too. i went camping in the angeles national forest a few years back and decided to go fish at the upper big tujunga creek. after 10 minutes of fishing, the DFG guy came and confiscated our fish and rounded up 4 of my other friends who also did not have a license. he gave most of us a ticket but we thought it was a small citation. so we didnt really care and we ended up taking pictures with the DFG guy and his truck. i wish we werent so nice to him when i found out how much the ticket was. the judge was cool though, he let us off by letting us get a fishing license and giving us the $150 fine. now, i never leave home without my license. too much of a pain in the ass.