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TYLER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Tyler County game warden patrolling the Neches River caught someone fish shocking from a boat Saturday evening. Captain Brandon Moseley said the game warden was patrolling the river south of the B.A. Steinhagen dam and noticed someone from a boat throw something into the water. The game warden approached the boat and saw someone in the boat had a zapper to shock fish. Moseley said the owner of the boat also did not have a registration. Moseley said the illegal practice involves using a zapper to shock fish to the top and using a net to reel them in. It is a Class C misdemeanor. Moseley said restitution charges may also be applied.