Extra patrols have been taking place around the River Itchen as part of a crackdown on illegal fishing.
Police in Bishopstoke say they have been patrolling the River Itchen and Riverside area in Bishopstoke.
It follows a spike in recent reports of theft of fishing rights.
A spokesperson wrote on social media: "Fishing without the permission of the owner of the fishing rights is a criminal offence under Schedule 1, Theft Act 1968.
"As well as requiring permission from the fishing rights owner, a rod licence if often required."
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The extra patrols come after a fisherman was fined for illegally catching salmon and trout in the River Itchen.
Alex Ferrucci was hit with a £100 fine in April after he admitted to fishing in Bishopstoke without a licence.
Just weeks later Owen Stockting of Matheson Road in Lordshiland Darren Broadhurst, 47, of Carey Road in Thornhill were fined more than £600 for fishing without licences in the Itchen and Testwood Lake.
The law states that you must have a rod fishing licence when fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt or eel with a rod and line in England.
Those flouting the rules could be hit with a fine of up to £2,500.
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