[bbfan1991]

A father faces prosecution after he used a frozen fish in a prank.

While on holiday in Tyrol, Austria, Alexander Donninger and his wife Stefanie bought a frozen fish and decided to attach it to the end of their children's fishing line as a joke.

The couple, who purchased the trout the previous day, said that it had already been gutted and was ready to cook. However, on seeing the family by the river at Kufstein, a local man reported them for illegal fishing.

Alexander claimed that the man who approached the family was aware the fish was frozen, and spoke to them without mentioning his intention to report them.

A spokesperson for local police authorities said: "Regardless of whether he had a frozen fish on the line or not, it is illegal to have a rod in the water without a license."

Alexander could face a possible six months in prison if convicted, due to the owner of the lake saying there is no proof the fish was frozen.

[Niamh.]

Oh for Gods sake, do people really have nothing better to do with their time?

[King Gizzard]

This is just ridiculous

[Kate!]

gotta be codding (see what I did there?)

how bout "catching" some proper criminals.

[thesheriff443]

fishing without a rod licence is a crime and it is well policed its like useing a car without road tax or a television without a licence

[Marsh.]

And a woman who kills her son through neglect gets let off. The world is a baffling place.

The man who reported him sounds like an irritating busybody like the one living down our street. Nothing better to do.

[joeysteele]

Odd priorities as to this case, I guess they could argue that he had a rod in the water so it looked like he was fishing where it wasn't permitted but once he explained the joke you would have thought common sense would have been to laugh it off.

[Patrick]

So rapists, kidnappers and killers get about 3 years nowadays - and this guy gets 6 Months for fishing?

****** off.

[Kizzy]

And we thought our legal system was wierd...

[Redway]

These news stories never cease to amaze me in terms of descending rapidly to the depths of beyond weird and ridiculously retarded.