A Sunday morning of fishing in the Florida Keys turned into a legal headache for a Miami Gardens man caught with a bucket full of illegal fish, according to teh Monroe County SHeriff’s Office.
At around 7 a.m. on March 29, 2026, Islamorada Marine Deputy Jason Farr was patrolling the area near Whale Harbor Bridge when he spotted Onays Sandoval Gonzalez, 40, fishing along the water.
Upon closer inspection, Deputy Farr discovered that Gonzalez had managed to land eight mangrove snapper. However, the catch was far from legal…