A couple was caught fishing sockeye salmon in the Cedar River behind the Renton Senior Center Oct. 8, according to a City of Renton police report.

When police arrived, two Washington Department of Fisheries biologists pointed to the couple as they were walking to their red vehicle, according to the report.

An officer saw the man drop his fishing pole and start attending to a bleeding injury on his hand.

The woman denied fishing, before explaining the cut was from the hook on the fishing pole. The officer observed it wasn’t consistent with a cut from a hook, according to the report.

Police inquired about a fishing net, which was in the trunk of the couple’s vehicle.

The reporting officer said the “typical landing net” was about 24 inches and “wet with slime and had the smell of fresh fish on it,” according to the report.

He asked for the fish, and the woman denied having any, according to the report.

He then noticed a black bag in some nearby grass started hopping. When he opened it, he saw a live buck sockeye salmon, according to the report.

A witness reported that the couple actually netted the fish, and were told repeatedly by locals that it was illegal to fish, according to the report.

The couple didn’t grab their belongings to leave until they saw the two biologists heading their way, according to the report.

The officer believes the cut in the man’s hand was caused from the salmon’s “sharp dog-like teeth,” according to the report.

Police photographed the fish before the biologists returned it to the river.

Fishing in the river closed Aug. 31.