A MAN caught poaching in Malton has been ordered to pay almost £300.

Michael Wilson, 25,of Muriel Street from Redcar, was found guilty of fishing or taking fish in inland water without a licence with a rod and line at Maltonin August, last year. In his absence, Scarborough magistrates said that Wilson must pay a £150 fine, a victim surcharge of £15 and costs of £127.