Vick fishing in wrong pond

In what has been an off-season from hell for Falcons QB Michael Vick, the star football player has found himself up the wrong shit creek this time, literally.

Both the AJC and ProFootballTalk.com have reported that as of early Thursday morning, Vick is yet to pay a fine that he was given for a misdemeanor trespassing citation back in February for fishing in the Western Branch lake in Virginia. He was due in Suffolk County Court today to settle the matter. Odd.

But even stranger is the new AJC story reporting that the charges have suddenly been dismissed. More odd.

The AJC reported that it is not known whether Vick or a representative appeared in court today, just that the court papers document the case has been dismissed.

This is really no big deal and just seems fishy. The strangest thing is, coming only a few days after Vick’s AirTran mishap, this has been an off-season full of headlines for Vick as he has found himself in small pieces of trouble far too often. He has never been convicted of any sort of violent crime, nor has he really done anything wrong, but his record of missing breakfast with Congress, giving the finger to the crowd and fishing in the wrong end zone just seems out of place for the Falcons QB — whose name usually only appears in box scores.

Opening day is just over four months away ... how about laying low for a while, Vickster?