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Catch of the day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones, Aug. 12, 2010

Austin Henning casts a line while fishing with family near Keewaydin Island. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

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Austin Henning casts a line while fishing with family near Keewaydin Island. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

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  • Mike Wagner, Sr., left, and Alex Garland landed these gag grouper while fishing a reef about 50 miles offshore on Wagner's boat. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Prescott, again, this time with a sailfish, a rarity along the Southwest Florida coast. Prescott is a local at fishing@priority1charters.com. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Perry and Wesley Bedell with a nice permit they caught offshore. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Heather Johnson holds up a nice spotted sea trout she landed while kayak fishing in Estero Bay. Johnson is a student at Edison College in Fort Myers and a regular contributor to our fishing galleries. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Captain Mike Prescott unexpectedly caught this 21-pound redfish 30 miles off Marco Island. Notice how the fish has a golden hue, instead of the pinkish-red color found on most inshore reds. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Captain John Brossard sent in this image of Michael Lazarus with a 3-foot blacktip shark caught off Marco Island. Brossard wrote: 'He and his father landed nicesharks (blacktips and lemons). ...They kept this one to eat. Blacktip sharks are great to eat if cooked correctly.' Brossard can be reached at www.sharkchasercharters.com. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Clint Holland from North Naples holds up two nice lobsters hey caught while diving with friends in Key West during the 2010 lobster season. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • George Tan sent in this photo and wrote: 'This is a Goliath grouper. Due to it's large size, it is not recommended to take fish out of the water for pictures, as the skeletal system may not support fish out of water. ...They are a fun sporting fish as they are a challenge to bring them up. The color is very unique and the caudal tail is round.' E-mail your photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Bill Bowe from Fenton, Mo. sent in this photo and wrote: 'It’s not always the biggest fish, but this one is the best -- caught in the backyard during our family vacation to Naples.' The youngster, Bowe's son, Will Bowe, landed the fish. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Scott Johnson sent in this photo of his son, Ryan Johnson, 8, with a 22-inch snook he caught while fishing in Wiggins Bay. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Austin Henning casts a line while fishing with family near Keewaydin Island. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

Michael Lazarus with a 3-foot blacktip shark he caught while fishing off Marco Island. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

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