Photo Galleries »

Catch of the day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones, Aug. 19, 2010

  • Previous
  • 1 of 12
  • Next
Dean DesRochers, left, and Justin Moraine with a large black grouper that Moraine speared while diving off Fort Myers Beach. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

CONTRIBUTED

Dean DesRochers, left, and Justin Moraine with a large black grouper that Moraine speared while diving off Fort Myers Beach. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

Photo Rating:
Gallery Rating:

  • Previous
  • 1 of 12
  • Next
  • Dean DesRochers, left, and Justin Moraine with a large black grouper that Moraine speared while diving off Fort Myers Beach. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Carson Kamin, 9, pulled this mangrove snapper out of Wiggins Pass Sunday morning while fishing with family. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Colin Aldridge caught this 24-inch red grouper on live shrimp in 70 feet, about 36 miles west of New Pass, on a recent offshore trip with Captain Dave Hanson of Fishbuster Charters. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Captain Edward Challinor with a large Goliath grouper caught 3 miles off Naples with a whole jack crevalle. Challinor was using 300-pound monofilament leader to land bring the monster to the surface. Notice how Challinor is posing next to the fish, instead of hauling the protected species out of the water. Callinor can be reached at eachalli@eagle.fgcu.edu. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Wes Thompson holds up a snook he caught while fishing with his brother, Bob Thompson, out of a canoe on the Estero River last Sunday. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Johannes Appel, 5, and Julius Appel, 8, from Worcester, United Kingdom hold up a snapper they caught while fishing in Naples on holiday. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Patrick Metro, left, and Stan Kabala with a nice snook caught while fishing with guide Bruce Jackmack out of Hamilton Harbor. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Josh Stuller, right, landed this nice redfish with the help of his friend, Jay Kaufman of Get Red-E Fishing Charter. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Marshall DeMott holds up a juvenile snook he landed while fishing on the bow of Captain Bill Baldus' flats boat. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Heather Johnson holds up a nice slot-sized spotted trout caught near Lovers Key State Park. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Fishing guide Lacey Kelly Rush holds up two of the lobsters she caught this year while diving in the Florida Keys with family and friends. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • B. Randall Marsh with a large gar. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com are showcasing fishing photos from throughout the region. Anyone can submit a photo for inclusion. Ideally, submissions will include a photo of the fish and angler, location, type of bait or lure, fishing and weather conditions or a general description. Example: Marco Island, Jane Doe of Marco Island caught this 200-pound tarpon while fishing near Doctors Pass with live mullet on a calm morning.

Related Stories for Catch of the day: Southwest Florida anglers show…

Comments on this photo » 1

brs555 writes:

thats just not fair

Share your thoughts

Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.

Comments can be shared on Facebook and Yahoo!. Add both options by connecting your profiles.

Features