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Catch of the day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones, Aug. 26

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Guide B. Randall Marsh holds up a tarpon boatside. Notice he has gloves on and that he's allowing most of the tarpon's body to be supported by water instead of hoisting it onto his boat deck. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

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Guide B. Randall Marsh holds up a tarpon boatside. Notice he has gloves on and that he's allowing most of the tarpon's body to be supported by water instead of hoisting it onto his boat deck. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

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  • Guide B. Randall Marsh holds up a tarpon boatside. Notice he has gloves on and that he's allowing most of the tarpon's body to be supported by water instead of hoisting it onto his boat deck. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Heather Johnson holds up a tiny lobster she found while snorkeling with friends in the Florida Keys during lobster season. This bug was obviously too small and was released. E-mail your photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Fly fishing enthusiast Jennifer Wolter of Naples shows off a nice linesider. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Captain and local guide Jerry Kernan releases a 44-inch snook he landed last weekend. Kernan can be reached at www.evergladesbackcountry.com. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • One of the iconic sites in Southwest Florida inshore fishing: a black dot on a redfish's tail. Reds usually have one dot on each side of the tail, although some have dozens while others have none. Photo: local guide Bill Baldus. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Local guide Wesley Bedell holds up a huge African pompano he landed while fishing offshore. Bedell is a regular contributor to this our fishing photo galleries. E-mail you photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Another shot of Kernan and a monster snook. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Local guide Scott Rush swims beneath the surface with a loaded spearing rig in hand. Rush and his wife, Lacey Kelly Rush, guide out of Sanibel and can be reached at www.rushcharters.com. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Tanner Nesbit of Bonita Springs holds up a 26-inch gag grouper he caught while fishing with his father, Jeff Nesbit, in 60 feet of water last weekend. E-mail your photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Sebastian Hayes, 2, and Kylie Dudley, 4, gaze a nice spotted sea trout. 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.

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Comments on this photo » 2

usertom166 writes:

It is illegal to lift a tarpon from the water in this manner for a picture. NDN shouldn't publish photos of protected species being mishandled this way.

nativeone (Inactive) writes:

It's only illegal possess(keep) a tarpon without a FL issued kill tag attached to it's lower jaw.

While any handling of a fish isn't natural, he isn't doing any life threatening damage to it by holding it it's lower jaw with the fish half in the water.

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