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Catch of the day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones

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Heather Johnson of Bonita Springs hoists a nice snook she caught recently while fishing with live bait in Estero Bay. Johnson attends Edison State College. E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

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Heather Johnson of Bonita Springs hoists a nice snook she caught recently while fishing with live bait in Estero Bay. Johnson attends Edison State College. E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

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  • Heather Johnson of Bonita Springs hoists a nice snook she caught recently while fishing with live bait in Estero Bay. Johnson attends Edison State College. E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Naples guide Wesley Bedell hoists a huge permit he caught 'way offshore.' Bedell can be reached at captwesbedell@gmail.com. E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Local guide Lacey Kelly Rush found the right spot, helping Dennis Aust land this hefty tarpon. This photo was taken as Aust was about to release to fish. Rush guides in the Sanibel and Pine Island Sound area and can be reached at www.rushcharters.com. E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Andy Singer of Marco Island shows off a nice barracuda he caught while fishing about three miles off Marco. The photo was taken at Pelican Pier Marina on Factory Bay just around the corner from Snook Inn. Singer reported that the 'cuda was 'delicious.' E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Local guide Bill Baldus with a hefty redfish, arguably the most sought-after inshore fish in Florida. Baldus can be reached through is website at: www.flyfish10k.com. E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Fort Myers guide B. Randall Marsh shows off a nice tripletail that fell for a live crab. E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Jason South, guide and producer/host of Florida Adventure Quest, took this photo of Rob Kramarz fighting a tarpon. South says, '(he) hooked up to the mighty Silver King on a fly rod! This 90lb tarpon took the fly 10 feet from the boat. It was INCREDIBLE!!' E-mail your fishing photos to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Julio Ochoa, a Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com editor, landed this nice snook while fishing from his paddleboard inside Lovers Key State Park. E-mail you photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.
  • Frank Spina landed this 44-inch, 30-pound snook at Caxambas Pass near Marco Island while fishing with Captain Bill Jones of Make a Memory Charters. Spina was using live bait. E-mail you photo to cgillis@naplesnews.com to be considered for this feature.

The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com is beefing our fishing content. This new, weekly feature will highlight local anglers and their most recent successes. E-mail your photo and a brief description to cgillis@naplesnews.com.

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Comments on this photo » 2

Neal writes:

Note to noobie snookers out there...never never never never stick you fingers in the gills of a snook...just above the gill is natures answer to the razor blade and if he flips around and you ain't careful he will cut ya real good. If you don't have a lip gaff I recommend you insert your thumb into its mouth and curl your forefinger under its lower lip and tilt your hand back a bit.

signalzero writes:

The best catch of the day, looks like the one holding the fish.

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