Bruce MacPherson of Peterborough, Ont., with a fat redfish he caught on a charter with Capt. Josh Greer.

Rick Doll caught and released this small bass on a flyrod at a lake near the entrance to Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area. If you look closely, you can see the Bumble Bee popper.

Max Radcliff went 20 miles out in the Gulf and found this lovely red grouper to bring home.

8-year-old Madison caught this whiting fishing with her grandpa, Capt. Robin Leach.

Ryan Boley with a 14-pound, 26-inch red grouper.

Greg Paul with a cobia caught on a free-lined shrimp near Pirate Harbor.

Bob Frisch with a bluefish he caught from a Burnt Store Isles canal. This is a huge blue for Southwest Florida; most are more like a third of this size.

Bobby Ferrero with one of the seven big redfish he caught on a day of fishing in Placida.