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Catch of the day: Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones: Nov. 3, 2011

Wednesday 26 October heralded a return of fish to the top of Tigertail Beach after the storm of last week. It was a serendipitous conjunction of a new moon, high tide and fine weather and Leo Buffa, from Ottawa, Ontario caught this splendid 20' speckled sea trout in the recently formed new channel at the top of Tigertail. Leo said that in his twenty years of fishing off Tigertail, this catch was certainly up with the best! In the two hours around the high tide time, Leo's fishing companions also caught an 18' redfish and two 12' pompano. A very rewarding day, which makes the two and a half mile walk up and back the beach very worthwhile.

Wednesday 26 October heralded a return of fish to the top of Tigertail Beach after the storm of last week. It was a serendipitous conjunction of a new moon, high tide and fine weather and Leo Buffa, from Ottawa, Ontario caught this splendid 20" speckled sea trout in the recently formed new channel at the top of Tigertail. Leo said that in his twenty years of fishing off Tigertail, this catch was certainly up with the best! In the two hours around the high tide time, Leo's fishing companions also caught an 18" redfish and two 12" pompano. A very rewarding day, which makes the two and a half mile walk up and back the beach very worthwhile.

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  • Noah Lopez and his father, Jorge, show off a keeper redfish they caught using shrimp on a cork on a falling tide in Estero Bay fishing with Capt. Mark Yimin of Calusa Fishing Adventures.
  • Wednesday 26 October heralded a return of fish to the top of Tigertail Beach after the storm of last week. It was a serendipitous conjunction of a new moon, high tide and fine weather and Leo Buffa, from Ottawa, Ontario caught this splendid 20' speckled sea trout in the recently formed new channel at the top of Tigertail. Leo said that in his twenty years of fishing off Tigertail, this catch was certainly up with the best! In the two hours around the high tide time, Leo's fishing companions also caught an 18' redfish and two 12' pompano. A very rewarding day, which makes the two and a half mile walk up and back the beach very worthwhile.
  • Christine Narwid of Marco Island on a fishing trip out of Homer, Alaska, caught this yellow eye, three hours out into the Gulf on July 25 aboard the charter, 'Red Ryder'. Christine was fishing with her husband Henry, daughter Tracey and grandson Salvatore. That day all caught there limit of ling-cod,yellow eye, black rock and halibut.
  • Anglers Kelvin Byrne (left) of Chicago and friend Robert Johnson of Naples with Kelvin's 14 lb. snook released last weekend on a trip with Capt. Todd Geroy of naplesfishing.com.
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  • Recreational fisherman Gregg Bedell, owner and manager of Captain Ed's Charter Boats operating out of Bonita Bay Marina, is shown with a Cobia that he caught on a crab while fishing 28 miles offshore. Bedell is a Bonita Springs resident.

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