Mike Comba caught and released this 60-pound black drum with Capt. Josh Greer.

Backyard Bass fishing at its best: Ken Izzo of Rotonda with a 6-pound bass caught on a Texas-rigged worm.

2-year-old Taylor caught this spadefish in her backyard.

Cody Bailey with a big Florida Keys bonefish.

Thomas Halanski, a self-described snowbird from Michigan, with a 26-inch black drum that ate a frozen shrimp under a bobber.

Joe Cerniglia with a chunky largemouth from a canal in Port Charlotte.

Dustin Story, Kerrianne King and Benito Duarte were having a good day snagging mullet to smoke at Ponce de Leon Park.

Parker Chalmers with a beautiful redfish on a chilly day.

Michigander Steve Pipercaught this 7-pound porgy on a Daybreaker charter.

Spencer Lapps of Venice with a 22-pound red grouper caught on the Daybreaker with Capt. Mike Deto.

Norb Marciniak with a 25-inch red caught at the Laishley Park Pier on a live shrimp and fried up the same day for dinner.

Joe Boppre of Wisconsin, and Chuck Kirkman from Michigan had a successful fishing day in Charlotte Harbor with this yummy catch of sheepies, trout and pompano.

Rhiannon Eye of Englewood with her biggest snook so far, caught from Lemon Bay at night.

A 22-inch seatrout, one of seven caught by Jake, mother Suzanne and Bill fishing with Capt. Robin Leach.

John Wilson with an upper-slot Charlotte Harbor redfish.