Capt. Greg Marler and the crew aboard the Gentle Winds came in just before 4 p.m. today from an overnight trip.

They had tubs and tubs of red snapper, bull mingo, amberjack, blackfin tuna and some of the biggest white snapper I’ve seen. They also had an unusual catch - a trumpet fish.

The trumpet fish is very slender and long. Rodeo Executive Director Helen Donaldson said it reminded her of a very large shrimp.

This one was a little over a yard in length and had the coloring of a shrimp.

Weighmaster Bruce Cheves said, “it’s just an odd ball … part of the reef community.”

The trumpet fish has an extended jaw that allows the fish to get down into very tight spaces.

Come on down and check it out, Capt. Marler left the trumpet at the docks for others to see.

The scales are open today until 7 p.m.

-Tina Harbuck