Cameras and Tarpon
Sometimes the photographer gets to fish.
No matter the size, tarpon all put on the same spectacular aerial battle, testing tackle to the limits.
Sometimes the photographer gets to fish.
Tarpon anglers find their target in Texas waters.
Early season tarpon fishing in the Florida Keys, before the main migration and the crowds.
Beauty above and below the waterline draws anglers and divers to Marathon’s rich natural resources.
Tarpon are truly the egalitarian big game. Ranging in size from baby tarpon, at 5 or 6 pounds, to giants approaching 200, they are available to anglers soaking dead baits on the bottom as well as skilled light-tackle casters. And no matter the size, they all put on the same spectacular aerial battle, testing tackle to the limits.
Resident and migratory to the Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. and Central American tropics, they’re found along oceanside migration routes in the spring, as well as inshore, in brackish estuaries and along mangrove coasts year-‘round. Often sought with live bait or crabs in passes and channels, they also readily hit a variety of artificial lures. Premier sport is found sight-fishing the giants over clear tidal flats. For many fly-fishermen a hundred-pounder represents a benchmark catch. The flesh is dark and unpalatable, but sporting qualities remain unmatched.
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