Definition of tarpon
tarpon
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: a large silvery elongate bony fish (Megalops atlanticus of the family Elopidae) that occurs especially in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, reaches a length of about six feet (two meters), and is often caught for sport
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Sunday’s trip was followed by an inshore trip on Monday that produced five snook, a mutton snapper, 10 jack crevalles and a tarpon that jumped off.
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Charter a boat in the Tarpon Capital of the World Boca Grande Pass has long been considered the world’s best place to catch Atlantic tarpon.
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Florida fishermen out on a boat near Boca Grande spent 45 minutes trying to reel in an Atlantic tarpon, only to see three bull sharks swarm and destroy the fish in seconds.
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June is the height of tarpon season, which is a highly popular fish in Florida.
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SOUTH FLORIDA INSHORE: There was a good tarpon bite earlier in the week around Keys bridges and channels and that should resume when the weather settles.
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Connecticut tarpon (hickory shad) can be found mixed in with schoolie striped bass.
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Most Keys backcountry guides were fishing for tarpon, but there have been good catches of mangrove snappers, sea trout and snook in Florida Bay and Everglades National Park.
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The tarpon here range from 90 to as much as 200 pounds, with the average creeping steadily upward thanks to the virtual end of any harvest in 1989 when a $50 kill tag program was put in place by the FFWC.
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