Indian River Lagoon Tarpon
Megalops Atlanticus The tarpon is a giant among saltwater game fish. It’s known as “the silver king” throughout the warm lagoons, estuaries, and saltwater flats of the Space Coast. The "Megalops Atlanticus" is astonishingly powerful and is famous among anglers as the mythological silver beast that can walk on water. Tarpon, once hooked, are known for jumping and thrashing about, their tails skitting across the flat. Simply hooking a tarpon can be an experience in itself. The tarpon’s mouth is extremely hard and successful hook sets are almost more challenging than actually getting an aggressive tarpon to take a well-presented bait. . When a tarpon finally chomps on your bait, and the hook is set, the fish will put on an impressive aerial acrobatics show. Seasoned tarpon anglers, when trading notes on a day’s work, will often proudly include the number of “fish jumped” as well as the number of fish landed. |
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