Species #146 — Atlantic Tarpon

Luke Ovgard Saltwater Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) Location: Titusville, Florida Date: July 8, 2018 I already wrote this one. You can find it below. Ask any angler for a list of their 10 dream species, and Atlantic Tarpon will be on it. Megalops atlanticus entered my dream species list the moment I first watched these silver slabs of muscle erupt…

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Species #144 — Ladyfish

Luke Ovgard Saltwater Fishing, SpeciesQuest

Species: Ladyfish (Elops saurus) Location: Titusville, Florida Date: July 9, 2018 Though Ladyfish can grow quite large, none of the 20 or so I caught while chasing tarpon were. I did manage to hook into one pushing 30 inches in length, but it spit the hook almost immediately. I was fishing a stretch of Florida brackish swamp…

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