Tarpon Fishing in Florida 



weather. Unless the atmosphere and 

 water are warm, they are not disposed to 

 bite. Heat causes them to run in from 

 the Gulf to cruise along the coast, pre- 

 paratory to mating and spawning ; but a 

 " norther," or " cold wave," drives them 

 back into deep water. They are caught 

 as early as January, and from then the fish- 

 ing gradually improves as the weather 

 grows warmer. Tarpon fishermen have 



Scale of a Tarpon (actual size). 

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