HIS MAJESTY: THE SILVER KING 



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N Florida the tarpon may be found in Fionda 



, . < j~i n i Waters 



during the winter east of Cape Sable in 



Barnes and Cards Sounds, and in Biscayne 

 Bay. As the water becomes warmer, in 

 February and March, it ascends the coasts. 

 On the Gulf side it appears first at Marco, 

 back of Cape Romano, then in the vicinity 

 of Naples and Charlotte Harbor. Punta 

 Rassa was formerly, and is yet, a favorite 

 resort for Northern anglers, but Fort 

 Myers, twenty-five miles above, on the 

 Caloosahatchie, is now the principal rendez- 

 vous for tarpon fishing from March to 

 May. Later the silver king wanders far- 

 ther north, and during summer good fishing 

 is abundant at any of the inlets. It is also 

 abundant on the Texas coast. On the east 

 coast of Florida, Jupiter and Indian River 

 inlets are the best grounds for tarpon. 

 The largest I have ever seen were at Indian 

 River inlet. 



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