noun
definition
Any of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish.
Examples of tarpon in a Sentence
Fish abound; among the common kinds are the bunga (a sort of herring), skate, grey mullet and tarpon.
I caught a barracuda and then a king fish, but what I really wanted was a tarpon.
Jeri elected to try some revised trolling for the ' baby ' tarpon, and Sue accompanied Jaco to the beach.
He describes in a book how he caught numerous big tarpon on a river whose name no longer exists on Cuban maps.
We saw lots of marine life including tarpon, soft corals, rays and lots of big fish.
With the latest information being that they have seen the first tarpon offshore, in the bay.
They hook a tarpon that soon threatens to overwhelm them.
There are huge tarpon above you and I've seen turtles and sharks there.
We did catch lots of small tarpon into low double-figures tho.
Generally, I tend to use flies in size 2/0 for Cuban tarpon.
Like Hemingway's marlin, the giant tarpon of Cuba seem lost to local knowledge.
Between guests, he has been slipping out of the entrance in the rhib, and has had a few tarpon.
Jeri elected to try some revised trolling for the ' baby ' Tarpon, and Sue accompanied Jaco to the beach.
With the latest information being that they have seen the first Tarpon offshore, in the bay.
There are huge tarpon above you and I 've seen turtles and sharks there.
Like Hemingway 's marlin, the giant tarpon of Cuba seem lost to local knowledge.
Between guests, he has been slipping out of the entrance in the rhib, and has had a few Tarpon.
The annual tarpon fishing competition is also something unique to the area.
For sharks, jacks and barracuda, tarpon flies will prove adequate but there are specialist patterns available.
The Bonefish Grounds are 10 to 20 minutes from the lodge and the tarpon flats start 20 minutes from there.
Attractions on the west coast include historic Tarpon Springs, Busch Gardens "Africa" amusement park, and miles and miles of beach.
Many visitors are attracted by the fishing (especially for tarpon) and shooting in the vicinity, water-fowl being plentiful in the Bay, and deer, quail and wild turkeys being found in the vicinity inland.
The king fish and tarpon are hunted for sport, while mullet, shad, redsnappers, pompano, trout, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel are of great economic value.
The fishery products, including oysters, tarpon, sturgeon,caviare and sponges, are also important.
About 500 species of food fishes have been found, and common among them are the bangos or milkfish, the banak or mullet, mackerel, herring, anchovies, groupers, snappers, pompano, tarpon and bonito.