
Tarpon
Tarpon are one of fly-fishing's top prizes! These fish are huge, hard to catch and fight like the dickens. Nearly all anglers need to purchase specialty gear to chase them, as well as needing to hire a guide as it is very difficult for an angler to walk onto a random sand flat and catch a big tarpon.
Their habitat ranges from Argentina up the Eastern seaboard. They have been caught around Boston and New York in the past, but Florida is ground zero for tarpon fishing.
Tarpon are migratory fish and are not available year-round in most areas, although fishing for "baby" tarpon can be done all-year in the right areas. They reach Florida usually in May and can be found throughout the rest of the summer months in the tropics.
Costa Rica, Belize and Mexico are all popular destinations to catch tarpon as well, and can provide cheaper options at different times of year if Florida in the summer does not sound appealing.
Gear: A 10wt to 12wt rod is necessary to catch a full-sized adult tarpon. The world record is something like 286 pounds and 7.5' long, so please do not think that you can take your 8wt to the Florida Keys and come back with a photo of an adult tarpon...
A large arbor, high-end sealed drag reel is highly preferred. These fish pull hard and require the most finely-tuned reels to get them to the boat. Lastly, tropical floating lines are most common, but there are popular sink-tip lines for some situations where tarpon are a little deeper.
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Baitfish - Saltwater
$1.84Original priceOriginal price $1.84 - Original price $1.84Original price$1.84 - $1.84Current price $1.84| /A fly designed by Dave Whitlock, excellent choice for a variety of saltwater species. Including but certainly not limited to stripers,reds, tarpon...
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Big Eye Tarpon - Umpqua
$7.04Original priceOriginal price $7.04 - Original price $7.04Original price$7.04 - $7.04Current price $7.04| /Image above is not the same color as the pattern available. The Big Eye Tarpon has been around for a long time. It is sparsely tied making it ea...
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Big Eye Tarpon Furnace/Squirrel
$2.05Original priceOriginal price $2.05 - Original price $2.05Original price$2.05 - $2.05Current price $2.05| /Tarpon patterns don't get any more legendary than this one. Size 3/0. Subtle, natural colors excellent for spooky tarpon everywhere they exist. E...
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Big Y Tarpon Olive
$2.05Original priceOriginal price $2.05 - Original price $2.05Original price$2.05 - $2.05Current price $2.05| /Perhaps the best style of tarpon fly out there. Excellent for the Keys and everywhere tarpon inhabit flats. Olive is a key color for fishing over...
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Big Y Tarpon Orange
$2.05Original priceOriginal price $2.05 - Original price $2.05Original price$2.05 - $2.05Current price $2.05| /Perhaps the best color combination out there. Excellent for the Keys and everywhere tarpon inhabit flats. Size 3/0 Also can be used for Northern ...
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Black Death
$1.84Original priceOriginal price $1.84 - Original price $1.84Original price$1.84 - $1.84Current price $1.84| /Another excellent choice for the famed Tarpon of the Florida Keys and elsewhere. Aerodynamic design for long casts, the color contrasts and moveme...
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Colby's Corona Toad--By Rainy's
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Devil Bunny - Solitude
$3.95Original priceOriginal price $3.95 - Original price $3.95Original price$3.95 - $3.95Current price $3.95| /Nothing moves under the water quite like rabbit. Great for enticing big predator fish. Equally good for warmwater or saltwater species.
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Floating Minnow Purple/Black
$2.99Original priceOriginal price $2.99 - Original price $2.99Original price$2.99 - $2.99Current price $2.99| /Originally invented for stripers, the floating minnow is designed to float along the surface and create V-shaped wakes as it is stripped in. In c...
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Home Run Tarpon Fly
$2.05Original priceOriginal price $2.05 - Original price $2.05Original price$2.05 - $2.05Current price $2.05| /This is our take on a neo-classic tarpon fly. Works well in both backwaters and on the flats. 1/0 Stainless steel satwater hook, worthy of the ...
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King Hoo Fly - RIO
$7.99Original priceOriginal price $7.99 - Original price $7.99Original price$7.99 - $7.99Current price $7.99| /Forget the cliché -- big fish, like stripers, roosters, albies, snook, and tarpon, sometimes like small flies. In fact, much of their diet is based...
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Lefty's Deceiver Cockroach
$1.84Original priceOriginal price $1.84 - Original price $1.84Original price$1.84 - $1.84Current price $1.84| /Hailed by many in the know as the greatest saltwater baitfish imitation ever designed. Designed by legendary tier Lefty Kreh, one of those pattern...
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Megalopsicle - Umpqua
$8.95Original priceOriginal price $8.95 - Original price $8.95Original price$8.95 - $8.95Current price $8.95| /The neo-classic tarpon fly, developed by Dave Student. Notoriously productive in the mangroves. Some would say equally productive in the flats....
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Surf Candy Extended Tail
$2.09Original priceOriginal price $2.09 - Original price $2.09Original price$2.09 - $2.09Current price $2.09| /A take on the popular surf candy. The tail adds a dark stripe on the end of the tail, which mimics many baitfish. If the tail isn't wo...
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Tarpon Bunny Olive
$2.05Original priceOriginal price $2.05 - Original price $2.05Original price$2.05 - $2.05Current price $2.05| /Patterned after the most effective Tarpon Bunny ever fished, these bunnies will certainly pique the interest of even the most wily of Silver Kings...
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Tarpon Bunny Purple and Black
$2.05Original priceOriginal price $2.05 - Original price $2.05Original price$2.05 - $2.05Current price $2.05| /Patterned after the most effective Tarpon Bunny ever fished, these bunnies will certainly pique the interest of even the most wily of Silver Kings...
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Tarpon Cockroach
$1.55Original priceOriginal price $1.55 - Original price $1.55Original price$1.55 - $1.55Current price $1.55| /This classic saltwater fly is used in crystal clear water where ever tarpon are found. This pattern looks like a meal worth chasing. Excellent f...
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Tarpon Snake
$2.05Original priceOriginal price $2.05 - Original price $2.05Original price$2.05 - $2.05Current price $2.05| /A classic and proven Tarpon fly. Great deep water fly especially in murky conditions. Use in the shadows especially at dusk or night. Also effec...
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Tarpon Toad
$2.05Original priceOriginal price $2.05 - Original price $2.05Original price$2.05 - $2.05Current price $2.05| /Tarpon Toads are legendary for inciting Tarpon into strike when nothing else will. Purple Black for dark days or colored water Chartreuse/Yellow f...
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White Angel Tarpon Fly
$2.09Original priceOriginal price $2.09 - Original price $2.09Original price$2.09 - $2.09Current price $2.09| /An underground classic. Very famous in Northern Belize. This fly is on the recommended fly list for dozens of famous guides, but there ...
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Whizzler - Solitude
$3.95Original priceOriginal price $3.95 - Original price $3.95Original price$3.95 - $3.95Current price $3.95| /Great baitfish pattern with excellent transparency. Tied on a saltwater hook, but also works well for warmwater species. Craft fur and othe...
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