Well I wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't seen it.. Today.. in the largest string of tarpon we saw today (300 fish) an albino tarpon! It was about 40 pounds and had an eerie peach/orange back and as it passed, it's sides looked white.. I'd heard of an albino permit down in Key West... but this was a first for me.. I gave a friend a call, Capt Duane Baker, who was near me fishing and he confirmed the sighting.. pretty cool stuff!
6-8-2008
got this email from Capt. Ed Walker last night:
I am a guide here in West Central Fl and for the first time in 20 plus years of tarpon fishing saw what I would have to call an albino tarpon yesterday north of Boca Grande. I Googled it to see if anyone else had ever seen one and your blog came up. This one was about 125 pounds. After seeing something odd down deep in the big school we hooked up and the most bizarre creature I have ever seen gave us one full jump before throwing the hook. It was orange, bright orange and had several dark spots the size of scales on its side. I had never heard of anything like it. I am so disappointed that we lost it. I was glad to read your post and prove to myself that I was not losing my mind.
Sight fishing the Florida Keys for bonefish, tarpon and redfish on fly or light tackle. Fishing Islamorada, Key Largo and the Everglades National Park flats and backcountry.
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