However, they have not been found to breed in the Pacific Ocean. Scientific studies do indicate that schools of tarpon have routinely migrated through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific and back for over 70 years.
They have been on the planet some 100 million years, yet so little is understood about them. Though tarpon are regularly caught by anglers at Cape Hatteras and as far north as Nova Scotia, and their range extends all the way down to southern Brazil. Tarpon inhabit warmer waters primarily the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies. Spawning usually occurs in late spring to early summer. They are very slow growers and do not reach sexual maturity until 7 up to 13 years of age. The females can live for over 50 years, while the smaller males average 30 years. Tarpon generally average 30 to 90 pounds, but a female can grow as large as 300 pounds and can reach over 8 ft long. The fact that they are generally not eaten has prevented over-fishing, as has the fact that they are finicky biters and ferocious fighters.
It is easily one of the most exciting fish to catch, thus earning it the nickname, “The Silver King ”. In the sportfishing world, few species attract the kind of attention that the T arpon enjoys.
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