Patrick Dineen posted a set of photos of an extremely rare golden tarpon caught recently. The photos were posted on his Facebook page: “Couple more shots of that golden tarpon my anglers sent me last night.”
Patrick Dineen
The initial reports have us theorizing it’s a piebald tarpon similar to Capt. Clark Wright’s. A piebald tarpon is one that bares spots of unpigmented patterns. Similar to what would be albino, but spotty. Think of how a koi fish would look, oranges and whites mixed. Now add acrobatics, sharp gill plates, a hard bony mouth and about 100-pounds. All this combines to make catching one out of every four hooked tarpon a good ratio. His video his posted below.
Patrick Dineen
Patrick Dineen
