Indo-Pacific Tarpon, Oxeye Herring or Mini-Poons (Megalops cyprinoides) look a lot like their BIG brother Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) but just down sized. These are a species that legends and dream are made from. Well the big brother anyway. Tarpon have been on my wish list for many years. Tarpon are purely for the sport fishers as they are not a table fish.
Little did I know that the backwater or should I say blackwater’s of Hong Kong have many of these little speedsters swimming around in them. They are also a sucker for a small well presented 
fly. Down sizing to a 4wt made each encounter fun and enjoyable. Flies such as Toads, X Toads, Bentbacks and small Clousers have been the most successful.Tarpon are big performers and fight to the end. Jumps, short but fast bursts of speed and more jumps add to the excitement of these Mini Poon’s. Can't say the same for the environment they were caught in, Slaughter house outlet, China's border and just a toxic waste dump but that another story.
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