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It's getting that time of year again cooler days, cooler water which can only mean............
                       

                                Pompano

This week On Foot Angler will be looking at this Fun to catch, Hard Fighting, Good Eating Fish 

Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus), a member of the Jack family (Carangidae), is a seasonal favorite in Florida. It is a bright silver color, often having a bit of yellow coloration on the belly and underside of its head. It is often misidentified as its larger cousin, the permit (Trachinotus falcatus), which grows to a much larger size. To give you an idea of the quality of meat from this fish, Florida pompano fetches the highest price per pound of any food fish in the USA aside from Bluefin tuna. Individuals reach maturity at 14 inches, but large adults have been caught as long as 25 inches and weighing over 8 pounds. These highly desirable fish can be found from Massachusetts to Brazil, but are missing from the Bahamas.