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  Over the last few weeks, we have had an insane amount of rain. Hurricane Season had yet arrived, and we already dealt with a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico bringing a bunch of rain, then Sub-Tropical Storm Alberto came right behind. While the rain has put a damper mood around town, and washed out everyone's Memorial Weekend celebrations, it has turned the freshwater tarpon bite on.  So you might be wondering, what is a Tarpon Trail?  Jokingly, the past few weeks since we have had this rain, I've been using the term "Tarpon Trail" on my IG...

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