This is New Jersey angler Pete Rubino wading crotch deep into the murky depths of a crocodile infested creek near Laguna Kiani, just to catch a ten pound tarpon.
This tidal creek was loaded with bait as well as dozens of juvenile tarpon and some really big snook. Every few seconds we'd see a shower of minnows and then a serious bust right at the surface. Pete hooked two tarpon and his buddies also caught a few nice snook in the short time we fished there.
Not many anglers think of Puerto Rico as a tarpon and snook hotspot but it is. The creeks and lagoons surrounding San Juan are loaded with these fish year round and there are several guides on the big island that can almost guarantee you a hook-up, especially using live bait.
The tarpon and snook here on Vieques are not a constant presence and nowhere near as predictable, but when the do show up they'll eat anything you throw at them, just like they were in the Kiani creek for a while yesterday morning.
P.S. I was just joking about the crocodiles, there aren't any here on Vieques. But Pete didn't know that at the time and he still went in there anyway, which makes it just as ballsy. Way to go, Pete.
And yes, the tarpon was released unharmed right after I shut off the camera.
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