October 9, 2013 report

The Fishing in Biscayne Bay has been very good this week. Bonefish and permit have been around in good numbers. I have been finding the permit at the top of the tides on both the west side and oceanside flats of south bay while the bonefish I have been finding at the beginning of the outgoing and at low tide. Most bonefish have been in schools of 3-5 fish while individual fish have been the ones I have found tailing the edges of the flats. Seatrout fishing has been good all week throughout Biscayne Bay from Key Biscayne to south bay. They have been eating soft plastic shrimp and paddle tails under a popping cork in 3’-5’ of water. Most fish have been between 16”-18” with several 22” fish per day being caught. Yesterday I put my angler on schools of cruising permit on the west side of the bay in the morning during the outgoing tide and then on schools of cruising, tailing and mudding bonefish on the oceanside flats at low tide. Seatrout were eating soft plastic shrimp and paddle tails under a popping cork and we also caught snapper on the oceanside creeks. There have been resident tarpon in the south bay creeks eating live mullet. There are large schools of migrating mullet throughout the south bay shoreline and creeks and early morning has been the best time to fish these schools as predators feed on them. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

October 6, 2013

Trout, trout and more sea trout! Today I fished with David and Mircea from N.Y. and the goal was to keep the rods bent and the action hot and so it was. We had beautiful clear skies, slick calm water and lots of soft plastics to feed our target species. From the moment we arrived we were on sea trout with some double headers to illustrate the fast paced action. At one point I was unhooking trout after trout from a steady stream of fish coming on board. The key is a always moving water in this fishing. When the current stops so does the action. As soon as the current picks up again so does the action. We were also treated to several schools of migrating mullet, diving pelicans, large baracudas siting under the boat waiting for an easy meal. I can't wait for the first couple of cold fronts to really help the mackerel, bluefish, tarpon, snapper and grouper fishing to be off the charts! Capt. Mo Estevez

October 5, 2013 Report

Today I had one of my regular clients and his friend from N.Y. The goal was simple enough, "let's catch lots of fish"! We started our half day trip looking for trout and did we ever find them! Using an artificial shrimp under a popping cork David and Matt released several dozens of trout, many more that were lost at or near the boat and many more missed strikes including several double headers! We also released a few mangrove snappers as well on the same rigs and there were a few schools of migrating mullet around but no predators harassing them. I'll be out tomorrow and report back then. Capt. Mo Estevez

October 3, 2013 Report

Today I fished with locals Grant and Scott for a half day of bonefishing. The day started a bit cloudy with a passing storm but soon cleared up. We had shots at cruising permit on the grassy onceanside flats and got into schools of mudding/feeding bonefish. Once the cloud cover returned, we caught trout on the mainland shoreline flats in 3'-5' of water on artificial shrimp. Well, I'll be out on the water the rest of this week so I'll report back then.

September 24, 2013

With a stiff south east afternoon wind, cloudy skies and Chris telling me he wanted to catch lots of fish, bonefishing was not part of the game plan this afternoon since conditions were not great. We began by trout fishing the downtown Miami waterfront knowing fishing would be good but boy today was better than I expected! Fishing strictly artificials, the trout fishing was red hot with non-stop action from the moment our lures hit the water. We didn’t keep track but Chris must have released dozens of trout including several gator trout well over 20”. During this trout blitz we also caught mangrove snapper, and were cut off by a school of black tip sharks and mackerel. Our lures were also hit by other “mystery” fish that produced solid hits but no hook ups. There were also schools of mullet on the grass flats, a clear indication fall is at our door step and spectacular fishing not far behind. Boy I’m excited at how great the fishing has been and how much better it’s going to get!

September 23, 2013 Report

Today ‘s charter began 45 minutes late due to passing storms over Biscayne Bay but after the storms cleared, the watering became smooth and the action began. As I poled my client Andy down the south Biscayne Bay shoreline, the low tide and smooth water allowed us to see numerous schools of bonefish as their dorsals created a gorgeous wake. After numerous shots we had to cut it short due to another approaching storm. We crossed the bay and fished the oceanside channels for snapper and grouper. Unfortunately, we got two big hits but no hook ups. Urgh! I decided to end the day by targeting trout on artificial lures and that proved to be a good move. Andy ended up releasing numerous trout, at one point catching one on almost every cast! The short ride back to the boat ramp was smooth and pleasant with great company, great weather and action to end the day.

September 25th Fishing Seminar

Hello all, I will be conducting another fishing seminar on September 25th at B and F Marine at 7:00pm. I will be preceded by the United States Coast Guard Auxilary who will be conducting a boating safety presentation at 6:30pm. B and F Marine is located at 72 avenue and South West 40th street in Miami and I will be speaking on how to best take advantage of our great fall and winter fishery. The topics I will be discussing will be: Tackle Rigging Baits Lures Tides Tactics and locations For more information feel free to email or call me. Have a good one everyone!