October 17, 2013 Report

Fall is certainly here with its cool mornings and influx of bait into Biscayne Bay. Today I had Joey onboard for some fall light tackle fishing and we didn’t have to wait long for the action to start. Arriving at the our first grass flat close to Key Biscayne we quickly began to put small lipped plugs and plastic shrimp under popping corks to work. Variety was the name of the game today with trout, bluefish, lady fish, black tip shark, jacks and snapper on the list of species caught. At one point one of the lady fish was devoured a few feet from the boat by a black tip shark giving us quiet a display of raw power and savagery. We ended the day losing a huge barracuda that stayed under the boat waiting for a free meal. Along with a lot of bait, bluefish and mackerel are moving into the bay in bigger numbers each day and the fishing will just get better. What a time of year to be fishing in Miami! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

October 11, 2013 Evergaldes Report

Today’s guides day off started with a crisp and cool fall drive in the dark to Dade Corners on Krome and Tamiami Trail, the gateway to Florida’s west coast. Here is where I would meet up with Grant and head to Port of the Islands for some Everglades fishing in the areas not affected by the federal closoures. The long drive seemed much shorter courtesy of the company and the scenic view of this stretch of the Everglades’ sawgrass, cypresses and spanish moss. After launching and clearing the long no wake zone, we immediately got into fish and had a blast under the clear blue skies. Innumerable points and shorelines held bait and we were treated to sights of porpoises feeding, bait showering and regular hook ups on our soft plastics and shrimp on jigs. As the tide slackened we set out a ladyfish chunk on the bottom of a drop off to a flat and waited while catching trout and snappers. Not long after, the rod doubles over and we are on to a BIG redfish. Just within a few feet of the boat before we could positively identify the monster, the line breaks and he is off. What a heart break! We repeated the process and this time I hook a big shark and after a few minutes of intense pressure and fight, the hook straightens. URGH! We had a great day in spite of some crippling engine problems we headed back under a gorgeous setting sun and readied for the long drive back. It was a great day and what a way to take a day off! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

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!