January 10, 2014 Report

A cold front that swept through Tuesday left a bit cooler weather behind but much warmer than the 10 degrees Richard left behind in Missouri. The fishing overall was slow today, much slower than anticipated. We did manage to catch a half dozen trout along with about a dozen other species. Once the tide turned the fishing did pick up and we ended the day in the finger channels catching a number of fish that kept us busy for the remainder of the day. This strange shark/skate came aboard and promptly released. You never know what you are reeling in down here! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 6, 2013 Report

Massive cold front approaching, 3,900 cancelled flights and long time client Glenn, was on the bow focused on the task at hand, hooking one of the many bonefish that were surrounding the boat. With perfect conditions we spent the first few hours surrounded by well over two dozen schools of bonefish in slick calm water only inches deep! We eventually hooked four fish and landed this double digit fish that almost spooled us. Every flat we went to held big bonefish but with only a couple of hours left and the wind picking up we decided to change gears and target other species. Glenn caught several nice fat trout and a huge lady fish that was in a big school of rolling fish. We ended the day with a short but fast run back to the marina successfully beating the approaching black storm clouds. We had a fantastic day with lots of drag screaming action! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 4, 2013 Report

Matt and his son Ryan were with me today to catch some fish and hopefully Matt's first bonefish. Conditions were certainly tougher than forecasted but we pressed on. With a good tide we set up on a favorite bonefish flat of mine and began to chum for bonefish. Ryan released a shark in the process but more sharks moved in and we had several cut offs so we moved off the flat and into the deeper channels for the snapper and grouper action that had been so great just two days before. Today however was much slower. While we did catch fish, the conditions proved to keep the bite slow and not as red hot as just days before. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 2, 2014 Report

Day two of fishing with Ed and the gang and the winds were a bit lower and from the south so this gave us an opportunity to fish shorelines a bit. We started on the leeward side of a point and had a school of redfish swimming toward us but they hit a deep trough and dissapeared before we could gt a good shot at them. We moved in to a favorite spot of mine and saw a big snook but no hook ups. We did land a few trout before moving back to the finger channels. Once at the finger channels we discovered the chum bag was missing but we made do with what we had and still caught fish and had a great time. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 1, 2014 New Year's Day Report

Happy New Year's everyone! Ed, his son, nephew and friend were aboard today to learn the ins and outs of successfully fishing Biscayne Bay. The morning started with a solid 20-23 MPH east winds and a white capped and frothy bay. We started fishing some grass flats for trout and while the fishing was slow due to dirty water, we did hook a few, landed a few more and missed a few more strikes. With the tide now in full swing, we anchored in one of the finger channels and didn't have to move for the rest of the trip. With a hot bite, we went through 72 baits in about an hour. We caught mangrove snapper, yellow tail snapper, trigger fish, mutton snapper, big grunts, large blue runners and red grouper. There were also several big fish that we couldn't turn or lost right at the boat before they were identified. The big heart break was Chris losing a monster that slammed the 10lb class braid outfit, ran about 100' against an almost locked drag only to break him off on the jagged rocks below. I'll lose sleep over that one tonight and I know Chris will also. Ouch! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 31, 2013 Report

What a ball today! Michael, Nicole and Scott were on board today and we had a blast! Conditions were less than favorable with 25-27 MPH NE winds and cloudy, stormy skies but plenty of fish were caught. We started by catching trout on artificial lures along with mangrove snapper and hard pulling jacks. Once the fishing slowed we headed towards the protected creeks and caught more snappers and look downs. We also lost a few nice fish to the rocks below. They kept me laughing and the rough, raining ride back was made better by their stories. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 30, 2013 AM & PM Report

What a difference today! No wind and smooth water, I love it! I fished with a good client of mine, David and his friend Joe from Canada. We started by looking for bonefish and permit but the few schools we saw were too far to reach and were swimming away. With a desire to catch fish we targeted tout and had a blast. David and Joe caught numerous trout on artificial lures and with a brief window of sunlight, we were sight casting trout! On the way in we decided to look for bones again and found about six schools and had a few shots but no hook ups. In the afternoon I had the pleasure of fishing with retired military Mike. The trout fishing slowed down but we focused our attention on the oceanside finger channels and caught numerous mangrove snappers including a BIG 5lb mangrove and a 3lb mangrove snapper on live shrimp. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com