February 8, 2014 Report

Another gorgeous day today and David and Ashok were in for a half day. In-spite of the weather, today was a challenging day. We had only frozen bait, no bait shops in South Dade had live bait, tons of boat traffic and unfortunately, rude boaters/anglers on the water. With no time to look for live pilchards, we started bonefishing but it was slow seeing only one fish in the hour we allocated for bonefish. Anchoring in a favorite creek of mine we drop one bait in and seconds later it gets slammed and lose the big grouper to the rocks. Seconds later a boat anchors 100' from us. Geeze. Drop another bait, SLAM, lose another big grouper to the rocks. Another boat anchors 100' on my other side. Getting REALLY crowded. Pull anchor, leave the scene. We anchor in another small channel I like and almost immediately get bait and snappers behind the boat. The frozen bait is barely staying on the hook but we manage a nice snapper only to have a barracuda slice half of it off right next to the boat. We started landing some fish and getting some solid hits when a boat runs right up our chum slick, spooks everything behind the boat and buzzes us 20' to our side at full speed. Ashok eventually had his hands full with about a 5lb specimen that put up a fight on 8lb tackle along with some smaller fish. Capt. Mo Estevez www.NewDawnCharters.com

February 7, 2014 Report

Sneaking in some fishing time before a 7 day cruise, Ron left the cold in Minnesota and boarded my skiff in shorts. Tarpon were the target early morning and they were exactly where they should be. We fished two different spots for tarpon and found plenty of them in both. There were schools of them rolling, flipping and jumping but not feeding. Several times the schools were a rod length away from us and hundreds swimming under the boat in crystal clear water. Despite our best efforts we could not get them to eat. We moved and caught trout ending the day in the finger channels. We caught snapper and grouper in the channels losing a few nice fish to the bottom. We had gorgeous weather and had a great time. Enjoy the cruise Ron! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

February 6, 2014 AM and PM Reports

The morning started off with Jessica, Jennie and Erin from the Office Depot Foundation and the goal was to have a good time, enjoy the sun and catch some fish. Our first spot provided tons of rolling and flipping tarpon but no hook ups. Moving inshore we caught trout and mackerel and ended the day with Jennie catching her first fish and learning how to cast a spinning rod. What a great trip!

The afternoon found Mike, his father Richard and his girlfriend Charlie aboard to end his streak of dissapointing shorebound fishing. The finger channels were on fire with a cloud of big mangrove snappers behind the boat and grouper further back in the slick. After catching snappers up to 3lbs and grouper, Mike wanted trout. So trout it was and we hooked three trout, one larger then the prior one but only landing the smallest of the three. Mike will eat well tonight!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

February 4, 2014

Trent from Michigan was aboard today for a half day of fun in South Biscayne Bay. We started with having some shots at bonefish and then a big shark moved onto the flat. I made a cast and hooked it only to lost it within seconds. Trent decided he had enough of bonefishing and wanted to chase something bigger and meaner. After having numerous 4'-6' sharks around the boat in 3' of water, we finally hooked up to a powerful 4' blacktip shark. Ofcourse, he hit the lighter 10lb rod and Trent was on for a ride. After an hour fight, we lost him at boat side as he made a last ditch effort under the boat and cut off Trent with one of the trim tabs. Ouch! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

February 2, 2014 Report

Local resident David decided to invest time in his kids and take them fishing, and boy did JJ and Ava fish! The tip started out a bit slower than I would like but in the process Ava hooked and lost a really nice fish that was peeling line but cut her off on a rock ledge. After making a few moves we hit the jackpot and they were catching fish almost as fast as I could release their fish and rebait their hooks. Seeing their smiles is what it's all about. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

February 1, 2014 Report

David was back aboard today with Matt from N.Y. for some laid back fishing in Biscayne Bay. While there were no trout to be found, we did catch mackerel, snappers and a big surprise for Matt at the end of our trip. With 20 minutes left before heading in one of the rods doubles over and the drag sings non-stop for a full minute! With the fish somewhat under control and Matt gaining some line the tug of war began and soon after I put the net under a healthy bonefish. Matt got his first bonefish, enjoyed the sleigh ride that is a bones' initial run and released the fish the moment we had to start heading in. What a way to end the day! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 31, 2014 Report

Bjorn and Don were aboard today to bend some rods and thaw out from the freezing temperatures back home. What were supposed to be calm conditions proved to be breezier than anticipated. We started off the beach looking for tarpon and while we found them, the building seas kept them scattered and unfishable. Moving back to the calmer inshore flats, this is where we would spend the rest of the trip. Although the fishing was slower than expected, we did catch a number of species including nice trout that ate soft plastics and live pilchards. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com