May 21, 2014 Report

While his wife was speaking at a conference, Greg from Canada took full advantage of his down time and spent two days with me on the flats. Today we fished south Biscayne Bay for a wilder experience than the more developed area around Miami. We started fishing for snappers in the deeper channels but the action was slower than expected. With a few live baits in the live well we tucked into 2 1/2' to 3' deep flats for sharks. We ended the day hooking 7 sharks and landing 4, most in the 5'-6' range. Greg was started to mention how he would wake up sore the following day and of course, that always brings a smile to my face.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 19, 2014 AM & PM Report

AM It's May yet the April winds have continued and today was no exception. Joe and Chip from Sanibel climbed aboard and we sped off to some trout flats. Although the fishing was slow overall we did hook some nice trout including a monster trout that came off during the fight. Chip did keep this one for dinner.

PM My afternoon trip was with local angler Alec and his friend Dave. Both of these guys served in our military and my deep appreciation for their service cannot be communicated sufficiently. We started looking for tarpon in now windier conditions but seeing only one fish roll and no bites after an hour, we decided to chase Biscayne Bay's other big game. Running to a flat in 2-3' of water that has been producing for me we set up and waited. A bit later one of the rods doubles over and the reel starts to scream. In 30 seconds the fish had taken over 150 yards of line with no sign of stopping. After a chase and a 30 minute battle, Dave lands his first Biscayne Bay fish, a nice 5+' lemon shark. With winds increasing now to a steady 25MPH and time running out, we headed back in and called it a day.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 11, 2014 Report

Last year Michelle had booked me as a surprise for her husband Jaime but a tropical storm ended that trip before it got started. This year was different, Jaime and Michelle climbed aboard on Mother's Day ready to have a great time. We targeted tarpon for the first part of the trip but the tarpon bite continues to be slow. Wanting to make sure they tangled with some Biscayne Bay big game we headed to some shallow flats. Chumming in 2 1/1' to 3' of water we hooked two sharks but they broke off and spit the hook. Finally, the third one was the charm and 1 hour later, we boat a big lemon shark. By that time it was time to head in and minimize the amount of hot water I would be in by working on Mother's Day. Jaime and Michelle were great to spend time with and I look forward to fishing with them again soon. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 10, 2014 AM & PM Report

AM Ken is a regular client of mine and brought Steve and Steve's 5 year old son Christian. We started off looking for tarpon but the bite was slow. We had only one bite but the hook never set. With Christian getting bored we decided to turn the trip into Christian's first fish caught so off we headed to snapper land. Christian ended up catching his first fish and more and ended up forgetting about the smart phone he was using to watch cartoons. Mission accomplished! Hopefully this is the first of many trips for him.

PM Quickly putting my skiff on the trailer I headed out of Key Biscayne just south of South Beach and headed to Homestead for my afternoon trip out of north Key Largo. What I thought was going to be some tough conditions proved to be not so tough. Sure the wind was still howling at 20MPH but the skies cleared and my clients were awesome. Craig and his son Jake are from Jupiter and wanted to spend some time together before Jake heads off to college. We started off taking a number of shots at bonefish in super skinny water but no takers. We moved off a bit and had a blast fishing for sharks. Jake landed a nice lemon and then Craig hooks into a big lemon shark on my 10lb test outfit. Oh no! He fought the fish for 1 hour and as the shark was next to the boat almost ready to be boated, the line snaps. Ouch!

I had a great time today seeing some old friends and making some new ones. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 9, 2014 Report

Fishing South Biscayne Bay today with Otmean and his wife Nadia, the focus was on snapper and shark. We started off fishing for snapper and although it was slow, Nadia did hook a nice grouper but the grouper got the best of her and she lost it to the rocks below. Moving onto the flats, Otmean ended up landing two sharks and we had two others break off. He released the last shark minutes before we had to head back to the dock. Nice timing!

Cap. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 8, 2014 Report

Brad and Don from Virginia were in town for Brad's son's wedding and planned a morning on the bay today. The last time Brad was in town the tarpon had lockjaw but the trout fishing was good. Today was different. Not long after our initial drift in a stiff breeze Don hooks up to a nice 90-100lb tarpon. With reel screaming and rod doubled over the tarpon gives Don 3-4 big jumps and then spits the hook. A few drifts later we decide to move as the increasing wind and chop shut the fishing down. Don had the hot hand a hooked a few trout but with the wind laying down a bit we decided to spend the last few minutes of the trip looking for tarpon. We didn't hook tarpon but Brad hooked a nice grouper on a jig but lost it to the rocks after a nice run. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 5, 2014 Night Tarpon Report

Tonight Josh was aboard for some after dark tarpon fishing. With calm conditions we worked an area that has been producing a lot of tarpon for me and it did not disappoint. There were rolling and busting fish around us and finally we hook up and 100lbs of tarpon clears the air. Unfortunately, a few moments into the fight the fish jumps and comes off. URGH! We got several more hook ups but lost each fish for different reasons. Although a frustrating night for me, Josh was able to experience the power of a big tarpon. He'll be back out for more! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com