June 11, 2014 Report

Summer is here and Tony was in town on vacation and decided to fish with his friend. We dedicated our time fishing for tarpon but although there were good numbers of fish rolling around us, the bite was off and we had no hook ups. We ended the day fishing for sea trout. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

June 9, 2014 Report

Regular client David climbed aboard today for a few hours on the water. He's been wanting a tarpon so that was on the agenda. We started with absolutely slick calm conditions and a heavy haze that barely provided a few hundred yards of visibility. We didn't have to travel far though, as we found a ton of tarpon just 200 yards from the marina. The tarpon were rolling and finning right on the surface, enough to wake anyone up early in the morning. The bite was slow though but I saw a school of something pushing towards us so I cast an artificial, felt a big tug and handed the rod to David. Fifteen minutes later he had a BIG jack to the boat. As a slight breeze kicked up and the tarpon stopped rolling we changed spots. Here David hooked into an 80-90lb tarpon that gave us some really amazing jumps. 10-15 minutes into the fight he wrapped us around a piling and broke us off. Urgh! David on the other hand wasn't nearly as upset, he felt the silver rage of a tarpon and enjoyed every second of it. We ended the morning with another bite but no hook up.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

June 5, 2014 Report

Duncan from Australia was in Miami for a few days on his way down to Brazil for the World Cup (envy). We started tarpon fishing but the bite was slow, a roller here, another roller there but no hook ups. We switched to fishing for sea trout on a flat that has been holding both trout and tarpon. Not long after we arrive on the flat I see a few big splashes and some tarpon dorsal fins coming our way. Immediately I deployed a tarpon bait and kept fishing for trout. Sure enough the tarpon rod doubles over and the line sizzles off the reel and to the left. A big 100lb tarpon tries to jump out of the 3' deep water only 30' from the boat but only his huge head comes out revealing an enormous mouth aimed right at Duncan. Seconds later the tarpon does what tarpon do, spits the hook and swims away leaving Duncan awe struck and me heart broken.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

June 4, 2014 Report

This morning local angler Rick and I were finally able to get on the water to do some tarpon fishing. Rick just bought a new 23' Albury and wanted to tarpon fish off his new boat. The theme of the morning was tarpon, tarpon and more tarpon. The only problem is that they seemed to have lock jaw. We fished all the areas where I have been hooking tarpon on an almost daily basis but no bites. This day will give me nightmares for a few nights. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 30, 2014 Report

Today was day five of fishing with Paul and Neil. The last five days have been a blast with these guys on board and by the time they stepped off my skiff for the last time, they became friends and I will miss them. Once again we targeted tarpon but had no idea what surprises today would have for us. Fishing an area that has been holding tarpon we waited an hour before our first bite of the day, this would prove to be the bite of the day! The rod barely moved but hinted of getting someones attention then the line moved towards the boat, hum. I reeled as fast as I could, the line came tight, the rod doubled over and an enormous tarpon erupted out of the water 30' from the boat and started a drag scorching run. I handed the rod to Neil and pursued the fish as best we could. Thankfully it took us out into open water where we could enjoy the fish and not have to worry about break offs. About 2/3's of the way into the fight the reel experiences mechanical issues and stops working. With no other choice I warned Neil of the risk of my next move and put the boat in gear enough to match the speed of the moving tarpon. Tying the braided line attached to the tarpon to my bow cleat, I cut off the braid and now have a 150lb plus tarpon attached to the boat, not to a rod. I quickly grabbed the other tarpon rod that was stowed, tied a uni to uni knot, untied the braid from the cleat and trimmed of the knot. Gave the rod to Neil, reel reel, tarpon still on. Wow, this is intense! After a long three hour battle the huge tarpon is 10' from the boat and I am ready to grab the leader and release the fish when suddenly and in slow motion the hook pulls free and he swims away without a photo op. Ouch! That's tarpon fishing and what a ride it is! As Paul and Neil stepped off my skiff Paul was already making plans to fish another week soon. I look forward to it guys!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 29, 2014 Report

Day four of fishing with Paul and Neil and the goal continued to be tarpon. Early morning Neil hooks up to about a 100 lb tarpon that cleared the water in a big way! After a 15 minute fight the tarpon comes off after another jump. Later on Paul hooks up to a fish that never jumped but took over 200 yards of line before we could even react and get the boat moving to chase it! After regaining line the tarpon took us around an anchored boat, tried to wrap us around two markers, tried to cut us off on some rocks, sped towards a dock and finally under and through bridge pilings. What a ride! After an hour and 5 minute fight, Paul landed the monster tarpon.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 28, 2014 Report

Day three with Paul and Neil. With poor visibility to fish the flats we committed ourselves to tarpon fishing. The bite was very slow all morning although they were around. In the afternoon after the tide turned that certainly changed. We ended the day hooking five tarpon up to 100 lbs and landing one in the 60lb range. It was a great day as Neil landed his first tarpon ever which was a major reason for this trip. Congrats Neil!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com