December 12, 2014 Report

Good friends Jason and Brian were on a brief vacation before they headed to opposite ends of the country and wanted to get some fishing in. Under another day of clear skies, light breeze and early morning temperatures in the 50's, today was certainly more productive than yesterday. Peeling drag consistently, we went through over 50 baits in about an hour and a half. The action was non-stop with snappers, small amberjacks, big blue runners, yellow jacks a few mackerel cut offs, trout and a few mystery fish we couldn't keep away from structure. We caught fish on baits, soft plastics and lures. What a blast to see rods bent every few seconds, this is what winter in Miami is all about!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 11, 2014 Report

Regular client Steve hopped aboard today and this is the first trip we've had together where it wasn't blowing 30 MPH and stormy. Clear skies, a light breeze and 43 degree temperatures awaited us as we idled out of the marina. Steve is a solid fly fisherman and so we would be fly fishing today. We started fished hard and 2nd spot of the morning we see bait getting busted and jumping out of the water. No bites. Huh? We scaled down leader and changed the color of the fly and next cast Steve lands a nice bluefish. Several mackerels would either track the fly all the way to the boat or take a short swipe at the fly. Later on we found tarpon but they were not taking flies in spite of watching a few of them bust on bait. We ended the day on a wreck catching a few more fish before calling it a day.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

December 9, 2014 Report

Fishing during a cold front always presents some interesting situations and today was one of those occasions. Bob and Tom were part of a 5 boat trip out of Key Largo and there was a pool of cash and bragging rights at stake for biggest fish. With cloudy skies, a cold 20 MPH wind and dirty water we headed out to have a good time, catch some fish and hopefully get them the pool of cash up for grabs. Fishing a creek I like produced just a few fish and a few lost fish to the bottom. A tarpon rolled about 100' away never to be seen again. We moved and staked out at the edge of a flat and targeted big mutton snappers. We caught several muttons, hogfish, and a small shark but no big muttons. Towards the end of the trip we staked out on a favorite flat of mine and began to shark fish. We had a few hits but no sharks. At the end of the trip, 4th quarter and 2 minutes left, one of the rods goes off, Bob grabs it and something jumps clear out of the water. With drag screaming and rod bent, Bob brings to the boat a big barracuda. A few pictures later we release it and head in. Later on Bob send sends me a text letting me know they won bragging rights and the pool of cash with the largest fish. Congrats Bob and Tom!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

December 6, 2014 Report

Regular client David brought his buddy David aboard today and the weather was just gorgeous. We had another day of clear skies, cool breeze and nice action. Starting on the calm side of a key, I cast netted all the live bait we would need on our half day trip and sped off to an area David and I fished the last time he was in town. Anchoring up we dropped back some baits and caught mutton snappers, BIG mangrove snapper, grouper and we lost a few other fish. Fishing another area we caught a few more fish and then moved off to the flats in order to try and get David his first big shark on the flats. We had only 45 minutes to accomplish our mission and a nice 6' shark moves in and hangs around but refuses to eat any of our baits. As we pull up the push pole and start to drift off the flat a big 7' shark comes in fast and pushing tons of water. I cast a bait in front of it and he eats it right away. I hand the bent rod to David and the drag starts to scream in short bursts but 30 seconds later the hook pulls free and the big shark that didn't know was hooked swims away. Dangit!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

November 17, 2014 (Bad News)

This is what bad news looks like to a fishing guide. Right as season begins, I get a text from my boat dealers service department with the attached picture and a simple comment "we have bad news". Turns out I had several holes in my crank case and some of the saltwater used to cool the motor was spraying inside the cowling spraying saltwater on everything in and around the power head. Thank God the guys at Bob Hewes Boats always take care of me and ordered the parts right away and rebuilt my motor within the week. I'm back on the water now with a practically new engine and ready for a full schedule of charters.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

November 15, 2014 Report

Our gorgeous fall weather continues with low humidity, clear skies and temperatures in the high 70's and Nick, Mike and Justin wanted to take advantage of the fishing and weather on their way to the NASCAR race in Homestead. Nick had the flyrod in hand all day while Mike and Justin armed themselves with spinning rods. With a bit of careful coordination all were able to fish without incident. Loading up with bait at a nearby flat, we fished a small wreck and waited 45 seconds for the fish bite. The action was non stop with big blue runners, mackerel, amberjacks, snappers and a few mystery fish that hit and freight trained into the wreck without hopes of stopping them. The coolest thing was live chumming with the live baits and watching the fish explode on them moments after they landed on the water. Very cool for us, not so cool for the bait. Moving off we looked for tarpon at a few spots but only one held tarpon. Nick made some great casts at the rolling and cruising fish but the tarpon weren't interested in flies today. Justin did hook a nice 70-80lb tarpon 10' from the boat as we reeled in one of the live baits to check up on it. The tarpon hits and jumps once 10' from the boat then jumps 5' behind the boat and one the 3rd jump he spits the hook. Talk about close quarter combat! The day ended with trout fishing and a nice run back to the ramp with dinner in the cooler.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

November 14, AM & PM Report

AM Report Today my morning started with Don and his son James and the goal was to get on fish and have some fun. The winds were lighter than expected and with almost glass calm conditions and a gorgeous clear crisp fall morning I was excited. The first stop was a grass flat that has been holding tons of bait. A few minutes of effort yielded a live well full of pilchards, all the bait we would need. Off we went to fish a small wreck and the bite was on fire! James caught a number of fish on my flyrod while Don put a hurting on the fish with spinning gear. We then fished a few other areas and ended the morning with screaming drags and bent rods.

PM Report My afternoon trip was with a group of guys down for the UM vs FSU game. Go Canes! Steve, Russel and Jason experienced a continuation of the morning trip with fast fishing, screaming drags and not much time to do much else. Moving off to fish a few others areas yielded slow fishing but we ended the day with another burst of fast fishing including mackerel and amberjacks.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409