December 21, 2014 Report

William from Brazil joined me today for a full day of fishing Miami's Biscayne Bay. The morning started rather calm so I was tempted to look for tarpon. The tarpon were certainly around with fish in the 60-100lb class rolling aggressively but moving fast. Several times we got in front of them and presented baits but no hook ups. A second tarpon spot revealed more but they had lock jaw as well. As the wind picked up the tarpon fishing ended and off we went in search of a variety of species. At the end of the day William had landed about a dozen different species including a fish blitz in the last 45 minutes. Once the action got started in the finger channels it was non-stop with mutton snappers, mangrove snappers including one about 4lbs, grouper, runners, yellow tail snapper, lane snapper and we lost a major fish that took a lure and destroyed the 10lb line! It was certainly a productive day with William not able to drink his beer because the rods were going off every 30 seconds. That's the kind of day I like!

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

December 18, 2014 Report

On an exploratory mission, I fished with local angler and buddy Gil. The goal was to check out some spots in the bay and have some fun and it sure looked promising with clear skies, no wind and crystal clear water. Looking for bait along the shoreline we found several schools of bonefish and redfish cruising and occasionally tailing in 14" of water. Perfect casts by Gil were ignored so onto our search for bait. Finding none, We fished about a half dozen spots and some were better than others. Some had nice grouper on it but the minute we pulled up they would see us and leave. Others had giant barracudas on it and yet others held massive balls of snapper on it. We had a great time, I got the rare opportunity to fish and the day was absolutely perfect!

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

December 16, 2014 Report

Today I fished with Richard for a relaxing day on the bay. We had absolutely gorgeous weather and calm winds. The goal was to fish a few spots for snapper and see what was hanging out in Biscayne Bay today. After looking in several places for bait and finding none, the live shrimp in the live well would do. The finger channels were a bit slow but we managed to catch mangrove snappers, small grouper, bar jacks, mutton snappers and a few mystery fish that ended our relationship sooner than we would have hoped. All in all it was a nice day.

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

December 14, 2014 Report

Local resident Alejandro had his nephew Andres and friend Javier in town from Columbia and wanted to take them fishing. Conditions were nice today but a little cloud cover kept it in the low 60's most of the morning and a steady 20 MPH wind had us limited where we could fish. In spite of that we found fish at almost every spot although it was slower than I would have liked. Andres lost what was probably a nice snook to some pilings and the tarpon that were around would cooperate. Even still, the kids caught fish, had a great time and were able to catch some fish they hadn't experienced before.

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

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