January 1, 2015 AM & PM Reports

AM Report This morning started with Casey and Shawn from Alaska again in my skiff. Although we didn't chase bonefish, we did fish a few wrecks inside the bay where they caught a variety of species both fly fishing and using live bait. PM Report The afternoon had Brad and his daughter Madelyn for a nice afternoon of catching some fish and being on the water. Our first spot was hot with a variety of species that kept Madelyn busier than she thought she would be. Noting the opportunity, Brad broke out my fly rod and caught a few fish on fly. Then a few fish later he began to give Madelyn some fly casting lessons and she was casting 20' in no time. As a result, she landed her fish fish on fly, a hard fighting jack crevalle! Moving onto the bonefish flats we had to pick our spots due to the poor visibility. Staking out near a spot where I had seen a ton of bonefish a few days before, I spotted a school of either permit or big bar jacks. I made a cast for Madelyn and she was one with drag screaming! Brad took a few shots at the school and had them track his fly but wouldn't eat. After a few minutes and some blistering runs, the fish broke Madelyn off as the trip wound down. Ouch!

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

December 31, 2014 Triple Trip Report

AM Report Client and friend David was aboard this morning with his friend Joe to bend some rods and get Joe back on the water. We looked for mackerel just offshore but it was a bit bumpy and we decided to stay shallow. With the right tide for the finger channels it was a no brainer. Setting up on a channel that has been producing for me we dropped back baits and it didn't take long for the show to start. The rods were bent often with a variety of snappers but we lost 3-4 groupers to the bottom, fish we couldn't turn. The bay has been flooded with grouper as is typical this time of year and it's a blast; when they don't break your heart!

PM Report My afternon trip was with Shawn and Casey from Alaska. With calm conditions we headed offshore a bit where there has been a good mackerel bite and we deployed live baits and flies. Although slower than yesterday, it didn't take long for the rod to go off and Shawn lands a small bonito. Casey was working the fly rod and lands another small bonito and a nice mackerel. We could see big mackerels circling under the boat but not being very aggressive. We moved off to take advantage of a nice incoming tide and calm conditions for some afternoon bonefishing and it was stellar. Casey had a number of shots on fly at big single bonefish and several schools. At one point we had a school of about 60 bones waking away from us and a few casts were ignored. Although you always want to hook a bone, this was a great way to end the day!

Late PM Report Whew, off to my 3rd Charter of the day. This afternoon I had Tanya and her two boys for some fish catching fun. The most the boys had caught was a blowfish and I wanted to make sure they remembered today. Setting up in a spot close to the marina I cast the first bait, the rod bent and they were on! Three hours later and about 60 fish later we idled in to the marina having created new memories and having had the pleasure of spending my afternoon with great people. The boys kept bragging how they beat the "record" set by Eton and Eli of 60 fish a few days earlier when Eton and Eli fished with me. I loved the rivalry and the connection to two great families. Happy new years everyone!

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

December 30, 2014 AM and PM Reports

AM Report Local angler Joe and his 7 year old boy Chris were on board this morning and the goal was to get Chris started in his path to saltwater fishing. It was Chris first time on a boat but any trepidation soon vanished as fish after fish started to bend his rod. Towards the end of the trip he was telling us he was "a very good fisherman". I love it! Mission accomplished! Oh, lost in all this, Joe landed a nice 20 gag grouper! Way to go guys!

PM Report In the afternoon I had Griffin and his brother Cooper on board and with slick calm conditions we headed to the beach to look for tarpon. The tarpon were MIA so we took advantage of the conditions and went to a mackerel spot where the bite was on fire. They caught a number of mackerel, lost a few fish, were cut off by a few more and landed a small amberjack that tested the 8lb test line we were using. What a great day on the water today.

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

December 29, 2014 Report (Amazing Incident!)

Little did Marc from England nor I know what would unfold before our eyes towards the end of our trip today. The events that unfolded made the previous 7 hours of our trip a blur providing further proof that in the Magic City, anything can happen. Staking out on a flat in 3' of water we set up for some shark fishing to wrap up our day and waited for sharks to make their presence known while Marc and I sat back and talked. About 30 minutes later the right rod doubles over and the reel starts to scream as 6' of angry shark raced across the flat at warp speed leaving a trail of mud and foam. Several head shakes later the braid breaks and we lose the shark we both wanted to land. I deployed another bait right away and within 2 minutes the rod goes off and another shark heads straightaway from the boat at our twelve o'clock as the drag screamed. I could tell it was a smaller shark until in typical lemon shark fashion I see thrashing, water spraying everywhere and mud flying as a BIG shark struggled against the line and revealed its dorsal and tail fins with a solid 4' between the two. That would put this shark at around 8'! Moments later the shark continues to fight but once again, like a smaller shark. Minutes later a 4' lemon shark comes to the boat with the back 3rd shredded and bloodied. That's when I realized what had just transpired, an estimated 8' shark tried to eat the 4' shark Marc had hooked and was fighting! The realization was absolutely amazing and like nothing I have experienced before. We released the small shark as quickly as we could after a few pictures and hope it survives the injuries. The absolutely unpredictable nature of working as a full time guide is one of the things I love about my job and today was further confirmation. All I can say is WOW!

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

December 28, 2014 Report

Last year when Gary and his two 12 year old sons, Adam and Jake, fished with me one of the boys was severely out fished by the other. For a year one of the boys sought redemption while the other teased incessantly about out fishing him. Today this would change. Catching a well full of live pilchards, we headed to the finger channels where they caught mutton snappers and lost a few other nice fish. I couldn't help myself but taking them to some little known spots in the bay and they caught grouper of several sizes, mutton snappers, mangrove snappers and big blur runners. At one spot I threw out a hand full of live pilchards and immediately fish began busting on the bait with splashes and audible crashes. The first hooked bait that hit the water was slammed and the kids enjoyed some rather amazing non-stop drag screaming fishing until they called it quits and wanted to chase sharks. At one point I tied on a top water lure on 8lb test tackle and Gary caught several nice fish that blew up on the top water lure with amazing speed, splashing and ferocity. Several time we could see nice sized grouper come up top the surface and eat the baits! WOW, Miami is indeed an amazing place! Oh, and someone is enjoying some redemption!

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

December 27, 2014 AM & PM Reports

AM Report Rob and his two 8 year old grandsons Eton and Eli wanted to catch some fish and have a good time. The morning started with hard pulling jacks on light tackle that gave them a work out on almost every cast. As the action slowed we fished one spot with little action and them I pulled up to a nearby wreck that ended up being the last spot we would need to fish. The action was fast and furious with every single cast with producing a fish or a hard strike. They kept count of how many fish they caught and the total tally was somewhere around 60. Before the trip was over they became tired of catching fish and wanted a boat ride. Kids being worn out from catching so many fish, I love it!

PM Report David was back on board with his friend Joe and the weather was polar opposite from what we had on the 24th. We hit the finger channels immediately and the hot action continued with fish on almost every cast including big mangrove snappers. After a while we decided to go shark fishing on the flats at the end of the out going tide. Staking out on a nice flat I like for sharks we deployed out baits and waited. The live shrimp I had were put to good use targeting bonefish as well. Not long after, the 8lb rod doubles over and the reel sings. After a short run a bonet head shark comes to the boat. Deploying another live shrimp, the rod again doubles over but the drag burned fast as a big bonefish inhaled the bait and tool off. After a long run the fish settles down for a few seconds as we chase it down. It makes another 50 yard run and he cuts us off on rocks that litter the bottom. NO!!!!! David and Joe caught a few more small sharks and had 5 big sharks in our slick but they were being very finicky and only one took a half hearted swipe at one of our baits.

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

December 26, 2014 AM & PM Reports

AM Report Javier from Spain and his son Danny from N.Y. had never fly fished in saltwater before and they wanted to check it out. I explained we would start slow and target productive species as they learned the double haul and other saltwater fly fishing techniques. Fighting breezier conditions than I would have liked for a first time saltwater fly fishing trip and almost constant drizzle, we fished a nearby ship wreck in 12' of water that had been producing for me. As they both got the hang of the list of things they needed to learn, Javier had a few takes and lands a nice hard fighting blue runner. Moving to the second spot of the morning ended up being the only other spot we had to fish. Around the boat were tinker mackerel, runners, snappers, barracuda and tarpon. They both caught several species on fly and Danny had a take on fly that immediately parted his leader with an audible "pop"! Javier had some great shots at tarpon but no takes. It remains a mystery if the fish Danny lost was a tarpon or big barracuda.

PM Report My afternoon trip was with Michael and his 16 year old son Alex from N.J. We almost cancelled the trip due to weather but when they arrived the weather improved and we had great conditions. Starting off looking for tarpon, we found a number of them where I had found them in the morning but no bites. When the tide changed we hit the finger channels and once again, they were lit up! Baits wouldn't last more than 45 seconds before being eaten by a number of different species. As in other days, Michael and Alex caught mutton snapper, mangrove snappers, yellow tail snappers, porgies, black grouper, red grouper, porgies and big blue runners. The day ended with another shot at tarpon at the tide but although they were present, no takers today.

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