January 4, 2015 Report

All the way from the Dominican Republic came Francisco and his friend Luis. They jumped aboard and while bonefishing was slow, they decided they wanted to catch something to eat. Hitting the finger channels the action continued to be hot. The rods bent the moment they hit the water and up came legal sized yellow tail snapper, big mangrove snappers, grouper, trigger fish, mutton snappers and a few other species. These guys were a ton of fun and they had me doubled over with laughter. The day ended with a number of fish for dinner and a nice run back to the ramp. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

January 3, 2015 Report

Casey and Shawn wrapped up their stay in Miami today and they brought Casey's brother Kyle with them. After loading up on live bait we fished a few spots for snook as we tried to avoid a hard east wind. A few snook took our baits but we either lost them to the mangroves or they would swallow the baits but we did catch a big mangrove snapper and several barracudas. Moving on to another spot we lost 2 groupers to the bottom. The last spot was red hot and the rods bent within moments of hitting the water with mangrove snappers, yellowtail snappers, grouper, trigger fish and a few other species.

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

January 2, 2015 Report

Marc from England hopped aboard for his second trip this week. We fished a few trout spots first while I looked for bait and while Marc caught a few trout, there was no bait around. Moving off to the finger channels Marc caught a number of snapper and small grouper until we decided to do a little bonefishing. On the second flat, a school moved right in, we both made casts and a bonefish peels off the school and eats Marc's shrimp, he pulled up on the rod, the rod bent and then snapped back straight. A bonefish ate but didn't get hooked! Urgh! Not the way I wanted to end the day. That's bonefishing though! We headed back to the ramp and picked up his two girls for an hour of family fishing. They each caught a few fish and then we headed in to end the day on a high note.

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

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