March 28, 2015 Report

Tony from Ohio and part time resident of Marco Island jumped aboard with his daughter to fly fish for tarpon, bonefish and permit. The weather had other plans for us though. We faced a stiff 20 MPH north wind all day that became difficult to fish in on fly. The day was centered around fishing leeward areas where there have been tarpon. There were tarpon around and we ended the day surrounded by tarpon and ended up getting a take on fly but no hook ups. Tough day today! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 27, 2015 Report (Tarpon)

Regular client and friend David just took delivery of his new 32' Intrepid and wanted to break it in on some tarpon. Conditions were tough with a stiff south wind that had the water dirty but with so many fish in this area I had little doubt success would come. On our 3rd drift one of the rods doubles over, the reels starts to scream and 130lbs of raging tarpon jumps 6' in the air. After numerous jumps and several runs we got the leader release on the big tarpon in 20 minutes. Nicely done David!

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

March 26, 2015 Report

From Key Biscayne one day to North Key Largo the other, that's where today would lead me to. Out of the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo I fished with Dave and Brendon. Looking for tarpon we found them alright and after investing quite some time on them and not being able to get them to eat Brendon and Dave decided they wanted to switch gears, so we did. After a few spots, we anchored up in an area that has historically produced mutton snappers, which is what Brendon wanted for dinner. Not long after setting up one of the rods doubles over and the action would continue ending in a solid 7-8lb mutton snapper along with a few other fish. Mission accomplished!

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

March 25, 2015 Report

Neil and George from N.Y. book me every year when they're in town for a conference and although the target was tarpon, the tarpon fishing proved to be slow. We did fish several structures in the area and caught an assortment of species. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 24, 2014 AM & PM Report (Tarpon!)

AM Report Today started with calm conditions and Mo and his wife Ruth aboard for a morning of bonefishing. We ran to the maniland shoreline of Biscayne Bay and found some bones but they would either spook before we could get in casting range or they would pop up at the last minute, too close for a cast. There were baby tarpon in the 20lb range around but got only 1 to become interested in a fly but no hook ups. PM Report At 11 Am Eric and his girlfriend Lila jumped aboard for tarpon and shark fishing, by 12:20 PM Eric was on his 2nd fish! The first one spit the hook and the second one would stay on the entire time enough for us to get a leader release and some pics. Eric did a great job on the fish and got the estimated 170lber to boat for some brief photo ops. After the tarpon we ran to the flats and the sharks were around almost immediately. Unfortunately, they were very skittish and would mouth our baits, swim 30 feet and spitting the bait. Eric went 1 for 6 on sharks with the only one we landed being sight casted and allowed to run with the bait with the bail open for over 30 seconds. What a day!

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

March 23, 2015 Report (Tarpon!)

Greg came down from Wisconsin tagging along while his wife was at a convention and wanted to go fishing. Smart move Greg! His buddy Tom drove down from Tampa to join him. Smart move Tom! We spent the morning tarpon fishing and once again they did not disappoint. Not long after we set up one of the rods goes off and Greg has a big tarpon on jumping over 6 feet into the air! The fish eventually spit the hook. Urgh! A bit later another rod goes off and after a long fight, Tom gets his tarpon to the boat. The day ended with Greg hooking up again but the fish ended pulling free at the knot. I owe you one Greg!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 22, 2015 AM & PM Report (Tarpon!)

Am Report Local angler Chris had his granddaughter Niole in town for a few days and were on a 3 day fishing spree throughout South Florida. Day 3 of their trip was with me and we headed out for some tarpon fishing. It was Nicoles biggest fish to date and her longest battle. What a heart break! Not long after setting up Nicole hooks up to a big tarpon in the 140-150lb class and this tough girl fought it for 35 minutes until the hook pulled. Another spot later Chris hooks up but the big tarpon spits the hook after a couple of minutes. We ended the day on the flats where it was very slow except for a few small sharks milling around.

Pm Report My afternoon trip was with Davis and his wife Blair from Tennessee and with it being Sunday afternoon and a zoo lose to the marina we headed south to the flats. After stopping off at a spot and catching shark bait, we ran to the quiet flats away from the mayhem. The goal was to shark fish and it didn't take long to get a shark close to the boat but no takes. Not longer after we see a shark move in and take one of the baits and we're off to the races. After a great fight we release a 4' lemon shark. Right before the trip was over another bigger shark moves in, takes the bait and Davis holds on as 6+ feet of angry shark burned over 150 yards of line off the reel before spitting out the bait. Yep, only a few teeth marks on the bait. Go figure!

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