April 8, 2015 AM & PM Report

AM Report Mike and his son Dominic were in town from N.Y. on a boys trip to Miami so if you're in Miami you have to go fishing! We fished a spot to catch shark bait and kept the rods bent for a while. Moving on to the flats we set up and not long after they came. All 5-6 footers and a few bigger ones. After a while and watching a few 6 footers come with 10' of the boat, a 6 footer commits, eats and we're off to the races. Three times the shark ran about 200 yards of line requiring us to chase it down. After a 30 minute fight and the shark tiring he rub us on a coral head and broke the braid. Ouch!

PM Report John and his son boarded my skiff for the afternoon trip and of course, we went tarpon fishing. Not long after setting up a monster hits one of the baits and launches into the air. One of the guys grabs the bent rod but the slight hesitation provided enough slack to allow the tarpon to spit the hook. The rest of the trip was dedicated to catching a variety of species. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

April 7, 2015 Report

Steve is a local angler whose fished with me before and today the target was tarpon, 8 hours of pure tarpon fishing. Awesome! Tarpon fishing is one where just when you think you have things figured out you have to go back to the drawing board. Today was one of those days. It was definitely slower than I had expected but manageable. We had 5 bites over the course of the trip and hooked two fish, both well over 100lbs. Unfortunately both came off! Urgh!!!! Steve and I will head back out in May looking for some serious redemption.

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

April 6, 2015 AM and PM Report

AM Report Brad from Maryland was hoping to tangle with some saltwater fish and boy did he! Tarpon fishing early morning was a heart breaker as we got a massive hit from a huge tarpon that broke the braid on the strike. We moved off to fish a few spots and they were slow so I pulled a trick out of my hat and Brad landed 3 mutton snappers, a 5lber, a 7 lber and a massive estimated 15lber. That's a career mutton snapper inshore! We moved off to the flats where there were plenty of sharks around the boat but would eat, feel the tension of the line and spit the bait. Fourth quarter, 2 minutes left and a nice 5 footer takes a bait, I used a trick of mine and got him on. 150 yards later the shark stops his initial run and Brad fought him back to the boat for the release. Way to go Brad!

PM Report The afternoon trip was with Sidney and his niece Bailey and nephew Joey. We went to a nearby spot and spend the en tire trip pulling up fish after fish that was both fun and action packed for the kids.

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

April 4, 2015 Report

Sal, his son Michael and daughter Catherine were in town for Wisconsin and enjoying the warmth so off to the water we went. Tarpon spot 1 produce a hit and no hook up. Again?! Kids getting bored so we headed to the flats, caught a bunch of snappers and then hit the shark flats where a number of them swam up to our baits but wouldn't eat. Eventually Michael got one about 6 feet and Catherine had all she could handle with her 4 footer. Michael by way won the day with largest fish. I won't mention what that spared him of!

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

April 3, 2015 Report

John and his son Joe were a lot of fun today, another father son charter. Twelve year old Joe is a hardcore fisherman and he displayed it today. Variety was the key today and making sure Joe caught plenty of fish and so we did. Tarpon fishing a bit in the morning resulted in one quick bite so off we went to fish the flats. Along the way we stopped off at a spot and we caught dozens of snapper and other species with non-stop action. Moving on to the flats to shark fish we drew in several sharks, got one nice shark to eat and we were off to the races! After landing the 5 footer we had a nice run back to the marina. What a great couple of guys and nice day on the water.

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

April 2, 2015 Report

Kurt and his 2 kids fished with me back in the fall and today they were back for a little tarpon fishing and then catching what was around. We got a solid tarpon bite but the fish never got hooked. Then we moved off and got into some bluefish and had a triple header going at one point then off to another spot where we ended the day catching a variety of snappers and losing a grouper or two on almost every cast.

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

April 1, 2015 Report

Father/son charters are always a blast and Patrick and his son Graham were no exception. From the moment we got to our spot for the day the rods were bent and stayed bent. Along the way there were tarpon around and we had one eat our bait but spit it out before we could come tight. Urgh!

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