April 16, 2015 Report

Carlos and Eric hopped aboard for the 2nd straight year and with an early start Eric hooked a big tarpon but it spit the hook after it's 4th jump. Ouch! The rest of the trip was spent looking for sea trout but while they did catch some, the fishing remained slow. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

April 15, 2015 Report (Bonefish!)

I've been fishing the Bonefish Bonnies flats tournament out of Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo for several years now and today Joann and Eleanor boarded my skiff for another have at this fun tournament. When Eleanor jumped aboard she didn't know how to cast and told me it would be a miracle if she caught a fish, any fish. Getting into some permit and tarpon but getting no hook ups, Eleanor practiced the casting lessons I gave her and being a quick learner, was off to the races. Not only did she catch fish, she landed an 11lb bonefish on 8lb test! Way to go Eleanor. As lines out was closing in Joann hooks a monster fish that peeled line at an amazing pace but cut her off a few minutes into the fight after the initial run. NO! We all had a great time and Eleanor thanked Joan for talking her into joining her today. Great job ladies!

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

April 14, 2015 Report (Tarpon!)

Scott jumped aboard for day two of tarpon fishing and the tarpon did not disappoint. We started by hooking one in the 120lb range on 10lb test on an artificial but losing him 20 minutes into the fight after a few jumps. Ouch! Shortly after we hooked two more in the span of about 10 minutes, one popped off after the first jump and the other jumped off after going ballistic, tail walking towards the boat, making a short run and then giving us his last jump. The rest of the day went on about the same. The final tally was tarpon 8, Scott 0. We have to change that next year Scott!

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

April 13, 2015 Report

On a last minute trip out of Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, I picked up Dan and headed out looking for his first tarpon on fly. With steady 20 MPH winds and gusting a bit higher we had limited places to look for tarpon. In spite of our best efforts Dan didn't get his tarpon. Shoot, we only saw one all day! Tough day. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

April 12, 2015 Report (Tarpon!)

An afternoon charter in Biscayne Bay can be a thrill ride and so it was this afternoon with Scott from MD. With an unusual lull in boat traffic we decided to tarpon fish for a bit before things got crazy with boats, jet skis and all the other weekend mayhem. Eight minutes into tarpon fishing Scott hooks a BIG tarpon and the fish ran out over 200 yards of line before we could give chase. Along the way we had to scream at a passing boater that was about to run over the line and I had to almost fend off his bow pulpit with my hand, clear a crab trap the tarpon got us around, undo a tangle from the said crab trap around the motor, ask a growing crowd of curious jet skiers to give us some room and use the boat to drag the fish away from more traps and a no motor zone where swimmers were gathered. Ten minutes into the fight we got the leader release but wanted the "hero shot" and a DNA sample for the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. Forty minutes after hook up Scott released his fish having check off everything on our list and off the estimated 150lb tarpon went. Whew! What a ride. The balance of the trip Scott a number of sea trout in calmer areas. Wow, I'm still out of breath! Great job Scott!

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

April 10, 2015 Report

Pete and his son Doug were in for some tarpon fishing and then a desire to mix it up. We started tarpon fishing but without any hits after a couple of hours and very few fish rolling Doug wanted to target other species so the balance of the trip was dedicated to just that. They both caught a number of trout and Doug hooked a big tarpon on an lure on lighter tackle and the fish mercifully spit the lure right back at us.

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

April 9, 2015 AM & PM Report

Am Report Todd and his 10 year old son boarded with one goal, get Jack lots of fish. So off we went to get Jack lots of fish, and boy was Jack busy. Taking a break I took them to a tarpon spot and went to work. Soon after we set up Todd hooks a big tarpon but it spits the hook on the initial jump. We dedicated a bit more time to tarpon but with the "natives" getting restless off to keep Jack busy we went and one again, fish on almost every cast. Jack had a big smile on his face and that's what it's all about.

PM Report From N.Y. Alan and his friends boarded for my afternoon trip and while we didn't hook any tarpon, they did catch a number of trout. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409