August 11, 2015 Report

Frank and his next door neighbor Brian were on vacation from Boston and got some time away from the wives to fish the bay. We hit a number of spots for different species and caught trout, snappers, jacks and a couple of close encounters with other species. On one cast Brian hooks a trout and fights it to the boat only to have a shark dash in and eat the trout right next to the boat! It's amazing how quick these sharks are. A few minutes later Frank's rod doubles and he is on to a nice spinner shark. After a long drag burning run the shark jumps and spins twice and breaks off. Towards the end of the trip at another spot a big 40lb barracuda ate 3 of their fish right next to the boat including ending a double hook up Frank and Brian had with the barracuda eating one fish, spinning around and eating the other fish within seconds 6 feet from the boat. Whew, glad non of us fell in the water! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

August 9, 2015 Report (Shark Fishing)

Simon and his son Sonray from Norway jumped aboard as part of a two boat shark fishing trip. The sharks showed up right away but were hard to get to eat. Well, not all of them! We were able to sigh cast to a 3 1/2 footer which was Simon's first shark (they don't have sharks in Norway). Simon was kept busy by a 3' shark that stayed around the bow of the boat trying to eat our chum as his job was to pull the chum away before the shark could eat it. A bit later a bigger shark moves in and we sight cast to it and he ate. Oh boy, the ride was on! The shark Simon hooked was a big 6 1/2 footer on a permit rod (12lb class rod with 30lb braid), oh, oh! An hour and a half later Simon lands the huge shark on light tackle, got some quick pics and off we went back to the marina out running a storm that was worsening right behind us. Wow, what a way to end a Sunday afternoon!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

August 8, 2015 AM & PM Report

AM Report Francisco and his friend Luis are from the Dominican Republic and we fished early this year and they are hilarious. These two had me rolling with laughter today as well and we had an absolute blast! The fishing started with smaller fish but we ended with a bang getting into bigger snappers and they went home with some really nice fresh fish dinner. Mission accomplished and I think my cheeks still hurt from laughter!

PM Report Lars and his sons Bo and Simon from Denmark jumped aboard in the afternoon for a quick fishing trip and tour of Miami's Biscayne Bay. The fishing definitely slowed down but did manage to get a bunch of bites but missed most of them. We ended the trip with Simon catching his first trout. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

August 6, 2015 Report (Bonefish!)

Local angler and regular client Alec last fished with me a couple of months ago and on that day the last cast of the day was to a group of feeding bonefish which he hooked and lost about 50 yards into the run courtesy of the neighboring coral heads. Today Alec jumped aboard with a laser focus on bonefish. The bonefishing was slower than expected but Alec stayed focused on the goal so we pressed on. On the last flat of the trip we stake out and wait. Not longer after, a grey shadow moves into the shallow white sand bank we were on and eats the shrimp we offered it. The rod doubled over, a silver flash raced across the flat and Alec hangs on as the fish sizzles 150 yards of line off the reel on the initial run. Wow! After the long run the bonefish burns up it's energy reserves and comes to the landing net. What a feeling! I never get used to this! Some pictures later Alec releases his bonefish and I'm pumped. Another fish moves in, goes right up to our bait and swims off. Call me greedy but I wanted that fish too for Alec. What a way to end a gorgeous summer day in Miami!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

August 4, 2015 Report

Matt and his 8 year old daughter Diana had fished with me back in the spring and Diana was hilarious then with her famous statement "can we go real fishing now" after Matt lost a big 100 plus pound tarpon after a 45 minute fight. Today we would go "real fishing" first and then go look for bonefish. It started slower than I would have liked but Diana caught some fish including a spunky jack that gave her all she could handle. Turning our attention to the flats we ended up taking a number of shots at permit and a school of bonefish. See you guys the day after Mother's Day!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

August 1, 2015 Report

Today Mick and his son Mike jumped aboard with fly rods in hand ready to do some bonefishing and then maybe change it up. The morning started slick calm and with that ideal window of calm wind forecasted to be brief we met at the marina at 6am. Racing down to the south end of the bays' shoreline to beat the wind and the rapidly rising tide we fished one flat briefly but with not many bones we moved. Going back to where I had fished with Steve just 2 days ago the flat did not disappoint. Mick was able to throw a fly at a school of bones milling around a shoreline but either the cast was short or the fish would move away once the fly dropped. Mick had a couple of shots at tailing fish also but conditions were getting tough with high water, the wind starting to pick up and zero visibility due to thick cloud cover. We decided to make a move and change species so Mike can get some bow time. Arriving at a spot I like the first few casts Mike made his fly got blasted by jacks. Another cast and he's on. I nice fight later a jack comes to the side of the boat only to be sliced in half by a 40lb barracuda! The fish vacated the premises after that and so did we. The next spot was slow so we came back and now the barracuda was gone and right away Mike hooks a nice snapper on fly to end the morning in the now near 20 MPH winds. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

July 30, 2015 Report

Steve is a local client of mine and always great to fish with so I was looking forward to today. With perfect bonefish and permit conditions I got Steve to meet me at the marina in Homestead at 6am during lobster mini season and he actually showed up on time! He's a trooper! The morning bonefishing was phenomenal! Poling down one of my favorite shorelines Steve had numerous shots on fly at bonefish as they cruised slowly down the shallow, slick calm shoreline. At one point Steve was making a cast at bonefish every few minutes! While we didn't hook any for a number of reasons so typical of bonefishing, the morning action left us breathless. Permit fishing was really slow but the day ended with Steve taking a couple of shots at big tailing and mudding bonefish but the fly was off just a bit on one and they never saw the fly on the other cast. Urgh! That's bonefishing! While on the way to another flat we came across this makeshift Cuban raft that washed up ashore. Who knows if the passengers ever made the long crossing.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing