March 2, 2016 Report (Video!)

Today was the day that I've been waiting for since mid February because it was the day when Biscayne Bay finally went off! The morning started with George from New York, a regular client of mine, and his friend and coworker Joe meeting up at the marina at 6 a.m. We scooted off to South Beach in our search for Tarpon and once again there were tons of fish around with one big difference, the water temperature having increased about two degrees and the fish were friendlier than usual. George quickly hooked up to about an 80 pounder that gave us twoo savage jumps before spitting the hook. Drifting through waiting for another bite we were quickly distracted by big schools of spinner sharks. Taking advantage of the opportunity presented to us we quickly rigged up for them and proceeded to have an absolutely banner morning. We landed two and hook between seven and nine sharks. Most jacks and mutton snapper that we hooked wouldn't last long as we reeled them up to the boat and the spinner sharks making quick work of them. Close to the end of the trip I prepared for another drift or two when the guys said they've had enough, were exhausted and didn't think they could catch another fish. That is what fishing in Miami is all about and that is what I've been waiting for! Spring is here and its Tarpon time in Miami!

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

February 29, 2016 Report

Today was day 2 with George and today was a full day. Our trip started in search of tarpon and there were tons! George threw flies while I threw shrimp and lures to no avail, they were on a diet. Switching off to bonefishing we found a school of nice bones but no hook ups and the rest of the day we spent poling gorgeous flats with little life on them. The trip ended back at the tarpon spot but while there weren't any tarpon around there were big spinner sharks that would chase our lures but not commit. Urgh! Tough day today. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

February 28, 2016 Report

I had two trips today but had to reschedule my morning trip due to wind so George was able to fish in the morning instead and off we went. We fished two tarpon spots finding a few 60-80 lbers at the 2nd spot but couldn't get them to eat a fly. Making a long run down to the flats we set up and waited for the tide to turn. Once it did the fishing remained slow. As I poled off the flat here comes a school of bonefish and George takes a few shots but it was tough to overcome the wind. Another school and a few more shots. yet another school and this time they come right to the boat, George lands the fly perfectly, strip, strip, the bonefish eats! The strike came a second too late and the bonefish spit out the fly and took off. OUCH! No worries, we're scheduled to fish all day tomorrow. George had never bonefished before and he piked it up rather quickly. Redemption awaits us tomorrow!

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

February 27, 2016 Report

Friend and client David brought his brother in law Charles today for a morning trip. The conditions limited us since it was blowing 20MPH and gusting higher and it proved to be slow. I marked some fish right off the bat and Charles landed a nice jack but the conditions got worst and it was time to hide from the increasing wind. Chumming for sharks proved fruitless and fishing a bit deep for bonefish was equally slow. We called it a day and licked our wounds on the way in. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

February 26, 2016 Report

People from MD are always really nice and today was no exception with John and Sarah. We began our morning looking for tarpon and finding none until the last half of the trip. Once the tide turned the tarpon showed up and they were stacked deep. Numerous drifts resulted in a few different species but the last drift resulted in a tarpon hook up, a searing run and then a break off after John worked the fish in spite of having a sailboat run over the line and the fish. URGH! Nice work John!

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

February 25, 2016 Report

Launching my skiff at BlackPoint Marina in Homestead on my way to pick up clients at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo an hours run away didn't seem like a good idea at the time, the wind blowing 25 knots out of the NW. Having clients waiting I had no choice and made the long run in the nasty chop, staying as close to the shoreline as possible. Upon arriving at the ORC, Kathy and her husband climbed aboard and we sped off to the oceanside of Elliot Key where we could find some fish and hide from the wind. Staking out we had a couple of schools of bonefish move through, hooked two sharks and fought a big stingray that gobbled a shrimp meant for bonefish. It was a nice trip after all and the run back was surprisingly smooth courtesy of a strong low tide.

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

February 23, 2016 Report

Day two of John fly fishing with me and today reminded me not to complain as I launched my skiff in steady 20 plus MPH winds into a frothy and rough Biscayne Bay. Since I had an afternoon trip I decided to launch from Coconut Grove and make a long run down to South Biscayne Bay to fish the creeks for snook and bonefish. The run down was sloppy but we made it into my favorite creeks. Fishing the leeward side of keys John caught a couple of barracudas on fly but the snook were MIA with the exception of the occasional pop as they fed deep into the mangroves, the water level being higher than expected courtesy of the hard SE wind that pounded the shoreline all night. (It wasn't supposed to be this windy!) Another creek had a 30" snook sitting on a mud flat and when John was about to make a cast to the perfectly presented snook, two pelicans flew low and over the snook and spooked it. URGH! We ended the day catching a few ladyfish and being visited by a manatee curious to our activity with her two calfs resting close to the mangrove shoreline. I cancelled my afternoon trip because of the weather.

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