March 29, 2016 Report (Video!)

Two years ago Jim and his two boys fished with me and had a banner day with tarpon, permit and big spinner sharks and this year the goal was tarpon, fresh fish dinner and sharks. Three tarpon spots later and none to be found we fished a spot that has been producing for me and while the silver goliaths were around in good numbers it was impossible to get them to eat. With this painful rejection we turned our attention to dinner and sharks. The team had a different look from two years ago though as this year older son Tommy was replaced by granpa Storm. Sixteen year old Matt still remembered his older brother landing a big shark while his broke off and redemption was also on the agenda. Keeping hogfish, lane snapper, mutton snapper and mangrove snapper we used 3lb live baits for the sharks that I was marking on my Raymarine. Eventually, the rod doubled over, the reel started screaming and Matt was on to the fight of his life. Fifty minutes later we land a 200lb bull shark, way to go Matt! The day ended fishing for trout where Jim hooked a spinner shark, Matt caught a few and Storm absolutely killed them on our last spot catching the biggest and most trout. What a trip!

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

March 28, 2016 Report

Fresh out of the Orvis fly fishing school at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo came Brian ready for a full day of fly fishing Biscayne Bay. The day was spent practicing and reinforcing the techniques he learned while catching a few fish on fly to boot. Concluding the day by putting the fly rod down and using spinning rods Brian caught a nice 7 pound mutton snapper and a host of other fish in the last hour and a half of the trip. What a great guy and he really started to figure out the mechanics of saltwater fly fishing, he impressed me and is off to a great start. Congrats Brian!

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

March 26, 2016 Report

This trip will hold a very special place in my heart for years to come. Andy and Andy jr. fished with me last year and this year we were able to fish again. Andy jr is now 9 years old and had a shell in his pocket all trip long asking me for a piece of fishing line which I told him I would give him when we got back to the marina. In the meantime, the tarpon bite was slow but they aught a number snappers and jacks and we ended the day targeting and hooking a big spinner shark over 100lbs that jumped and spun 3 times before breaking off. But on to more important things. When I pulled up the anchor little Andy asked me again for fishing line and I cut him a piece. He then hands me the shell and asks me to make a necklace because he picked the shell for me and wanted to give me a shell necklace. My heart just melted, what an amazing little boy! I wore Andy’s shell necklace the rest of the trip and all the way home. I’ll keep that for a long time!

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

March 25, 2016 Report

Cec used to live in Miami but now lives in Montana and was down visiting family. Six am was our meeting time but a lighting storm over the marina kept us confined to fishing an area close by that held some tarpon but not in the feeding mood. As soon as we got some current they started to feed but within minutes they disappeared. With the storm clearing we tarpon fished for a while without a bite so we targeted sea trout on fly and caught some on fly and on spinning tackle.

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

March 24, 2016 Report (Tarpon video!)

Ohio high school seniors Frank and Holden boarded my skiff at 6am and off we went in search of tarpon. Based on conditions and the past few days I believed our best bet at tarpon would come at first light. On our first drift one of the rods goes down and Frank is on to a 130lb tarpon high jumping in the dark! Fourty five minutes later and now in daylight we got the release on Franks first tarpon. Changing spots we targeted sea trout for their dinner but Frank hooks an estimated 180lb tarpon on bonefish tackle! Chasing the fish all over creation it finally cut us off on a bridge about a mile away after a 25 minute fight. URGH! The trip ended with the guys taking home some fresh seatrout dinner and some great videos!

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

March 23, 2016 Report

Today I was fishing with David again on his boat and two of his friends Mark and James. We started at noon and the conditions were again limiting with a hard east wind blowing 20-25 MPH. Finding a few tarpon we gave it a few drifts but no takers. Hitting another 2 spots also proved fruitless and then we gave the port of Miami a quick look, boy was it brutal! There were 5 foot rollers were it is usually calm and although David’s 32’ Intrepid easily handled the waves, it was definitely not comfortable to fish in. After a nice cruise we called it a day Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

March 22, 2016 Report (Tarpon Video!)

This was the trip that almost didn't happen. With yesterday's slow fishing, tough conditions and forecast for similar conditions I told Kerry today would not be a good day. However, he was much more optimistic than I was and decided to give it a try. I am so glad he did! Fly fishing, Kerry landed number of trout, Lady Fish, Blue Fish and hooked and fought 100 pound tarpon for about 10 minutes until the fish spit the fly on the second jump. We ended the trip locating another big group of Tarpon but they had no intentions on eating this time around. As I told him during the trip I'm so glad he decided to go through with it because today was definitely a solid day!

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