May 20, 2016 Report

Roberto jumped aboard today with fly rod in hand as he is a fly fisherman from Chile. We had really nice conditions although a little bit of a breeze kept things sporting but we were able to target a number of different species and I was able to show him the critical double haul. Our first spot had some rolling tarpon but we could not get them to eat a fly as they have been picky as of late. Second spot he had plenty of shots at cruising Tarpon but again those proved to be impossible to hook. However, along the way he caught snappers and some jacks to break-in the strip strike technique that we use in salt water. Moving down to the Bonefish flats the first flat proved to be a gold mine with school after school after school of tailing Bonefish, mudding Bonefish and cruising Bonefish. After about an hour Roberto had about 12 to 15 shots at these fish but still learning the double haul he was not able to get it out far enough. But that being said, we did have a couple of Bonefish track to fly but came too close to the boat and spooked off. We wrapped up the day on a shallow water shipwreck where Roberto again caught a few different and new species.

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

May 18, 2016 Report

College freshman Cameron jumped aboard this morning for a quick trip in Biscayne Bay. The morning tarpon were missing but we used jigs and caught of number of different species before wrapping up the day tarpon fishing. As the trip wound down we finally found some tarpon and they were rolling and happy. Problem. There was a significant storm building with lighting and thunder. As we began to get right on them the lighting started and it was time to make a decision, fish in lighting or play it smart. We played it smart and had to cut the trip 30 minutes short to avoid the nasty storm now over us. What a shame!

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

May 17, 2016 Report

Wow, two days off in a row and back on the water today with local angler Davide who wanted to try saltwater fly fishing. Our morning trip yielded trout, snappers and jacks in some breezy conditions. We found plenty of tarpon but it was tough for Davide to get a fly to them in the wind without having mastered the double haul. By the time we got back to the dock the wind was howling. Isn’t it May and it’s supposed to be calm? Weird!

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

May 14, 2016 AM & PM Report

AM Report Day 2 with Doug and today his friend Pete was aboard. Tarpon fishing resulted in no hook ups so we changed it up and caught trout. Well, Pete lost a lot of trout. ;) Sorry Pete. We hit the flats and bonefishing was slow but we did get a few shots and saw a permit. The day ended with me hooking a nice mutton snapper while showing he guys what technique to use and Pete landed that one. A few minutes later the trip ended with Pete hooking and losing a BIG mutton snapper. You owe me Pete! PM Report My afternoon trip was an abbreviated trip with local angler and client Will and his little girl Malory. Combined they caught over 30 fish and we ended the trip with a tarpon drift but no takers.

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

May 13, 2016 Report

Doug and his wife Rochelle had booked me almost a year ago and today was the big day. The trip started with tarpon fishing and while we found a few we couldn’t get them to eat. Changing gears we used jigs and aught a number of species and gave Rochelle a workout. Moving on to the flats Doug was sight casting big barracuda but we had the rubber hook syndrome today with ‘cudas smashing his lure but not getting hooked. Finally one did get hooked, made a run, jumped 4’ in the air and came off. Oh no! Along the way Doug had a couple of shots at bonefish but we didn’t get a hook up. Having a live bait in the well I rigged it up on some wire and tossed it to a group of 6 ‘cudas. They rushed the bait, encircled it and watched it. What the heck is up? A nice lemon shark saw the bait, elbowed the ‘cudas out of the way and gobbled it up. Once it felt the sting of the hook it made a 75 yard blazing run and after a nice fight Doug got his shark. Very cool!

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

May 12, 2016 Report

Jeff had tried to book me last year but I was booked up and he was nice enough to give me another try this year. The goal was bonefish and we had less than ideal conditions with cloud cover and spotty visibility. We did find some bones but they were tough shots. At the end with even less visibility we were relegated to fishing muds and Jeff got one to eat but missed the hook set. Ouch! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBioneFishing

May 11, 2016 Report

Nicky and Jake were at the Ocean Reed Club for a business retreat and meetings and part of the activities was fishing. They jumped aboard and we hit the flats for some shark fishing. Nicky had also never caught a fish and immediately she hooked up to a small shark and landed it. Jake got one as well and we wrapped up the trip with Nicky scoring another shark as time expired. She became a pro!

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