April 18, 2017 Report (Tarpon Video!)

Today was Day 2 with Alec and his brother Kevin and Alec was up to bat tarpon fishing. Pretty early on we got a bite but the fish never got hooked so we pressed on. a little while later the rod doubles over and Alec is onto a nice big Tarpon that gave us some beautiful jumps. Ten minutes into the fight we had the leader release and after a total of 25 minutes the fish estimated at about 150lbs was on its way and Alec had his first tarpon of the season. The fishing certainly died down after that release so we switched gears and ran over to the trout grass flats since Kevin wanted to catch a sea trout on fly. After a couple flats and some slower than usual trout fishing we finally got into some and Kevin landed two on fly and Alec landed a nice 18" trout. Itching to go back to tarpon fishing I told the guys we would wrap it up tarpon fishing and that's exactly what we did. With an hour left in the trip the rod doubled over and Kevin was on the a tarpon again, this one was about a hundred forty pounds and we got the leader release in 20 minutes but still needed an additional 25 to get it next to the boat and get the hero picture we really wanted. It's been a good two days with these guys and I look forward to fishing with them again soon!

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

April 17, 2017 Report (Tarpon Video!)

Alec is a regular local client of mine and usually brings his brother Kevin from Utah along and that was the case today. The goal was tarpon and I gladly oblige because it is Tarpon season! The morning started off with slow tarpon fishing and while they were a few fish around we did not get a bite. We changed gears for a little bit and then some shark fishing where we hooked four and landed two nice sharks in the hundred pound range. Then I listed to my gut which kept telling me to go back to our morning tarpon spot so we wrapped up the day tarpon fishing again. This is where Kevin hook into a monster about a hundred seventy pounds and finally got the fish to the boat after two and a half hours of a grueling fight. Kevin was tough as nails hung in there and got his first Tarpon and a monster to boot!

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

April 10, 2017 Report

This is my last trip before going on vacation and Heather and Doug jumped aboard to try their hand at tarpon on fly. The original plan was bonefish but with howling winds the cover provided while tarpon fishing proved to be the best bet. Well, we started fishing a tarpon spot and they wouldn't eat a fly today and we got one hit on the bait rod but no hook up. Geeze! We braved the winds, put Doug at a good angle to the wind and threw flies for trout but they wouldn't cooperate. Not one of my favorite days! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MimiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

April 9, 2017 Report

This was a trip I was looking forward to with George and his tow boys, 5 year old Evan and 4 year old Patrick. These are the 2 cutest boys you can imagine! We started tarpon fishing with dad but an hour in the boys were at there wits end so we switched off to small snappers for the boys and they tore it up! On the way in Evan had his arm around Patrick taking care of him. AWWWWW!

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

April 8, 2017 AM & PM Report

AM Report Mike and his little boy Dean joined me along with Asheek. We started tarpon fishing but after an hour the gang started to get restless so we hit some trout flats and caught a bunch of trout then we switched off to another spot where they caught a few more species including losing a really nice mystery fish.

PM Report Guillame and Jess are regular clients of mine and they brought David along today. David said he hadn't fished since he was a kid and didn't know how to fish. Boy, did he have a surprise for us all. While fishing was slow for the rest of the gang, David had the hot hand catching several nice and tasty hogfish along with other finned critters. Way to go David!

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

April 4, 2017 Report

Day two with Scott and today was Tarpon day. We fished far and wide for Tarpon and other species but it was slim picking today. Tough day! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MimiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

April 3, 2017 Report (Tarpon Video!)

I love Tarpon season and I love April in Miami and now Rohan from Atlanta and his mom love Tarpon season as well. On a quick half day we hit a tarpon spot and 45 seconds after our bait hit the water Rohan was hooked up to a hundred and twenty pound beast that was absolutely insanely furious with him and gave him some blistering runs and amazing jobs. 35 minutes later we had the fish next to the boat and got the leader. Right before the trip was over the rod doubles over again and Rohan is hooked up to another tarpon this one about a hundred and forty pounds and much tougher and meaner than the first one. 50 minutes later and quite a few jumps later Rohan had his second tarpon release and his arms feeling like jelly but the big smile on his face revealed that he is hooked on tarpon fishing. Congrats Rohan!

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