January 18 and 19, 2020 Report

Dan and Lee were recommended to me by a client of mine and we were booked for two days for fly fishing for bonefish, tarpon and permit. Well, turns out Saturday it was blowing a steady 35 MPH and those were the only two days the guys could fish so off we went. In the lee of the wind I found some tarpon for them where they cast flies and free lined back a live crab. Not long after, a big tarpon eats the crab and is off to the races but it spit the hook after the first big jump. Later on we ran down to the flats and chummed up some bonefish but they apparently weren't seeing our baits and flies and never did hook up. I ended the day back at the tarpon spot but now the fish were hunkered down on the bottom (not a good sign) and wouldn't eat. On Sunday the weather was much better and we had better conditions with more options. Back to the previous day's morning tarpon and now Dan hooked up to a big permit and after a nice fight the permit spit the circle hook right next to the boat just moments before I could get a hold of it. Wow, that sucks! A bit later Lee got a bite but never felt it and came back with a clean hook. The rest of the day we spent fly fishing the flats where the guys had shots at permit and some bonefish. When the tide turned and started coming in the flats became desolate of life so we went back to the tarpon and they were rolling but we didn't hook up.

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

January 17, 2020 Report

Last time I fished with Katrina she wanted to work on her fly fishing but it was blowing 20 MPH. Today she brought her boyfriend Ethan and it was blowing harder than that. Geeze! Well, I took them to a spot that has been producing out of the wind (since I've been fishing in 30-35 MPH winds regularly) and we were on fish. They caught pompano and jacks and a few other missed fished, Katrina worked on her fly fishing, Ethan caught dinner then I took them on a tour of the bay so Ethan can check out the place. But, the highlight for me was watching Katrina bait Ethan's hook. Very cool trip today!

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

January 14, 2020 Report

Wow, my last day fishing was Thursday and it has been 40 MPH winds every day ever since! Today was the first day with decent winds and Greg booked me again to fish with him and his two nephews Alex and Thomas from Canada. I decided to try a spot that has been producing and that was the ticket with fish on almost every cast including pompano, ladyfish, jacks, snapper and bluefish. The guys took a break, ate lunch then we drifted a bait in a channel for sharks where we got broken off within moments and then back to close out the day with the same fast and furious action. This was nice!

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

January 8 and 9, 2020 Reports

Kent and I have been fishing for a while and he is always a blast to fish with but this is the first time we fished with his bright and tough 12 year old daughter Brooke. I haven't laughed so hard over 2 days as much as I have with these two. The first day we had good weather, caught plenty of fish and then tried for bonefish twice but no go. The second day was a bit tough with winds in the 35 MPH range but we fished the leeward side of islands and we were fine. What a blast these two as the caught sharks, jacks, snappers, trigger fish, ladyfish and more. On the second day Kent hooked a nice jack on lures and then had a big bull shark eay his jack and get hooked. Well, that fight lasted a while until we decided to break it off and continue with the day.

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

January 7, 2020 Report

After a solid run of charters and then nothing for a few days I decided to take my family on a quick vacation but today I was back to work with an afternoon trip out of Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo. I had the pleasure of fishing with Silva and Bryan to show them around the bay. Silva didn't even think she wanted to spend 4 hours on a boat but we had such a good time all 4 hours were used up. They caught a variety of species and when we tried to shark fish we ended up using the remaining time to rescue a kayaker who had paddled way too far and was stuck with the prospect of having to spend the night on the water. Capt. Mo Estevez www.miamiboneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

January 2, 2020 AM & PM Reports

AM Trip Jeff and his two boys have fished with me every year for the last several years so it was good to see them again. I took them to a ship wreck where they caught some snappers, lost a few nice grouper and then kept a few blue runners for bait. Using the blue runners we hit the flats and they were slow but we did manage a few sharks along the way.

PM Report My afternoon trip had Phillip fishing solo and it was a great time fishing with him. We tried a few different spots and picked up fish along the way but it was definitely slow. After deciding to go with what worked in the morning we focused on sharks and he landed a couple that were a handful including a nice lemon shark.

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

January 1, 2020 AM & PM Reports

Happy New Year everyone! I've been super busy and 2020 started with a bang. AM Trip My morning trip was with Ryan and his boys and the goal was to make sure the boys caught fish. Well, we stayed close to the marina and they did just that, so many so that they needed to take brakes in between. Cool!

PM Trip My afternoon trip was with Mark and also his daughter and the goal was the same, make sure she catches plenty of fish. I took them back to the same morning spot and that had slowed down so we tried a few other spots until we located fish and caught snappers, jacks and more. Capt. Mo Estevez www.miamiboneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing