Bi-polar Sunday February 5, 2023

What a great morning and frustrating afternoon.  I had two trips today.  My morning trip was with repeat client Rick and he brought his co-worker Dan along.  The weather was horrible with high winds and almost constant rain.  We fished for 10 minutes and had to head in to the marina for cover.  The radar looked terrible and the wind wouldn't lay down but Dan said "I say we go, we're already wet."  O.K., so off we went back out.  The bonefish were on a tear in spite of the conditions.  Fishing in the rain and almost constant rain bands Dan got 4 bonefish and Rick got his biggest to date as well.  Towards the end of the trip the weather cleared and so I was still on for the afternoon trip.

As Jim and his from jumped aboard at noon I had high hopes for the trip.  The wind was still pretty high but the weather cleared and it wasn't bad at all.  The first hour was bearable with the guys missing a few bonefish takes.  The balance of the trip was absolutely dead.  Where did this come from?  I really wanted these guys to have a nice trip but sometimes the fish out smart me and everyone else.  Urgh! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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The fly keeps getting eaten February 3, 2023

I had Fax on board today and he brought his friend along, oh and his fly rod too.  He kept mixing it up between fly and spin but I have to admit, something odd happened today.  For some bizzare reason the bones today much preferred flies to shrimp.  What?  How weird was that?  I say this because Fax got his first bonefish on fly and three more to boot while his friend fishing shrimp on spin got one.  The total tally was 5 fished hooked and 4 landed, 3 on fly.  Very nice morning and I am reliving the takes Fax had on fly, they were so cool!  We wrapped up the day fishing the finger channels for dinner and the guys landed some nice fish including some nice yellow jacks.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Silver on the fly February 2, 2023

We were fly fishing for bonefish today with Robert from California but originally from Mississippi.  Being from an SEC state we talked college football and all the associated football drama for men and it was fun.  But back to business as Robert brushed off some rust from his fly casting in spite of a stiff breeze making it imperative we have the right angles to the fish.  Long story short, Robert hooked some freight trains on that 8 weight fly rod he brought and got to work out his drag.  The total tally was 8 bonefish hooked and four landed, all big fish in the 7-9lb range.  He lost two fish in particular that were absolute studs but broke him off on bottom structure.  What a shame, I bet these fish were in the 10lb range! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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First time is all it took. February 1, 2023

Yep, it just took Nikko one trip to get his first bonefish and then a few more.  He is such a cool guy and really loved fishing the flats.  When we started I fished a spot I usually have good success this time of year but no bonefish around but they yielded two sharks and a stingray for Nikko.  He admitted the stingray kicked his butt, they are tough!  The second spot was the key and we finished off the 4 hour trip with Nikko releasing his first two bonefish and he is hooked, we're scheduled for another trip in a couple of weeks!  LOL

Capt. Mo Estevez

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The big close out. January 31, 2023

After yesterday's bonefish insanity I was holding my breath hoping it would continue for first time client, Robert.  We were working with fly gear again today and the first flat was slow with one subtle take and a miss, the second flat was dead and the third...is all it took.  Robert did a great job of shaking off the rust and was making some really solid casts that were rewarded with all big fish, I mean big bonefish.  The total tally for the day was 8 bonefish hooked and 4 landed but three of the four landed were in the 8-9lb range.  There were two that spit the hook and two cut offs on coral heads but there was one that was definitely double digit getting him deep into the backing before the he broke us off.  Wow, what a morning and what a way to close out the month!

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Living in a dream! January 30, 2023

Um, yeah I don't know what to say right now.  I had Ted back on the skiff this morning and thought the pattern of slow fishing in the AM and then a big push of fish the afternoon would repeat itself.  I was wrong, I like being wrong sometimes.  We had a different pattern today and it went like this, 12 bonefish hooked on fly and 10 landed an hour and a half into our trip.  Wow, it felt there was was smoke coming off his Sage fly reel.  It was insane!  Once it slowed down we went to some other flats where Ted had a shot at a permit and then crickets for a few hours.  Hmmm, well this is not cool.  Once the tide turned we hit another flat and well, it was on fire for bonefish again with Ted hooking a few more fish and landing another 5 and losing an additional three to four fish.  Dang!  The total for today was 18 bonefish hooked on fly and 15 landed.  Insane!  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Holy Smokes!!! January 27, 2023

The last time Ted and I fished (for the first time) it was an absolute grind and we managed one snook on top water.  Today as he jumped aboard my skiff that was a topic of conversation and the trip started off pretty rough again.  The first few spots had zero life, no bonefish so far.  Dang!  OK, we moved on to look for snook and again the first few spots were slow but finally we fished a creek mouth and we watch as a snook crushes his subsurface lure and makes a few nice jumps before the pic and release.  This sure looks familiar, please God don't let it be a repeat of our first trip!  Ok, we fish a couple of more spots and zero life.  We start bonefishing again and we hook two nice bones that broke us off.  Hmmm, OK there's life out here.  At this point I tell Ted "Alright, we are committing to bonefish for the balance of the trip no matter what."  Ha, it's funny I said that because we worked another flat and it was, well, hmmm, incredible!  On this one flat Ted got two bonefish on spin tackle and then one on fly.  With the spin tackle stowed we focused on fly and it was the best bonefish on fly trip I have had.  At one point it was bonefish hooked or at least have an eat on almost every cast as the schools just kept swarming by us.  WOW!  The final tally, as best as we can recall since we were laughing and not keeping track was about 20 bonefish hooked and 12 landed, 2 on spin and 10 on fly.  All we could do was scream, laugh and enjoy the bonefish insanity.  If only every trip was half this good! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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