On the Fly April 20, 2023

I had Jackson for a full day of bonefishing on fly.  We started off hot with Jackson landing a nice bonefish on the 3rd cast of the trip.  Wow!  Not longer after he got another one but this one ate the fly while it was sinking.  What?!  It looked like Jackson cast the shrimp pattern right into the open mouth of another nice bonefish.  A bit later he got his third one before things got slow and we spent the rest of the day looking for bonefish and permit but cloud cover made things tough.  

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Father and Son Killed it April 19, 2023

 Blaine and his son Dennis hit it right.  We started off with great weather and schools of mullet getting crushed by nice sized jacks all around us.  I couldn't pass that up so we focused on them first using top water skitter walks and that was a blast!  They both caught jacks on top water with Dennis releasing the biggest one and we also had some snook hit and miss the top water lures.  On one occasion a jack hit the plug so hard it went 4' in the air!  After having a blast with jacks we focused on bonefish where the guys ended up going an incredible 10 for 12 in the last two hours of the trip.  Crazy!

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Oh this was a good day! April 18, 2023

 Blaine fished solo today and we had a really good time with good conversations.  He had never caught a bonefish and wanted to catch one, just one would be OK.  Well, we had a full day to get it done and the morning started off slow, I was worried, not again!  Eventually I found some fish and they started moving really well and Blaine got his first one to the boat.  A while passed and the wind churned up slowing the fishing down but as soon as the wind settled and fish were on the move again and Blaine ended the day with a half dozen bonefish.  He was pooped.  Good job bonefish! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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The Two Extremes Again April 15-17, 2023

As I always point out, I have to be ready for the two extremes in my line of work and the last two days were a good example.  Saturday I fished with Syd and his two grandkids Charlie and Alan, 9 and 11 years old.  The goal was to get them on lots of fish and they caught a bunch of snappers, some jacks, mojaras and a few more.  They were great kids and Syd was a pleasure.  Based on the incredible boat traffic and the boat ramp filling up fast even before 7am I decided to take Sunday off.  

Come Monday I was back to work with Joe and his friend in order to do some bonefishing.  We had great conditions and the guys were great to fish with.  Thankfully the fishing has dramatically improved and I was almost all alone out in Biscayne Bay after a super busy weekend.  Well, the guys took full advantage of the conditions and the cooperative bonefish and they ended up landing about a half dozen bones including Joe's biggest bonefish to date.  Nice!  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Gas Shortage?! April 14, 2023

OK, so Tuesday through Thursday it rained, a lot and then I started to see lines at the gas stations in my area.  What is that all about?  Well, I read the local news and the fuel transfer pumps at the port were flooded and there was no fuel being delivered.  Thankfully I had almost a full tank in my truck and boat so I was able to fish with Mark and his friend today.  The guys wanted to fish Biscayne Bay for the first time and we had a blast catching jacks and then using the jacks for sharks.  We hooked 6 sharks and landed two.  Very good morning and fishing has finally turned around.  Now let's see about that gas shortage.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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The Highs and Lows April 8-10, 2023

Over the last few days there hasn't been much to report other than unusually slow fishing and some weird weather.  On Saturday the 8th regular client Paul and his boys were with for in the morning for shark fishing and we lost one shark.  It was tough fishing on what is usually almost guaranteed.  The Saturday afternoon was with Chris for bonefish on fly and we found some mudding bonefish but after those shots it was a dead zone.  

However, on Monday Keith was on board for a half day and he landed his first bonefish, what a thrill!  It's been tough fishing lately but there have been some silver linings.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Way too crazy a pattern April 4-7, 2023

This was a weird week.  I had Thursday off in order to have the boat get some much needed service but Tuesday through Friday were pretty odd with fishing really tough to nail down a pattern.  So Tuesday Joe and I fly fished for bonefish and the incoming tide was dead but the fish we saw and shots we had were all on the outgoing tide.  We had a shot at permit and a few mudding and cruising bonefish, it wasn't super slow but it wasn't great.  I was waiting for the moon phase to be just right and these bonefish gorge before their spawn but it wasn't today.  But, you know when that big feed before the spawn was?  The day after on Wednesday when Chris and his son fished with me and went 11 for 13 on bonefish, lost a snook and then missed a bonefish eat on fly.  Wow!  Then, Friday rolls around with Joe again and it was dead zone, all over the place.  Incoming, outgoing, shallow, deep, it didn't matter, it was one of those tough days when you just can't buy a fish.  Where were all the bonefish not spawning this month? Just crazy! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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