This has been nice! July 1-15, 2025 Report

Well, the weather has been nice, very nice actually with summer being a bit breezier than normal keeping us cool and comfortable during our trips.  This first half of July has been a mixed bag of clients and species.  There have been plenty of permit around and Nate took advantage of it and landed his first on a day that also included some other spices such as jacks and snappers.  There have been some sea trout around as well which is a great sign as these fish have been largely MIA the last few years.  Mixed in we've had a blast catching ladyfish, some bonefish and sharks.  It's been a fun first half of July and looks like the second half will be rather solid too.  We'll find out as Im booked pretty solid the rest of the month.  Stay tuned for the end of July report. 

Capt. Mo Estevez 

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Permit Mayhem! Month Wrap up Report June 15-30, 2025

Wow, what a way to end the month of June! While most of my charters have been for bonefish tarpon and permit, I have done a little bit of potluck fishing and done pretty well catching barracudas, Jack ladyfish and the sort. But let's turn our attention to the prized silver species that are swimming around in Biscayne Bay right now. The last two weeks of June were fantastic with big permit being caught by Alec, bonefish tarpon and permit being caught by Dan and Hunter and a few more species mixed in just for fun. Although it's been hot, it's been a pretty breezy summer so far so it's kept us cool on the water and the afternoon thunderstorms that are pretty typical of summertime have not materialized, allowing us to fish a full day charter without having to dodge or outrun Storms. It's been a great month and I look forward to another great month in July!

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June Mid Month Report June 1-15, 2025

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.  June is the month where charters start winding down a bit, it gets hot and the fishing changes a bit.  However, so far this month June has been hot as usual but with an unusually breezy month it has been pretty comfortable out on the water.  The types of charters so far this month have been varied with some bookings for bonefish, there for tarpon, shark and pretty much a bunch of fun fishing and it has been fun.  The flats have been holding sharks and barracudas plus the number of permit are pretty solid.  The bonefishing has been up and down and the snook fishing has been fair.  However, we've had some really great days on the water and some really cool clients.  Here are some pics that highlight the first half or June so far.  Stay cool! 

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Ending Spring May 15-31, 2025

I have to admit, May was good but not on fire as the month of May should be.  But, I also recognize I am part of the problem.  Well, let me explain.  While we did have 2-3 slow days towards the last week of May due largely to the new moon, most days were good.  But, it wasn't on fire as it should have been and therefore I perceive it as slow.  Case in point, one on trip towards the end of the month was with Evan and his son Austin.  We fished two days and on day two we hooked 3 tarpon, landed one and hadn't another 2 eat a fly but not get hooked, caught some fun ladyfish and then ended the trip losing a bonefish on fly.  Ok, so it wasn't a slow day but for some reason it felt that way, maybe because I expected to land a few bonefish. 

Anyway, the second half of the month was actually pretty good with mostly bonefish and some tarpon landed.  I had one trip with Bill from NOLA where we had some great shots at tailing bonefish and had a permit eat our crab but not get hooked.  On the last day regular client Chris had several shots at tailing bonefish on fly and had one track his fly and eat it next to the boat only to spit it out before Chris could set. Admittedly, Chris can definitely fish and this one was not on him but we ended the day landing three bonefish.  

I had to work the entire Memorial Day weekend and had some really cool fly overs by B-52, 1, B2, F22, F16 F16, F4 and A10's and it was mind blowingly cool (is that even a word?).  We are finally having some windless calm mornings so hopefully this continues making it easier and moire exciting to chase permit and bonefish early morning.  

Oh, and I had a bull shark eat the propeller off mat trolling motor! 

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A Beginning of two tales. May 1-15, 2025

Well, so far May has been off to a bipolar start. The first week of the month was a grind with a lot of wind and we had to work hard for every fish we caught. However, this second week of May has been exactly what may should be with low winds, clear skies, hot temperatures, and even hotter fishing. There have been plenty of permit around, bonefishing has been on fire this past week, and conditions couldn't be any more perfect. Most of what I've been booked for this month so far has been bonefish and permit and while we've done a little bit of snook fishing that has proven to be a challenge with not many snook around. However, for species easier to catch there have been plenty of ladyfish eating whatever we have thrown at them, and they are a blast with their big jumps and fast runs. I expect the rest of May to provide excellent fishing and great weather just make sure to bring plenty to drink because it's been hot!

Capt. Mo Estevez 

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It was and then it wasn't! April 15-30, 2025 Report

Welcome back everyone!  Well, the second half of April wasn't great as it usually is which was a surprise.  Yeah we caught fish and made it work but it wasn't easy to make each day productive.  So far the last two weeks of April has seen the finger channels to be pretty slow with not a ton of action.  I thought it was just me but a couple of other guides mentioned the same thing to me.  Shark fishing on the flats is something I hadn't done in a while and it was fair with Raul and his boys hooking two lemon sharks and landing one.  The tarpon fishing has been really tough during the day with a few fish here and there early morning before they go MIA.  With that being said, we had gotten a few of them to eat flies but again, it hasn't been easy.  

Then there was this last week of April and things started to change.  Most of my bookings lately have been for bonefish and the bones were making me look good this week.  Clients Sam, Bernie, David and John were among those releasing bonefish on fly and spin tackle.  The permit have started to show up a bit as they wrap up their offshore spawning season and Sam was the recipient of a nice permit to prove the point.  

While I haven't been snook fishing, I have seen plenty of late season migrating mullet getting blasted along shorelines by snook of varying sizes.  

It's been a good month overall and less windy than the typical April.  This coming month should be a great May as is usually the same with little wind and plenty of bonefish and permit tails to greet us.  

Capt. Mo Estevez 

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Sensational Spring. April 1-15, 2025 Report

What an incredible start to April the past two weeks have been. Sure there were a few slow days but those were definitely the exception rather than the norm.  Case in point, I wrapped up the first half of the month with Charlie and Christine where they released 7 bonefish on the first day and 5 on the following day plus another 9 that come off.  Wow!  Long time client Jordan got his first tarpon and hooked a total of 5 and Mike got one of his biggest snook to date on a mullet imitation soft plastic.  Yes, Biscayne Bay has been firing on all cylinders and it has been a ton of fun.  The bonefishing has been exceptional, the bulk of the day time tarpon fishing has been for resident fish in the 20-80lb range and mullet schools migrating back north are getting lots of attention from snook, trout, jacks, sharks and more.  The finger channels for yellow jacks and snapper have been slow for me but I haven't spent much time fishing them so far this month.  The rest of April should remain just as god and so far we have had a much less windy month than normal making for some very comfortable fishing out in the bay.  See you guys in a couple of weeks! 

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Capt. Mo Estevez 

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