August off to a fast start! August 1-15, 2025

Man oh man, August has been on fire for the first two weeks.  First, it's been a bit breezy making the dog days of August anything but.  It has actually been rather comfortable on the water (for August) making for some nice days.  More importantly, the fishing has been on fire.  While most of my charters have been for bonefish and permit, quite a few of them have been "let's catch whatever and have some fun" trips and they haven't disappointed.  There have been tons of aggressive, high flying ladyfish around crushing lures of all kinds for anglers of all skill levels and tons of smaller snapper for the little ones that wanted to catch a lot before school starts.  

There have been plenty of permit around and here is a picture of Grant who made a perfect cast to a permit riding on top of a sting ray and landing his biggest permit to date.  The small summer tarpon have also been around and first light has been the best time for them.  Bonefishing has been on fire and local angler Drew broke my previous record by hooking 23 bonefish and landing 19.  Wow!  It's been so good and so much fun that I'm having a blast right now watching clients tear it up! 

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It's hotter than you think, the fishing that is! July 16-31, 2025 Report

Well, well this was a solid way to wrap up July and kick off my birthday at the end of the month.  I had a good mix of pot luck fishing and species specific charters during these last two weeks.  The first bunch of trips were "catch whatever is fun" and we did.  It was a mixed bag with a few trips being very productive while a couple were a bit slow but we caught fish and had a great time.  Most of the catches were jacks, ladyfish, sharks and barracudas.  Then the last week of the month rolled in and we were targeting bonefish, tarpon and snook and it worked out.  I wrapped up the month with Henry and Mike where they hooked four tarpon on lures and then David and Harry where they caught a ton of ladyfish then we hooked 3 tarpon landing one and then wrapped up the trip with a nice snook.  There's been plenty of permit at first light and we've had plenty of shots but in typical permit fashion, they are tough to fool. Pretty cool way to end July! 

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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!

Capt. Mo Estevez 

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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! 

Capt. Mo Estevez 

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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! 

Capt. Mo Estevez 

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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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