Wrapped it up on a hot streak! March 15-31, 2025

The second half of March was a weather roller coaster ride. We had a cold front move through keeping the air temps in the 50's for almost a week and then tons of wind in the 20-25 MPH range and then it got slicked out with no wind on the last few days of the month. Throughout all this the fishing changed but generally remained good. The tarpon fishing definitely took a hit with fewer fish around but then the last few days of the month there have been resident tarpon rolling during the calm early mornings. While we haven't invested tons of time tarpon fishing, Jp did hook one on fly that broke him off. After early morning tarpon fishing we have been switching off to other species such as bonefish, jacks, lady fish and pompano and this has been a ton of fun. During the windy spell local clients Maria and Elissa fished with me and tore it up releasing two permit, a bonefish, pompano, flounder, snappers, jacks and some shots at tarpon. Wow! Permit fishing has slowed down a bit but we have lost a few bruisers over the last two weeks. The list of clients having great days has been long so here are a few pictures that highlight what's been going on the last two weeks and I expect this to continue into April.

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What a Start to Spring!!! March 1-14, 2025

What an incredible first half of March we have had.  Things have been moving a bit quicker than normal and I attribute to the warmer than normal February we've had.  The big surprise has been the sheer number of permit around a little earlier than usual for early March.  The tarpon fishing has been solid for the smaller resident fish in the 40-60lb range and they have been feeding well for the first hour of the morning.  Adding to the list is the king of all, the permit.  These guys have been thick and they have been averaging in the mid 20lb range.  Bonefishing has been solid as well with plenty of super shallow tailing bonefish at the end of the super low tides we've been having.  For less demanding fishing, there have been more jacks and ladyfish than most people can handle and some nice size pompano have been making an appearance as well.  So far it's been a great first half of March and I expect the second half to remain the same.  It's been a ton of fun! 

Capt.  Mo Estevez 

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That's a wrap! February 18-28, 2025

Well, I survived Valentine's Day at home and the balance of February was great. We had a couple of mild cold fronts that kept the weather cool and the skies crystal clear. The tarpon fishing sparked up again as we landed a few tarpon on fly and hooked a few more on spin on different charters. Meanwhile, on the flats bonefishing was fantastic with a bit of a slowdown towards the end of the month around the new moon and fishing in the channels has been fair with lots of sharks on the flats, including plenty of big barracudas in the 15 to 25 pound range. Yesterday we had a perfect calm day and while we hooked three bonefish and landed one, I kept my eyes open for permit, but only saw what looked to be one big permit about 100 yards away from us moving solo.  It's been a great way to wrap up the month with some great clients, solid fishing and some really nice fish to the boat. March is when Tarpon season kicks into high gear and I have high hopes that this will be a good tarpon season. Stay tuned and we will both find out.

Capt.  Mo Estevez 

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Better Than Valentine's Day! February 1-17, 2025

Well, for the guys out there reading this report, I hope you survived Valentine's Day.  What a stressful day but thankfully we have fishing.  The month of February has gotten off to a fast start with warmer than usual weather and very stable weather, read no cold fronts and the nasty weather that go with them.  Overall fishing has been pretty solid so far this month.  On the flats, bonefishing has been exceptionally consistent with my anglers averaging 3-5 bonefish per trip, that's SOLID!  The snook fishing in Biscayne Bay has been a bit slow but as I write that I remember a trip a few days ago where we missed 4-5 snook bites on top water lures early morning.  The tarpon fishing hasn't been great but most of the solid fishing has been at night.  The few times I tarpon fished were terrible weather conditions in 20 MPH winds so my sample size is a bit small.  However, with clearing weather the tarpon should start to get active.  The finger channels have been fun but most of the fish have been small so I haven't been doing a ton of snapper fishing.  That's a wrap for the first half of the month.  Stay tuned for the end of month report.  

Capt.  Mo Estevez 

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Ending it Hot! January 18-31, 2025 Report

My oh my this January has been a cold one, but we've been able to get on the water almost every day and get some fish to the boat. Sure it took five layers for me to stay warm, but the fish didn't care, my clients were tough and we had a blast in the process.  This cold weather has caused the fish to become a bit lethargic but fishing a little deeper and slower has produced bonefish pretty consistently and as the end of the month neared, the air temperature started to warm up, the water temperature warmed up and the fishing has been pretty solid. The channels are starting to get stacked up with all kinds of species, such as yellow jacks, porgies, mutton snappers, and more while the flats are holding bonefish, sharks and barracudas. The good thing about this cold January is that it should be pushing massive amounts of tarpon into Miami and with this warm spell, it should trigger a solid tarpon bite over the next week.  So far this has been a solid 2025 and the fish have cooperated as expected.

 

Capt.  Mo Estevez 

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New Year in High Gear January 1-17, 2025

Happy New Year everyone!  2025 has started off red hot and it's been a ton of fun.  This is the time of year when I fish the natural channels that cut between the flats known locally as the "finger channels" but iI haven't done that much this month as clients have been booking me mostly for bonefish and other hard to catch species.  The bonefishing has been red hot with some trips yielding half a dozen bonefish on a half day trip.  For those that don't know, catching one bonefish in Biscayne Bay is quite an accomplishment but that has been the bare minimum for us, it's been outstanding!  Resident tarpon have also been around for the first hour or two of the early morning with the se tarpon being in the 20-80lb range feeding mainly on live shrimp or soft plastics.  The "potluck" fishing in the aforementioned finger channels has been good but I haven't done it as much lately.  This type of fishing will yield snappers, porgies, a variety of jacks plus some pompano and mackerel.  We've had consistent cold fronts but the water temps have been a perfect mid to low 70's and I expect more of the same for the balance of the month.  Stay tuned for the second half of my January report, it should be good!

Capt.  Mo Estevez 

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Wow, what a new year wrap up! December 21-31, 2024

Wow, wow wow what a way to wrap up 2024! As I mentioned in my previous report beginning of December fishing was a bit slow, but it got shifted into high gear and it's been absolutely a blast. Fishing in Biscayne Bay went from good to incredible the second half of this month and fishing in the Everglades has been a ton of fun and very productive. In the Everglades we've been catching tons of trout, some redfish but snook fishing has been a bit slow. But as we turn our attention to Biscayne Bay we've been catching bonefish almost every trip we have targeted them and the last two trips of 2024 have been absolutely magical. On the 30th I fished with regular client Kevin and we had an insane day, hooking four Tarpon and landing two of them, hooking eight permit and landing five, losing a snook and hooking four bonefish and landing one to complete our grand slam. The following day wrapping up 2024 I fished with visiting clients David and Lia and the fishing continued to be on fire. We started the morning with David catching his first snook and Lia jumping her first Tarpon then we moved off where they got a doubleheader of bonefish then David hooked and landed his first tarpon and we wrapped up the trip and 2024 with them releasing 12 bonefish. What an insane couple of days what a great December and an amazing 2024. Happy new year everyone!

Capt.  Mo Estevez 

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