October 9, 2013 report

The Fishing in Biscayne Bay has been very good this week. Bonefish and permit have been around in good numbers. I have been finding the permit at the top of the tides on both the west side and oceanside flats of south bay while the bonefish I have been finding at the beginning of the outgoing and at low tide. Most bonefish have been in schools of 3-5 fish while individual fish have been the ones I have found tailing the edges of the flats. Seatrout fishing has been good all week throughout Biscayne Bay from Key Biscayne to south bay. They have been eating soft plastic shrimp and paddle tails under a popping cork in 3’-5’ of water. Most fish have been between 16”-18” with several 22” fish per day being caught. Yesterday I put my angler on schools of cruising permit on the west side of the bay in the morning during the outgoing tide and then on schools of cruising, tailing and mudding bonefish on the oceanside flats at low tide. Seatrout were eating soft plastic shrimp and paddle tails under a popping cork and we also caught snapper on the oceanside creeks. There have been resident tarpon in the south bay creeks eating live mullet. There are large schools of migrating mullet throughout the south bay shoreline and creeks and early morning has been the best time to fish these schools as predators feed on them. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com