November 21, 2013 Report

An increasing easterly wind greeted Steve and I today as we target different species on fly in south Biscayne Bay. Avoiding storms due east of us forced us to head south to a great bonefish near Key largo and the area did not disappoint. On the second flat we fished we found 4 separate schools of friendly bonefish but their zig zagging erratic movement made it hard to place an accurate fly before them. Steve made some accurate casts but the relaxed bones refused our offering. On the next flat, two monster permit awaited us, one in the 30 pound class and the other in the 40 pound class! They made us work for the one shot we had and Steve made a cast to the second fish but the fish suddenly became alarmed and spooked, spooking his larger buddy as well. Urgh! A few yards later a mudding stingray had four bonefish on it and Steve’s quick and accurate cast we rewarded with an eat but the fish spit out the fly just as quickly. With worsening visibility we changed species and caught several nice trout on fly. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com