December 31, 2013 Report

What a ball today! Michael, Nicole and Scott were on board today and we had a blast! Conditions were less than favorable with 25-27 MPH NE winds and cloudy, stormy skies but plenty of fish were caught. We started by catching trout on artificial lures along with mangrove snapper and hard pulling jacks. Once the fishing slowed we headed towards the protected creeks and caught more snappers and look downs. We also lost a few nice fish to the rocks below. They kept me laughing and the rough, raining ride back was made better by their stories. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 30, 2013 AM & PM Report

What a difference today! No wind and smooth water, I love it! I fished with a good client of mine, David and his friend Joe from Canada. We started by looking for bonefish and permit but the few schools we saw were too far to reach and were swimming away. With a desire to catch fish we targeted tout and had a blast. David and Joe caught numerous trout on artificial lures and with a brief window of sunlight, we were sight casting trout! On the way in we decided to look for bones again and found about six schools and had a few shots but no hook ups. In the afternoon I had the pleasure of fishing with retired military Mike. The trout fishing slowed down but we focused our attention on the oceanside finger channels and caught numerous mangrove snappers including a BIG 5lb mangrove and a 3lb mangrove snapper on live shrimp. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

December 29, 2013 Report

Bonefishing was on the agenda today with Alan and his son Jerry. Tried as we may though, no bonefish were caught. We were dealing with high winds and rain but did release a mutton snapper and sharks that peeled line like a bonefish. The day ended in a creek where we lost a big hit on one of the rods. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 28, 2013 AM & PM Reports

This morning Hugh and Jordan from Australia were on board. While the bonefishing was very slow, we did go to a favorite creek of mine and had a blast on grouper, bar jacks, snappers and some monsters were couldn't keep out of the rocks. Hugh ended the trip by fighting a big bar jack on 8lb test that gave him quite a work out! In the afternoon I fish with Paul from Atlanta and his two kids Kate and Jack in some rater windy conditions. Paul caught a trout on the first cast and we missed a few hits. The day ended with Jack and Kate releasing dozens of fish and having a big tarpon free jump just feet from the boat! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 27, 2013 Report

What an ordeal Chris had to experience today just to get to the boat ramp but he made it after a 3 hour delay and I wanted to make sure we accomplished our goal, his first bonefish. With 20MPH east winds and storm clouds overhead we pressed on with our half day trip. Arriving at our first flat was all it took. A few minutes after setting up the rod doubles over and the drag screams. Well, it was an angry shark not a bonefish. The next bent rod was different and a few long strong runs later, silver flashed before our eyes and into our landing net. Mission accomplished! What a thrill for me to lead clients to their first catches and today was exceptional. Congrats Chris! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 24, 2013 Report

What a gorgeous day we had today. Ahead of an approaching cold front, Peter, Bridgett and Hyung experienced slick calm conditions all day and clear skies. What a difference from yesterday! We started bonefishing and had shots at several schools but no hook ups. Moving to the oceanside flats, they tag teamed landing a nice bonnet head shark and a nice bonefish moved in but ignored our offering. The day ended at a creek with a swarm of fun snappers a few feet away bending rods almost the instant their shrimp landed in the water. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 23, 2013 Report

Dean from Texas climbed aboard today for some rod bending action on Biscayne Bay. We started under partly sunny skies and a steady 20-23 MPH wind. We sought shelter from the wind all day and did well with only a couple of spots not producing. The morning started with a trout on the first cast and the action continued steady all morning. The highlight was a tarpon in the 70lb class engulfing Dean's plastic shrimp and giving us two awesome jumps before spitting the hook!! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 20, 2013 Report

Yury and Ivan were back on board today for another day on the water. The day was starkly different from Wednesday, we had close to 30MPH winds and the water was muddy. With some live pilchards we chummed up mackerel but had cut offs and missed strikes. We ended the day releasing snapper and missing a few more strikes. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 18, 2013 Report

Yury and his son Ivan from the U.K. were aboard today to get a little fishing while on vacation. The fishing started slower than I would like but turned on as the tide started to drop. Once again, we went through over 50 baits with rods doubling over every 30 seconds after being placed in the rod holders! I love winter time in Miami! Ivan was excited at having broken his previous record of fish caught in a day. That always makes my day! They'll join me on Friday for another day of rod bending action. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 14, 2013 Report

Local resident Orlando gave himself a bonefish charter for Christmas and I wanted to make sure he would "unwrap" his Christmas present early. We started by fishing in South Biscayne Bay and catching trout on soft plastics as we waited for the tide to turn and give us the best current flow for bonefishing. Once the time was right we headed to the oceanside flats and didn't move from one flat for the rest of the trip. As I got us into position we spooked a few bones and I knew the flat would be productive. The next five hours were spent taking shot after shot at big single bonefish, doubles and schools of 3-5 fish. Orlando was able to get this bonefish to the boat on a big live shrimp and I was very happy for him. Merry Christmas Orlando! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 12, 2013 Report

Joey from Ft. Lauderdale was on-board today with much calmer early morning winds than forecasted. We took advantage of the light winds and fly fished for trout in the morning and had success. We caught trout on fly and soft plastics as well as a few mangrove snappers that sneaked in as well. As the winds picked up we moved to fish the finger channels and had a blast catching a number of mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, yellow tail snapper and big porgies. When we pulled anchor to head back to the dock we had gone through 50 baits, not counting the earlier fish we landed on artificials! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

December 7, 2013 Report

Bobbie from Kansas City was onboard this morning for a half day of fun fishing in Biscayne Bay and boy did we have a blast! Between a steady supply of bent rods by trout, jacks and snappers and funny stories our four hours went by quicker than expected. The fishing has improved on the backside of the new moon and the trout in south Biscayne Bay during the incoming tide were aggressive and eating our soft plastic shrimp under corks. We ended the day by Bobbie landing the biggest trout of the day on the last cast, a nice 18+ inch trout. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

Night Tarpon Report December 2, 2013

Tonight I had Jeff from Atlanta on board for some tarpon on fly action. The main areas this time of year for night time tarpon fishing is around bridges on the outgoing tide. The action was slower than expected tonight but it did pick up towards the end of the outgoing tide around 2am. We had numerous tarpon bust on shrimp and whitebait around the boat and had two bites on fly. We also had a nice snook track the fly out of the bridge's shadow line but decide not to eat once it saw the boat. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

December 2, 2013 Report

Bob and Carter from Texas came down to experience Miami's Biscayne Bay and have some fun. We caught mackerel on Tsunami Zip Jig Pros and Buccaneer Glass Minnow Jigs including a few huge hits that destroyed our leaders and provided an instant cut off! We also caught snappers and some short black groupers. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

November 29, 2013 Report

The day after Thanksgiving had Nestor and Jared from N.Y. on board for a half day of fun in the warm sun. Relentless 25 MPH winds from the north had us looking for clean water in order to locate fish. We started early morning on some trout grass flats and while the water was dirty, there were trout around but striking short making it difficult to set the hook on them. Seeking shelter from the wind we had more strikes from a number of other species but no hook ups, urgh! As the day progressed the wind began to blow harder and we found a huge mackerel blow up a bait next to the boat but again, no hook up! We ended the day with a short run back to the ramp in the lee of the wind. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

November 22, 2013 Report

Today Peter and I were on day two of a two day fly fishing trip and my what a stark difference from yesterday. This morning we faced 25-30 MPH winds and fast moving rain bands that kept us looking for leeward side of keys and points. On the back side of one key we had shots at a group of three big mudding bonefish but no hook ups. On several other locations we saw a few familiar boils, tell tale signs of spooked big bonefish. We had to cut the trip short due to the deteriorating weather conditions. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com