January 27, 2014 Report

Second straight trip with slick calm conditions, I can get used to this! Jim and John started the day today off the beach hunting for cruising tarpon. While we found them rolling and splashing, the 80-150lb tarpon we found had lockjaw. Moving offshore a bit to take advantage of the calm conditions the mackerel were waiting in the crystal clear 30' depths off Key Biscayne. Using lipped plugs and Tsunami spoons we released a few before the bite shut off. It was a great sight to see a school of 5-10 big mackerel following the hooked fish to the boat. Moving on to the finger channels we caught small grouper, snapper, big porgie, had some mackerel cut offs and lost a really nice fish to the rocks below. The day ended catching trout and Jim and John both caught trout as well as lost a few big trout along with a big mackerel or two. It was a gorgeous day with fish being caught and great company! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com