February 27, 2014 AM and PM Report

The morning started ominous with dark clouds, high water and a stiff wind, not good conditions for hunting bonefish and permit on the flats. In spite of this, Tom and Cal hung tough and in good spirits. Tom had a couple of shots on fly at a cruising permit but to takes. Later Cal had a couple of shots at a fun baby tarpon but no hook ups. A few shots at a couple of bones resulted in zero. Fourth quarter and two minutes left in the game and we decided to change tactics. A few minutes before we had to head in one of the rods doubles over and the reel starts to scream. Several long bonefish runs later, Cal holds his first ever bonefish, a big 10 pounder. Yep, he's spoiled now. Congrats Cal! My afternoon trip was with Greg and Tracy from Pennsylvania and we had a nice laid back trip. Anchoring in a creek we caught a number of snappers and got rocked up by a few mystery fish. A big 5' baracuda settled under the boat and ate our offering three times, each time missing the hook intended for him. We ended the day with the winds laying down, the bay becoming glass calm and tarpon rolling all around us. In spite of our best efforts, no hook ups materialized but we had one big fish chase down Greg's lure right to the boat. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com