April 9, 2014 Report

Today was the second consecutive year I fish the Bonefish Bonnies flats tournament out of Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo. This is always a fun tournament with some great ladies to boot! Today Mary and Libby were aboard to fish the afternoon leg of the tournament with the target species being bonefish, permit, tarpon, snook and redfish. We had our work cut out for us with 20-25 MPH winds forcing us to be very limited in where we fished. With snook and redfish out of the picture due to the heavy winds battering their hideouts, we focused on bonefish and permit. Making a short run north I tucked us behind some mangroves where I know bonefish cruise through and we waited. Not long after, Libby makes a cast, the rod doubles over and the reel sings. Bonefish! We landed her bonefish and waited. A big school of big bonefish moves in and Mary made some good casts but the school stayed 15' too far from our best efforts. As time ticked on with a lines out of 3:30pm, another few singles move in but no hook ups. Suddenly, Libby's rod doubles, the reel screams and then goes silent. We lost our second bonefish! We ended the day with a short and more comfortable ride back. Not sure what the final standings are yet but it was fun being a part of this great tournament. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com