September 20, 2014 Report

Meeting Bryan and Amy before sunrise, the goal was to get Bryan on his first tarpon on fly. Arriving at our first spot of the early morning there were tarpon rolling and feeding around us. After several shots, Bryan makes a perfect cast in front of a rolling tarpon and several strips later there is a big boil where his fly was and I hear "I got him!"! Moments after clearing the fly line, the tarpon gets Bryan wrapped around a piling and we lose the fish. At this point the Saturday boat traffic began and we moved on for the second part of the trip, sharks on the flats. Not long after arriving at the flat, there were big boils and dorsal fins in front of the boat. We waited patiently and one of the rods doubles over and the drag starts to scream. After an hour and 10 minute fight and several grabs of the sharks tail to bring him on board for a quick picture, the 6-7 footer wraps around the chum back and breaks off. Urgh!!! It was a great way to end an already great trip with some great people!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com