January 1, 2015 AM & PM Reports

AM Report This morning started with Casey and Shawn from Alaska again in my skiff. Although we didn't chase bonefish, we did fish a few wrecks inside the bay where they caught a variety of species both fly fishing and using live bait. PM Report The afternoon had Brad and his daughter Madelyn for a nice afternoon of catching some fish and being on the water. Our first spot was hot with a variety of species that kept Madelyn busier than she thought she would be. Noting the opportunity, Brad broke out my fly rod and caught a few fish on fly. Then a few fish later he began to give Madelyn some fly casting lessons and she was casting 20' in no time. As a result, she landed her fish fish on fly, a hard fighting jack crevalle! Moving onto the bonefish flats we had to pick our spots due to the poor visibility. Staking out near a spot where I had seen a ton of bonefish a few days before, I spotted a school of either permit or big bar jacks. I made a cast for Madelyn and she was one with drag screaming! Brad took a few shots at the school and had them track his fly but wouldn't eat. After a few minutes and some blistering runs, the fish broke Madelyn off as the trip wound down. Ouch!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409