January 10, 2015 Report

On board today was Jerry Passaretti, one of the stars of NBC Sports "Shark Hunters", his son Justin and nephew Wyatt. Jerry simply wanted his kids to catch some fish and have a good time. Conditions were a bit limiting thanks to the steady 20 MPH north winds but the rods were bent often. Spot 1, they caught a number of jacks on bait and lures but no tarpon were around. Spot two had no tarpon but spot #3 Justin caught a nice trout, his first. We moved and caught a few more trout. The day ended in the finger channels once the tide changed and they continued to produce. Jerry took a nap on the bow of the boat but as soon as the action started, he joined Justin and Wyatt keeping the rods bent on every cast. They caught porgies, mangrove snappers, yellow tail snappers, small red grouper and black grouper. These guys were a lot of fun and the phrase that sticks with me is Jerry's "motherless fluke!" when he lost a few consecutive trout bites.

Miami really is an incredible place. Here is a picture of an octopus right at the boat ramp after I launched my boat. How wild is that?! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409