January 29, 2015 Report

Todd from Wisconsin was in Miami to enjoy the warmth, spend time with his daughter and do some fishing. Turns out the morning temperatures were in the mid 50's when we met up at 8am and it was breezy making it feel even colder. Tarpon and shark were on Todd's list so we spent a couple of hours looking for tarpon to no avail so we spent the balance of the trip shark fishing on the flats. We certainly had to work for the sharks as the first several flats we worked were void of sharks. Odd! On the 3rd flat we staked out and not long after a shark here and a shark there started to appear but were being picky. A few dark shadows were moving in and a school of big bonefish were coming in and from the platform a took a shot at the school, the angle was perfect, they were coming in just right and when I made the cast the shrimp flies off the hook. Oh no! That never happens!!!!!! Urgh. Not long after a big shark moves in, picks up the bait and Todd is tied to a big 6' shark peeling 150 yards of line in seconds. A while later we got it to the boat and he was off to fight another day.

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