October 25, 2019 Report (Tarpon Video)

After I booked he trip with Ariane from TX yesterday I looked at the forecast and it was grim with 25 plus MPH winds in the forecast, and the goal was fly fishing. Well, I woke up at 5AM to get ready and go to work and the wind was even worst. I took a deep breath, fought the temptation to cancel and headed out. Ariane is as sweet as they get and we idled to the first spot of the day hiding from the wind and surrounded by tarpon. We missed two bites on fly and managed to hook a few other fish on lures but they came off. I decided to make a move and fish another spot away from the wind where Ariane hooked and lost a big grouper and then it happened, she hooked a tarpon! After a 40 minute fight she got her fish and the day was a success, although it was blowing about 30MPH at this point. I was so proud of her, she fought that stubborn fish like a pro and got her big tarpon. Congrats girl!

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October 24, 2019 Report (Video)

David has been hooked on the hot fishing lately and is finding any excuse to get out so we fished again today and he brought Eric from NY who just moved down to Miami two months ago. It was a bot breezy so catching bait took a little longer than I would have liked but after investing some time we got what we needed. There was only one spot we needed to fish and the fishing was on! David and Eric stayed busy with bent rods catching a variety of species but the highlight was Eric's catch. His rod doubled over and the reel started to scream and wouldn't stop. Fifteen minutes later Eric landed the largest yellow jack anyone has caught on my boat at about 20lbs. Wow! Welcome to Miami Eric!

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October 21, 2019 Report (Snook Video!)

Alec is a regular local angler of mine and we have caught almost everything that swims in Biscayne Bay but for snook. He's had a dark cloud over him when we target snook, whether it's been losing 30lbers next to the boat, missing hook sets, spit hooks, you name it. So today he booked me for snook and getting the Biscayne Bay snook off his list. Our morning started at first light looking for bait and quickly loading up on tons of pilchards. Not far from where we got the bait we set up and dropped back two baits. Well, it looked ugly at first with Alec losing his first two snook to a broken line and then a spit hook. But the third one was the charm and we got it to the boat. After nailing his snook we hit another spot and it was on fire with Alec catching fish on bait, lures and flies. He caught plenty of mutton snappers and more. What an awesome day!

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October 19, 2019 Report

I love fishing with long time clients and after a brief conversation catching up it seems we pick up where we left off on the last trip, even if it was years ago. Andrew and his dad have been fishing with me for some years now and today I had a three boat trip with Andrew for his bachelor party. I repeated the common theme the last couple of months, cast netting tons of live bait and then heading to a spot I've been fishing that has been great. After setting up, Andrew and his two friends Chris and Tim made a cast and it was on! Andrew scored first with a really nice mutton on a soft plastic and Chris and Tim weren't far behind using live bait. The fishing once again was ON and they took home plenty of fish to feed all 9 of the guys that were in the other two boats. After getting their fill of hot action Andrew wanted to try for tarpon and we found some, with lock jaw. Geeze, tarpon will drive you crazy!

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October 13, 2019 Report

I'll be honest, after the wind yesterday I was a bit concerned but I've been fishing with Nathan and his boys Elijah and Reed for a few years now and took a chance. I was glad I did, and glad I ignored the notoriously inaccurate forecast, because we had great conditions and the wind had died down significantly. So, we did what I've been doing on almost all my trips lately, load up on bait (pilchards) and head to the hard bottom that has been on fire. And, it was on from the moment we got there with all three guys hooking up almost instantly on a number of different species such as grouper, big mutton snappers, yellow jacks, big mangrove snappers and more. The action was non-stop and an absolute blast! The trip ended on the flats for sharks but they were MIA.

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October 12, 2019 Report

Ravi and Scott were in town for a conference and couldn't resist getting some fishing in for whatever was biting. Well, there's been a lot biting lately and they took full advantage catching grouper, mutton snapper, big mangrove snappers. However, the strong 20 plus MPH wind made it tough and we soon had to seek shelter in the finger channels where we live chummed up some muttons, yellow tail snappers and yellow jacks. The fish of the day was Ravi's as he hooked a monster we could never turn and broke off 10 minutes into the fight as we chased it around. Urgh!

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October 6, 2019 Report

What a difference in the wind today with Max and Freddy. It was blowing about 20 MPH and it was nasty. Freddy had asked me if it was fishable and I said yes but we met up at a different marina that offered some cover from the wind. I couldn't catch bait today so I bought plenty and looked for tarpon that were MIA. Not wanting to disappoint the guys I decided to make a long run south and brave the wind and chop knowing it would be worth it, and it was! Once we got set up I threw a few live baits out as chum and they got exploded on almost instantly. And the story went as all the other recent reports you've read from me. They caught the heck out of fish including two big muttons, grouper, yellow jacks, huge rainbow runners, and more! When the dust settled we made the long ride home. However, once I got back to the ramp my trim motor quit so I had to prop up the motor for the ride home with a coconut. How about that! LOL

Capt. Mo Estevez 786-853-1409 www.MiamiBoneFishing.com Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

October 4, 2019 Report

George was back in town form MD to visit his boys and booked an afternoon trip. It was too late to catch bait (pilchards) but we found some perfect sized mullet and cast netted them. In the same area we set up and had three snook blow up on our bait but miss them each time. Bonefishing was slow and George sight cast a nice barracuda all while waiting for the tide and light to be right. Once they both reached the best alignment we hit a creek again and had another 4-5 snook blow up on our baits but miss and not get hook. How frustrating!

Capt. Mo Estevez 786-853-1409 www.MiamiBoneFishing.com Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

October 5, 2019 Report

It has been years since I fished with Glenn and it was great to see him again along with his girl friend Laura. Since he told me he just wanted her to catch anything I was all excited. So, we met at first light, caught bait and hit a spot I've been working and it was ON! One of the classic lines uttered on my boat was by Laura when she hooked her first fish, a nice one and she screams "there has to be an easier way!" Awesome! Well, they caught tons of fish including nice muttons and big yellow jacks and Laura became an expert after today. What a day!

Capt. Mo Estevez 786-853-1409 www.MiamiBoneFishing.com Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

October 3, 2019 Report

With the fishing so good David couldn't resist and booked again today having his friend Steve come along. It was a repeat of our last few trips together and of most all my recent trips which is; start at first light, find pilchards (bait) cast net enough to black out the well and hit some shallow areas for grouper, mutton snappers, yellow jacks, big mangrove snappers and more. So, we did that and they caught fish like crazy wrapping up the day with David losing a monster mutton that we had specifically targeted. Ouch!

Capt. Mo Estevez 786-853-1409 www.MiamiBoneFishing.com Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing