January 18 and 19, 2020 Report

Dan and Lee were recommended to me by a client of mine and we were booked for two days for fly fishing for bonefish, tarpon and permit. Well, turns out Saturday it was blowing a steady 35 MPH and those were the only two days the guys could fish so off we went. In the lee of the wind I found some tarpon for them where they cast flies and free lined back a live crab. Not long after, a big tarpon eats the crab and is off to the races but it spit the hook after the first big jump. Later on we ran down to the flats and chummed up some bonefish but they apparently weren't seeing our baits and flies and never did hook up. I ended the day back at the tarpon spot but now the fish were hunkered down on the bottom (not a good sign) and wouldn't eat. On Sunday the weather was much better and we had better conditions with more options. Back to the previous day's morning tarpon and now Dan hooked up to a big permit and after a nice fight the permit spit the circle hook right next to the boat just moments before I could get a hold of it. Wow, that sucks! A bit later Lee got a bite but never felt it and came back with a clean hook. The rest of the day we spent fly fishing the flats where the guys had shots at permit and some bonefish. When the tide turned and started coming in the flats became desolate of life so we went back to the tarpon and they were rolling but we didn't hook up.

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