After the Weather Cleared July 24, 2020 Report

We've been having high winds and rain for the last 4 days and every day local angler Marc was texting me wanting to go fishing and I kept telling him to wait until the weather cleared. Well, today the weather cleared and we met at the ramp at noon with his son Ben and friend Alex. The winds were still in the 20MPH range but that wasn't a big deal. We ran straight to the flats and shark fished since the boys wanted something big. The lemon sharks were all over the place but acting strange, ignoring baits dropped right in front of them. However, we had a few cooperate and we ended up hooking 5, landing 2 and landing a nice barracuda.

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

Sharky Kind of Day July 16, 2020 Report

Business is definitely slower than normal due to Covid 19 but local anglers still want to fish and than included Lennis and his cousin. Today was a half day trip to show them what Biscayne Bay is all about and they were thrilled. We started catching dinner keeping a few snappers for dinner but quickly going through several dozen shrimp as they hooked up almost the instant the bait hot the water. With a few blue runners in the live well he went to the flats and hunt for sharks. The first bite came moments after the bait hit the water and Lennis did a great job working his shark to the boat. We lost the next few sharks we hooked but right at the end his cousin hooked up and got his nice lemon shark that gave him all he could handle. Great day with great guys.

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

90 Minutes of Magic July 9, 2020 Report

Wait, let me catch my breath! The plan was for my daughter and I to go fishing in the Everglades for a few hours but when I tried to wake her up it was a "no". So, I hitched up the skiff and headed out on my own. A couple of minutes into my run to spot 1 I saw some fishing busting on the surface so I took out the fly rod and caught a bunch of fun lady fish for about 15 minutes. Having warmed up I got to my first spot, and that's all I needed. The first 10 casts produced 10 hookups on snook, landing 4 and losing 6 on jumps. The rest of my time was very similar but not quite 10 for 10. For the entire 90 minutes I fished that spot it was fish landed, hooked or lost on almost every cast! I called it quits after catching a nice redfish (I had lost 3 or 4 reds prior) and having released close to or about 2 dozen snook. It was awesome and I had the special treat of watching a saw fish swim right by the boat. Such a great day in Everglades National Park!

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

Redemption is so sweet! July 3, 2020 Report

I really needed this one. Two years ago David fished with me and got a bonefish. Today we were on the hunt for bonefish and permit under ideal conditions. But, I have to admit, I was still haunted by the big bonefish we lost on Monday so I was eager to make up for it and kick off my 4th of July weekend on the right note. David brought his friend Jeff and I took them to a bonefish and permit spot but the tide was really high for bonefish. Part of the issue was that I was running an hour late because of the number of boats trying to launch in the morning. Just crazy! Anyway, we saw some bonefish schools but they were too far away so off to spot 2 where there were some bonefish but many more permit. They had a bunch of shots but the permit were trickier than usual so off to spot three. That was the magic spot as I was able to locate a number of schools of big bonefish tailing and mudding in a foot of water. One school moved up and started feeding and moving to the left. David make the perfect cast and the school moved over his shrimp. As it unfolded I saw a fish tail on his shrimp, a puff of mud and a screaming drag. Yes! I had to pole after the big bonefish that was making a really long run and then it turned toward us and wrapped around one of the PowerPoles. Oh no! I was able to work a miracle and free the fish and moments later David was holding the big bonefish in his hands. Wow, what a relief and he just got a bigger bonefish than last time. Cool! We ended the day with a few more shots for Jeff and then headed back to the ramp. What a great day, great weather and great guys! Happy 4th of July!

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

This one really hurt June 29, 2020 Report

Wow, this one really hurt. I mean, really hurt. My morning started with Jake from Illinois who had booked me for bonefish. We met up at 6:30am and headed out expecting slick calm conditions making bonefishing so much easier and exciting but that's not what we got. There was a bit of a breeze enough to make a light chop that increased the difficulty 3 fold. No worries, I got this. I made a run to the oceanside flats and overcame the poor visibility courtesy of a Saharan dust storm blown our way but fishing an edge that I like and waiting for fish to swim over the white sand bottom. Just as planned, the rod doubled over and Jake was on to a big bonefish. After a long run and awesome fight we got the fish next to the boat but broke off on the Power Pole before I could get it in the net. Ouch!!! A bit later Jake hooked another fish about 6 pounds but spit the hook on the initial run. What's going on here? Jake wanting some steady action to finish the day so we did at a snapper spot. Well, I won't be sleeping well tonight after losing those two fish.

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

This is what Kids need right now June 26, 2020 Report

I love fishing kids. they're a blast, easy going and really enjoy each fish they catch. Today was no exception with Junior, Michael and Marcus, three local brothers I've know for years, but boy have they grown up! They really wanted to catch fish regardless of species so I took them to a shallow wreck and they tore it up keeping 10 nice snappers for dinner and smoking through 6 dozen shrimp in no time. Now it was time for bigger stuff so we got to the flats and fished for sharks. There were plenty moving in but weren't very aggressive. However, two decided to play and Michael hooked both of them, losing both of them. What's up with that? By the time he lost his second shark of about 150 pounds it was time to head home. Dad later called me to tell me the kids were still raving about their day on the water and want to do it again. Mission accomplished!

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