This is getting ridiculous! August 21, 2022

Okay, let me preface my next comment by saying I am NOT complaining.  Ok, with that out of the way, this summer has been stupid ridiculous with respect to how awesome bonefishing has been with today being a prime example.  I had regular client Kivi on board with his friend Paul who has never fished before and we talked about trying to bonefish for a while.  Once again the conditions were breezy for being summer but I've been working around that just fine.  I took the guys to the first spot that proved to be dead so we moved to spot #2.  Not long after I hear Paul's reel sing and the rod is bent, I have no doubt what it is.  A nice fight, some coaching and help from Kivi and I and Paul had his first bonefish on his first fishing trip ever.  What??!!  Yes, it's been that good.  A bit later Kivi got his first bonefish and now I can sleep at night.  We wrapped up the trip catching snappers and fun yellow jacks rounding out a nice Sunday morning.  

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The most spoiled man.... August 15, 2011

There are times when you have to tell someone how it is and I had to do just that this morning.  See, I had Alex and his brother Bombino onboard today for a half day of bonefish and permit.  These brothers had never fished the flats before and never fished for bonefish and permit.  We had the summer morning we are supposed to be having every day, absolutely calm with zero wind in the morning.  I took them to a permit spot and it didn't take long for the tails and wakes to show.  A few schools of permit waked and tailed around us but I couldn't get them in position in time as the permit were moving quickly.  Finally we got our first shot at a school of waking and tailing permit and Bombino placed the silver dollar sized live blue crab just right and we waited.  As I turned to look at another school I hear a zing and Bombino yells, "I'm on!" and on he was.  After a long reel sizzling fight Bombino landed his first permit on his first cast on his first trip.  Dang man, that crazy!  I explained to him exactly what he just accomplished and I still think it didn't quite sink in.  A few schools later his brother Alex made a great cast and hooked another permit.  A long run later Alex's permit came off and we were 1 for 2.  We wrapped up the trip taking a few more shots and ending fishing for snook.  

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Dang! August 8, 2022

Phil is a repeat client and today he brought his wife Sherry and their 6 year old fishing phenom Elliott.  Phil wanted Elliott to get his first bonefish and the same for Sherry so we went to work.  Conditions weren't great with it being windier than usual.  Actually, all summer long it has been windier than usual but the fish still have to eat.  Fishing only two spots is all we needed to do but it took some patience.  Spot one Phil landed a permit within the first 30-40 minutes and then it was crickets.  After investing some time in that spot something told me to move.  Arriving at the second spot it was slow at first but then it popped. Just like that bonefish started to swim through allowing Sherry to get her first bonefish, about a 10 pounder.  Then hooked on and handed the rod to Elliott who did a great job fighting and landing his first bonefish, also about 10 pounds.  Then Phil hooked up again and landed a 10 pounder and we ended the trip with Phil landing yet another one but this one was about 12lbs.  As the fish was in the landing net in the water it somehow swam out before we could get a really good picture of it but heck, we landed him and that's what counts.

Capt. Mo Estevez

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It was on fire! August 7, 2022

Andy and his son Ben were my clients for today and they were primed for bonefish and permit.  It has been on fire lately so I was ready to show them some bones and permit.  Incredibly, 30 minutes into the trip Andy hooks up and lands his first permit.  Wow, what a start!  Not long after he lands another permit.  What?!  Ben was way too quite working away until he hooked up to a nice bonefish and then added two more after that with Andy wrapping up the trip with a bonefish of his own.  The total for the four hour trip was 2 permit and four nice bonefish.  Way to go guys! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Changing it up August 5, 2022

I have to tell you, this job keeps me on my toes.  Yesterday it was bonefish and permit and today I had repeat client Dave with his boys to target sharks.  With bait in hand we were ready to go and I took them to a spot that usually has 40-60lb sharks, perfect for the boys.  It didn't take long and eventually we started to get some bites.  We lost the first couple of sharks but eventually started landing them on medium spinning tackle and had a blast watching them eat, run and put up a great fight in 2' of water.  

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Father/Son Slayers August 4, 2022

Manny and son Manny have fished with me before and today they were in for a treat as the fishing has been red hot plus I was eager to get back on the water after a nice long vacation.  We focused on the west side of the bay and using live shrimp had Manny (dad) catch a nice bonefish.  Meanwhile, Manny (son) was on a dry spell when he finally hooked up and landed a nice only to upgrade twice after that.  The final tally was four bonefish.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Just fishing July 14, 2022

These were two great guys from Boston, John and his friend who were down here with a group of friends to party but these guys love fishing.  The fishing was slow over all but we also missed some bites on really nice fish.  In the end we caught some red groupers, barracudas and snappers and jacks to finish off the half day trip.  

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Tiny but an awesome sign July 11, 2022

Elizabeth, her husband and son from Nebraska couldn't be any nicer and they wanted to see Miami from the water and do some fishing.  I took them to a few spots where they caught a number of species but the highlight for me was this tiny bonefish we caught while fishing with shrimp.  This is the smallest bonefish I've ever caught but it made me so happy because it a a great sign that our bonefish population is in great shape and the future is bright. 

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Dad Daughter Time July 9, 2022

Dad daughter trips are the coolest as they remind me of my daughter and the time we've spent on the boat together.  This morning I was treat to time with Mark and his daughter to do some fishing and get her a shark.  The first spot is all we needed and she had her hands full with small to medium lemon sharks and nurse sharks.  

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Girl Rocks permit!!! July 8, 2022

Today I had two trips, my morning trip being with local Key Biscayne resident Jose. Jose 
just wanted to spend a half day on the water and hopefully catch some fish and he sure 
did catching some red grouper, snappers, jacks, blue runners, mojaras and a few more 
species before we headed back in for my afternoon trip.

On a mother-daughter vacation Karen decided to book me and get her 10 year old daughter 
Amelia on some fish. I took them to the same spot I had just fished with Jose on my 
morning trip and the spot continued to produce perfectly sized fish and action for 
Amelia. She caught about six different species but the highlight was her catching what I 
had a funny feeling was lurking around, small permit. The schools move through in the 
summertime and Amelia was able to hook one and landed it on her own. She is now the envy 
of most guys that fish the flats. Congrats girl!

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Family Fun July 6, 2022

Today was a two boat trip with a buddy of mine and I had Jay and his two girls with me 
Anna and Mary. This was a really fun trip. The girls could fish really well and Jay was 
an absolute pleasure to fish with. We basically just fished to keep the rods bent for the 
girls and Anna was the star catching about six or seven different species while Mary 
caught a shark perfectly sized for her at 10 years old.

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Happy 4th of July 2022

Happy Fourth of July! I had two cool guys fishing with me today but boy I was not looking 
forward to fishing in the Mayhem that is typically Fourth of July in Biscayne Bay. 
However getting to the marina I was surprised to find that it was largely empty and our 
half day trip turned out to be pretty relaxing with much fewer boats on the water than I 
had anticipated. I had two Mikes today with the first Mike being at the dock right on 
time and the second Mike oversleeping. The first Mike and I fished for a while around key 
Biscayne where he lost a nice snook and caught a couple of red grouper until the second 
Mike called that he would be at the boat ramp in 30 minutes. We headed back, picked up 
the second mike and hit the flats for sharks. But it was a frustrating situation with 
tons of sharks coming in onto the flats but refusing to eat our baits. One Mike got a 
bonnet head shark and the other Mike caught a nice big barracuda but we struck out on the 
big sharks hundred to 200 pounders.

Capt. Mo Estevez

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