Tank! August 11, 2023

Eric and his son Will booked me for a full day, in August!  They wanted to mix it up but with the conditions we had I told them we would start off bonefishing.  I had to fish a different area than I usually do for bonefish for a few different reasons but we hit it just right and those bonefish were pouring through big time!  This would be a short window of opportunity and they have been schooling in a different area than normal but we were ready.  The guys made some casts at these schools but the bones would move off just enough to avoid our live shrimp.  Another school was moving through and Will made a long cast WAY in front of the school, like 30' in front, and waited.  This time he hooked up and it was on!  A long fight later and some brutal beat down of my reel's drag, Will got his double digit bonefish to the boat.  Wow!  Quite honestly, I can't remember what happened the rest of the trip since I am writing this about a week later and that bonefish was the highlight.  Anyway, it was a good trip and fantastic for Will! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Cool mom! August 9, 2023

Chelsea booked a trip for her boys, 15 and 14 year old hardcore fishermen sons.  This was a cool trip where we caught a bunch of different species and kept mixing it up.  Towards the end of the trip we decided to shark fish with some of the fish we caught and set up on one of my favorite flats on this tide for sharks.  Well, we set the baits out and the chum slick and waited.  Not long after, I see some shadows and tails working towards us in the increasingly shallow water.  Just as I had mentioned a few minutes before to the boys, these were bonefish coming towards us, a gift from God!  Well, I put on a shrimp and cast in front of the school and handed the rod to James.  A hard tap later, the rod bent, the reel started to sign and he was on!  James got to land his first bonefish, we hooked some sharks and tons of smaller fun fish.  What a morning! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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"I want bonefish" August 8, 2023

That's what Bruce had told me when he jumped aboard with his son.  I made sure we start early for two reasons, 1: the best bite has been on the outgoing tide and 2: we need to beat the heat and avoid the 91 degree water temps we have been seeing by late morning.  With that in mind we idled out of the marina for our half day trip and worked it.  The first spot was slow so we moved off to another flat and the bites were coming but not the hooking.  We broke the ice with Bruce hooking the first bonefish he got to eat and the pressure was half way off.  But, we missed a few bites until his son was able to keep a hook in a bone and got his first one to the boat before we called it a day.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Boys day out August 5, 2023

Dad/sons day out on the boat today with Steven and his two boys Jack and Travis.  They wanted to bonefish and catch sharks so we started off our full day bonefishing.  The conditions were great but the full moon meant a decent number of fish were offshore spawning but there were some still around.  We missed tow bites early on  and then made a move.  At the 4th spot we finally hooked up and Jack got his first bonefish.  By this time it was about 9 am and there were boats everywhere including running right behind our boat and spooking everything around so we gave up on bonefishing and went to catch shark bait.  Here the boys had a great time pulling on small snappers and grunts.  We kept the grunts and hit the flats, my favorite flat on the incoming tide and it proved dead.  OK, we fished my second favorite flat on the incoming and that did it.  Here we saw a massive hammer head shark in about 2 1/1' of water right by the boat, it was awesome!  Oh, and we hooked several sharks and landed one before we called it a day.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Weeks Report July 28-4, 2023

The end of July and the first few days of August were all about beating the heat and bending rods.  Bonefishing was been fair with lots of early morning activity but the fish have been really spooky and the same for lots of the permit that have been around.  For many clients, the ask has been to catch fish as well as sharks on the flats.  Again, early morning has been beast to beat the heat and fish the 88 degree water and not the 91 degree water later on in the day.  Fishing around the full moon was tough but we caught fish and the fishing will get better as the full moon phases passes.  Here are a few pics for the week.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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