November 29, 2013 Report

The day after Thanksgiving had Nestor and Jared from N.Y. on board for a half day of fun in the warm sun. Relentless 25 MPH winds from the north had us looking for clean water in order to locate fish. We started early morning on some trout grass flats and while the water was dirty, there were trout around but striking short making it difficult to set the hook on them. Seeking shelter from the wind we had more strikes from a number of other species but no hook ups, urgh! As the day progressed the wind began to blow harder and we found a huge mackerel blow up a bait next to the boat but again, no hook up! We ended the day with a short run back to the ramp in the lee of the wind. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

November 22, 2013 Report

Today Peter and I were on day two of a two day fly fishing trip and my what a stark difference from yesterday. This morning we faced 25-30 MPH winds and fast moving rain bands that kept us looking for leeward side of keys and points. On the back side of one key we had shots at a group of three big mudding bonefish but no hook ups. On several other locations we saw a few familiar boils, tell tale signs of spooked big bonefish. We had to cut the trip short due to the deteriorating weather conditions. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

November 21, 2013 Report

An increasing easterly wind greeted Steve and I today as we target different species on fly in south Biscayne Bay. Avoiding storms due east of us forced us to head south to a great bonefish near Key largo and the area did not disappoint. On the second flat we fished we found 4 separate schools of friendly bonefish but their zig zagging erratic movement made it hard to place an accurate fly before them. Steve made some accurate casts but the relaxed bones refused our offering. On the next flat, two monster permit awaited us, one in the 30 pound class and the other in the 40 pound class! They made us work for the one shot we had and Steve made a cast to the second fish but the fish suddenly became alarmed and spooked, spooking his larger buddy as well. Urgh! A few yards later a mudding stingray had four bonefish on it and Steve’s quick and accurate cast we rewarded with an eat but the fish spit out the fly just as quickly. With worsening visibility we changed species and caught several nice trout on fly. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

November 20, 2013 Report

Slick calm conditions continued today and I have been booked solid thereby enjoying the calm conditions to the fullest. Scott and Dave were aboard today for a mixed bag of fly fishing action and we had a blast. With calm conditions I was able to get offshore a bit and fish for mackerel on fly with long shank flies and sinking fly line. We were treated to steady action on fly and on artificial lures with South Beach serving as a beautiful background. When Scott and Dave had their fill of mackerel on fly we moved inshore for trout on fly. Using heavy clousers and a trick technique numerous trout came aboard to pay us a visit. The day ended catching snappers on spinning tackle and a smooth run back to the dock. What a stretch of great weather and action we’ve had this week. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

November 19, 2013 Report

With continued slick calm conditions Corey and his wife Debbie were aboard for some bonefishing and then some fresh dinner. We saw numerous schools of bonefish along the south Biscayne Bay shoreline enjoying taking shots at these cruising bruiser bonefish. A quick cast into a school and Debbie was hooked up, but oh so briefly. The fish ran to the left and spit the hook in the process. Ouch!!! Poling down the shoreline, Corey had a great shot at a school of big tailing bonefish and things worked out for us this time and he hooked up to a double digit bonefish in the 10-11lb class. After a stubborn fight, we got him in the landing net and snapped a few pictures. Off we went in search of dinner and we were not disappointed. Trout in the 16”-18” range were feeding aggressively and hitting our soft plastic shrimp with great frequency. At the end of the day we headed back to the marina with big smiles and enjoying the glory of having caught Biscayne Bay silver and gold. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

November 18, 2013

Wow, what a difference a day makes! Today we had slick calm conditions for most of the day and some beautiful clear skies and clean water. We began by poling the mainland shoreline and shots at numerous schools of the elusive Biscayne Bay redfish, a tailing permit, and a school of big bonefish. We then moved on to the oceanside in search of more bonefish and permit but cloud cover moved in and the wind started to kick up making conditions difficult. Moving back to the west side of the bay we caught trout and lost some very nice strikes. Moving back to the oceanside finger channels we used live pilchards and shrimp and caught a beautiful mutton snapper, plenty of mangrove snappers along with losing two BIG grouper to the rocks below. Off to get ready for tomorrows day of chasing bonefish! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

November 17, 2013 Report

Brutal 20 plus MPH ENE winds faced us today as Luka and Carlos from Brazil wanted to experience Biscayne Bay. The goal was to find tarpon but with a stiff wind and dirty water throughout most of the bay, we had to pick our spots and techniques and go to a back up plan. Using the tide to our advantage as well as some natural cover we were able to hook up numerous trout along with a few other species such as snappers and jacks using soft plastics. We also lost quite a few fish and missed the hook up on a mystery fish which I suspect was a snook. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com