January 14, 2014 Report

Steve was on the bow today with flyrod in hand looking for bonefish. Conditions were good with the start of the trip providing us with calm winds but quickly increased to 20 MPH winds from the SSW. Fishing was slow today but we did have several shots at a couple of schools of rare Biscayne Bay redfish and a big laid up snook. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBonefishing.com

January 12, 2014 Report

The bonefish is a fish that can change your life within seconds. One fleeting moment you are hooked up to a trophy fish most anglers will never experience and at other moments the level of frustration increases exponentially as they test your skill and determination. It is a psycological battle they are blissfully ignorant of but one that is very real and personal to the angler and guide. Jason from Australia experienced the latter today as he occupied the bow of my skiff. We had perfect bonefish conditions and spend the first two hours of our bonefish charter covered in schools of waking and tailing bonefish in super shallow, slick calm water. During this two hour period we had over twenty shots at over two dozen schools of bonefish, some tailing less than 20' from the boat! After the rust came off Jason's casting, he was making well placed casts in front of big schools of 10 plus pound fish only to be ignored. On one occasion we laid a perfect cast in front of a school of tailing bonefish that milled around his shrimp. Once the school moved off and no hook ups taking place, I was in disbelief as his hook came back clean. We missed the subtle take of a bonefish!!! Moving to the oceanside we got into more singles and schools. On another opportunity, a big school of bones pops out of the channel. They swarm all around our shrimp and no hook ups. Hooks came back clean!!!! URGH!!!!!! This is enough to rattle angler and guide alike. We ended the day having shots at an enormous amount of bonefish and missing on all three takes. On any other day we should have had 6 to 7 bonefish in the boat, all double digit weight fish. That's bonefishing!!! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 10, 2014 Report

A cold front that swept through Tuesday left a bit cooler weather behind but much warmer than the 10 degrees Richard left behind in Missouri. The fishing overall was slow today, much slower than anticipated. We did manage to catch a half dozen trout along with about a dozen other species. Once the tide turned the fishing did pick up and we ended the day in the finger channels catching a number of fish that kept us busy for the remainder of the day. This strange shark/skate came aboard and promptly released. You never know what you are reeling in down here! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 6, 2013 Report

Massive cold front approaching, 3,900 cancelled flights and long time client Glenn, was on the bow focused on the task at hand, hooking one of the many bonefish that were surrounding the boat. With perfect conditions we spent the first few hours surrounded by well over two dozen schools of bonefish in slick calm water only inches deep! We eventually hooked four fish and landed this double digit fish that almost spooled us. Every flat we went to held big bonefish but with only a couple of hours left and the wind picking up we decided to change gears and target other species. Glenn caught several nice fat trout and a huge lady fish that was in a big school of rolling fish. We ended the day with a short but fast run back to the marina successfully beating the approaching black storm clouds. We had a fantastic day with lots of drag screaming action! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 4, 2013 Report

Matt and his son Ryan were with me today to catch some fish and hopefully Matt's first bonefish. Conditions were certainly tougher than forecasted but we pressed on. With a good tide we set up on a favorite bonefish flat of mine and began to chum for bonefish. Ryan released a shark in the process but more sharks moved in and we had several cut offs so we moved off the flat and into the deeper channels for the snapper and grouper action that had been so great just two days before. Today however was much slower. While we did catch fish, the conditions proved to keep the bite slow and not as red hot as just days before. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 2, 2014 Report

Day two of fishing with Ed and the gang and the winds were a bit lower and from the south so this gave us an opportunity to fish shorelines a bit. We started on the leeward side of a point and had a school of redfish swimming toward us but they hit a deep trough and dissapeared before we could gt a good shot at them. We moved in to a favorite spot of mine and saw a big snook but no hook ups. We did land a few trout before moving back to the finger channels. Once at the finger channels we discovered the chum bag was missing but we made do with what we had and still caught fish and had a great time. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

January 1, 2014 New Year's Day Report

Happy New Year's everyone! Ed, his son, nephew and friend were aboard today to learn the ins and outs of successfully fishing Biscayne Bay. The morning started with a solid 20-23 MPH east winds and a white capped and frothy bay. We started fishing some grass flats for trout and while the fishing was slow due to dirty water, we did hook a few, landed a few more and missed a few more strikes. With the tide now in full swing, we anchored in one of the finger channels and didn't have to move for the rest of the trip. With a hot bite, we went through 72 baits in about an hour. We caught mangrove snapper, yellow tail snapper, trigger fish, mutton snapper, big grunts, large blue runners and red grouper. There were also several big fish that we couldn't turn or lost right at the boat before they were identified. The big heart break was Chris losing a monster that slammed the 10lb class braid outfit, ran about 100' against an almost locked drag only to break him off on the jagged rocks below. I'll lose sleep over that one tonight and I know Chris will also. Ouch! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com