March 6, 2014 Report

Local transplant Ross and his dad Brad from Virginia wanted to hit the water and catch some fish. We started tarpon fishing early morning trying to take advantage of the weather before it got worst with an approaching front. Finding several schools of tarpon, they were definitely present but finicky. We got a bite on one of the rods but it was a subtle bite and the fish didn't get hooked. With only two hours left and the cloud cover moving in we sped off to nearby trout flats. The first flat was slow but the second flat we worked definitely held fish. We ended up releasing numerous trout and losing about a half dozen BIG trout, one just a few feet from the boat. Our run back to the ramp was rough and rainy and we arrived just in time to avoid the worst of the approaching weather. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 5, 2014 Report

Scheduled to fly fish for bonefish with a local client I woke to some great conditions. Unfortunately, on the way to the boat ramp conditions began to deteriorate and by the time I met the client at the ramp it was rainy and windy. Geeze! We decided to reschedule for later in the month but being on the water already I decided to wait out the rain and do a little fishing myself. Wanting to do some laid back fishing and scout different areas I found trout in a fenew areas and landed a few with the fly rod. Sometimes you have to make lemonade out of lemons. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 4, 2014 Report

Dave from Indonesia came to Miami to try out the flats fishing we are known for and we had some gorgeous weather to welcome him. Beginning early morning we found tarpon in deep water and but not the big numbers I have been finding. After a few drifts we got a bite on one of the rods but no hook ups. Ouch, that hurts! With the sun angle more conducive to sight fishing we moved on to the bonefish flats where we had a few shots at bones and a couple of shots at a nice permit. With time running out and needing about an hour for the action to heat up again at the change of the tide we moved off to fish for trout. We caught a number of trout and ended the day landing a nice 20" sea trout. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 1, 2014 Report

I had met Angelo and Lissette at the Ft. Lauderdale boat show back in the fall and they had promised to book me when they were in town. They were good on their promise and today was the big day. What a gorgeous day today and we took full advantage of it. Early morning found us fly fishing for tarpon off the calm waters of South Beach. The fish were moving around quite a bit but we did have several solid shots at them on fly but no takes. Little consolation that none of the other skiffs hooked up either. Tarpon must have been partying a bit last night. We moved off to the trout flats and had to move around quite a bit to find clean water but once we did we started to get into them. Angelo and Lissette landed numerous trout including 20" trouts that put on quite a show for them. However, one the coolest moments of the day was watching tarpon cruise past the boat and then about an 8' hammerhead shark following close behind looking for a tarpon sandwich. This took place in 4' of water on the grass flats! The day ended in deeper water landing snappers and hooking but losing groupers in spite of stiff rods and locked drags. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

February 28, 2014 Report

After too many days at a conference in South Beach, Chris was looking forward to the day on the water we had booked weeks before. We had a late start as we waited for the rain and storms to pass through and it turned out to be the right move. We started by fishing for sea trout with soft plastics and landed dozens of them with several of them in the 20"-24" range, BIG trout by Miami standards. We then went off the beach in search of tarpon and while they were there, the conditions proved to be not to their liking and had lockjaw. Off to fish for snapper and grouper and we had a blast with hard pulling fish that barely gave us enough time to rebait hooks. Chris hooked three groupers, losing two to the bottom but finding redemption by finally getting one, a nice black grouper. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

February 27, 2014 AM and PM Report

The morning started ominous with dark clouds, high water and a stiff wind, not good conditions for hunting bonefish and permit on the flats. In spite of this, Tom and Cal hung tough and in good spirits. Tom had a couple of shots on fly at a cruising permit but to takes. Later Cal had a couple of shots at a fun baby tarpon but no hook ups. A few shots at a couple of bones resulted in zero. Fourth quarter and two minutes left in the game and we decided to change tactics. A few minutes before we had to head in one of the rods doubles over and the reel starts to scream. Several long bonefish runs later, Cal holds his first ever bonefish, a big 10 pounder. Yep, he's spoiled now. Congrats Cal! My afternoon trip was with Greg and Tracy from Pennsylvania and we had a nice laid back trip. Anchoring in a creek we caught a number of snappers and got rocked up by a few mystery fish. A big 5' baracuda settled under the boat and ate our offering three times, each time missing the hook intended for him. We ended the day with the winds laying down, the bay becoming glass calm and tarpon rolling all around us. In spite of our best efforts, no hook ups materialized but we had one big fish chase down Greg's lure right to the boat. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

February 26, 2014 Everglades Report

On a guides day off I got to fish a little bit with good friend Grant. In the mirror calm morning we caught trout on soft plastics, had shots a big redfish and tarpon and saw tons of big sharks. In the afternoon we ended up catching redfish. What a gorgeous place Flamingo in the Everglades is and an incredible productive fishery! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com