March 11, 2014 AM & PM Reports

AM Report Scott was on a quick stop in Miami on his way to a cruise and wanted to fly fish for bonefish. The last time we fished we caught mackerel and trout on fly but today we were upping the game. Ran as we might and hard as we fished the bonefish and permit we scarce. We did manage a couple of shots at permit and a few more shots at bones but a slow day overall. PM Report Ryan from Montana wanted to try bonefish on fly so off we went to the oceanside flats. The tide was now going out and the fishing certainly improved. Ryan had half a dozen shots at permit and some shots at bonefish. On one cast he laid the fly right in front of the permits face, strip, strip. The permit sees the fly, turns on it, chases it to the bottom and then turns away and swims off! Wow, that hurt! That's permit for you, even when you do everything right they still reject you! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 10, 2014 Report

Today I had Mo from N.Y. on board for a half day of fly fishing in South Biscayne Bay. We had some shots at bonefish and the elusive Biscayne Bay redfish but no takes. We then moved to trout fishing on fly but no takers. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 7, 2014 Report

Matt and Bill were part of a group of guys that wanted to spend a few hours fishing in Biscayne Bay. The day started with a run to South Beach for tarpon but a mild cold front scattered them. Running to a favorite trout flat that would block the now 25MPH west winds gave up trout as expected but the fishing was slow. We made the run to a new flat I had scouted which would block the now near 30MPH winds and we scored. Matt and Bill landed some nice trout and the short run back was certainly bumpy. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

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