March 16, 2014 Report

Joe and brother Kevin were in town from PA on their way to Key West. We had a great time last time we fished about two years ago and Joe was the one with all the catches. This year was different. Fishing started slow with a snook taking a swipe at a soft plastic bait we were tossing but missing the hook. Later Kevin landed a trout on soft plastic but it was eerily quite in spite of the 20+MPH winds. We looked for bonefish and found none. However, once the tide turned the fishing picked up big time and Kevin and Joe had several shots at bonefish but the primary target was shark on the flats. With a six footer coming close but not eating we were driven crazy by the number of sharks that came to the boat but did not eat. Finally one moves in, Kevin makes a good cast and lets it sink to the bottom. The sharks body language changes and I hear, "I'm on!". The reel starts to scream and a while later Kevin scores his shark on the flats. There were other fish landed during our trip, all landed by Kevin. Now it's Kevin 1, Joe 1. Let's see who breaks the tie next time! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 15, 2014 AM & PM Report

AM Report Brian and son Will booked a half day for some rod bending fun. We started early on tarpon with rolling fish in the 40lb-100lb range. While we deployed their favorite baits, they refused to eat. However, one of the rods goes off and starts to scream. Will grabs it and fights the fish like a champ subduing the BIG spanish mackerel like a pro. Moving to the finger channels Will was kept busy with an assortment of snappers and we ended the morning catching trout.

PM Report Greg and son Grant were here from Alabama and wanted to try bonefishing. With the last of the outgoing tide and perfect visibility we got into bonefish on the first flat we worked. Greg and Grant had several shots at big Miami bonefish but the casts were off just a bit courtesy of the 20MPH crosswinds. With time winding down we decided to fish the finger channels and Grant was kept busy by big porgies, mangrove snappers, mutton snappers and a grouper that found a rock after getting hooked. At one point we had a cloud of snappers behind the boat and rods going off within seconds of hitting the water!

March 13, 2014

Jacques and Ed were aboard for their second annual "fishing with Capt. Mo after the conference" trip. While the afternoon trip started with 20MPH winds, it ended with winds over 25MPH. Fishing was slow overall but Jacques lost a nice fish that seemed like a nice snook and we got into some tarpon but they had lock jaw. We also lost a few nice hits from trout. It has definitely been tough fishing in this wind. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 12, 2014 AM & PM Report

AM Report Ken and Cameron from MA were ready for some relief from the snow that has plagued the NE. The fishing was slower than expected but we did catch numerous trout and had about an 80lb tarpon blow up and try to eat Cameron's soft plastic on 8lb test! That was awesome!

PM Report Alan and son from Alabama were aboard in the afternoon to enjoy Miami from the water and catch come fish. We played hide and seek from the now 25+ MPH winds and managed to catch some trout and miss a few more that clobbered out soft plastic baits. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

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