May 10, 2014 AM & PM Report

AM Ken is a regular client of mine and brought Steve and Steve's 5 year old son Christian. We started off looking for tarpon but the bite was slow. We had only one bite but the hook never set. With Christian getting bored we decided to turn the trip into Christian's first fish caught so off we headed to snapper land. Christian ended up catching his first fish and more and ended up forgetting about the smart phone he was using to watch cartoons. Mission accomplished! Hopefully this is the first of many trips for him.

PM Quickly putting my skiff on the trailer I headed out of Key Biscayne just south of South Beach and headed to Homestead for my afternoon trip out of north Key Largo. What I thought was going to be some tough conditions proved to be not so tough. Sure the wind was still howling at 20MPH but the skies cleared and my clients were awesome. Craig and his son Jake are from Jupiter and wanted to spend some time together before Jake heads off to college. We started off taking a number of shots at bonefish in super skinny water but no takers. We moved off a bit and had a blast fishing for sharks. Jake landed a nice lemon and then Craig hooks into a big lemon shark on my 10lb test outfit. Oh no! He fought the fish for 1 hour and as the shark was next to the boat almost ready to be boated, the line snaps. Ouch!

I had a great time today seeing some old friends and making some new ones. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 9, 2014 Report

Fishing South Biscayne Bay today with Otmean and his wife Nadia, the focus was on snapper and shark. We started off fishing for snapper and although it was slow, Nadia did hook a nice grouper but the grouper got the best of her and she lost it to the rocks below. Moving onto the flats, Otmean ended up landing two sharks and we had two others break off. He released the last shark minutes before we had to head back to the dock. Nice timing!

Cap. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 8, 2014 Report

Brad and Don from Virginia were in town for Brad's son's wedding and planned a morning on the bay today. The last time Brad was in town the tarpon had lockjaw but the trout fishing was good. Today was different. Not long after our initial drift in a stiff breeze Don hooks up to a nice 90-100lb tarpon. With reel screaming and rod doubled over the tarpon gives Don 3-4 big jumps and then spits the hook. A few drifts later we decide to move as the increasing wind and chop shut the fishing down. Don had the hot hand a hooked a few trout but with the wind laying down a bit we decided to spend the last few minutes of the trip looking for tarpon. We didn't hook tarpon but Brad hooked a nice grouper on a jig but lost it to the rocks after a nice run. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 5, 2014 Night Tarpon Report

Tonight Josh was aboard for some after dark tarpon fishing. With calm conditions we worked an area that has been producing a lot of tarpon for me and it did not disappoint. There were rolling and busting fish around us and finally we hook up and 100lbs of tarpon clears the air. Unfortunately, a few moments into the fight the fish jumps and comes off. URGH! We got several more hook ups but lost each fish for different reasons. Although a frustrating night for me, Josh was able to experience the power of a big tarpon. He'll be back out for more! Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

May 2, 2014 Night Tarpon Report

With the tarpon bite so red good, tonight was going to be a great night. Or so we thought. Conditions were a bit windy but not unfishable as David boarded for a night time tarpon trip. For the first few hours there were very few signs of tarpon, a roller here, a roller there but no bites. It was little consolation that the other 6-8 boats we saw had zero hook ups either. We moved to another area where David hooked a nice grouper but the it got him in the rocks below. We ended the night fishing one of the bridges that held good current and lots of bait and had several big tarpon bust baits and right next to our baits but no hook ups. Sometimes you just can't explain certain things and this night was one of them. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

April 30, 2014 Report

There are some trips that hold a special place in your heart and this one was definitely one of them. Local angler Enrique and his son John were aboard to celebrate John's 5th birthday and his last day of chemotherapy. I wanted to make sure John had a great time and caught plenty of fish. I had to be careful though because the wind was pretty stiff and getting worst as the trip progressed. Jon ended up catching quite a few fish from a school that stayed close to the boat the whole trip. he run back was better than expected and he was all smiles. I was so appreciative that Enrique allowed me the honor of being part of John's special day. Happy Birthday John!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

April 29, 2014 NightTarpon Report

Fishing at night in Biscayne Bay is a very cool experience and tonight Jeff and Ron were aboard to celebrate Jeff's birthday. After a few drifts, Jeff hooks up to a big tarpon and the fight is on! I must admit, I have never fished with two more laid back partiers as these two guys. They were mixing drinks the whole trip and while Jeff is fighting his big tarpon, Ron is providing him with a steady supply of gin and tonic, hilarious! Jeff fought his birthday tarpon for an hour and 15 min but the fish eventually wore through our leader and broke us off. At this point the tide had stopped and the bite stopped in time for us to head back and call it a night. Happy Birthday Jeff!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com