March 9, 2015 Report (Tarpon!)

Dale and Cassandra from Maryland were on vacation and today was day one of two days of fishing they booked with me. It didn't take much convincing on my part to talk Dale into starting the morning tarpon fishing. Spot one had no tarpon. Spot two was a different story. Setting up on our second spot of the early morning, tarpon began to roll around us and 10-15 minutes into the display one of the rods gets hit, Dale reels tight and 150lbs of raging tarpon launches into the air just 30' from the boat. After a long fight we got the leader release on the monster tarpon and were off to the bonefish flats. We saw some bones and tons of barracudas as well as a permit but no hook ups. The day ended with a long run back to the marina soaking in the euphoria of the morning's tarpon. Tarpon season is definitely here!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 8, 2015 Report

Ouissam, his son Sammy and his father in law Aboud jumped aboard to get 5 year old Sammy on some fish and then hit the flats for sharks. Although a pretty day, the wind was howling at over 20MPH. The morning began working some sea walls and pilings for snappers, jacks and grouper that have been making the area home. It didn't take long for Sammy to start racking up numbers of fish including some nice mangrove snappers, a small grouper and even had a BIG grouper eat a smaller snapper he was reeling in. With a bit of time left we hit the rough and murky flats for sharks. It didn't take long for one of the rods to double and the reel scream, shark on! After a long run the braid parts and the fish swims away. As the trip winds down we get another hit and after a prolonged fight Aboud lands a huge stingray. The trip ended back at the first spot and Sammy ended the trip as he started, hooking fish on almost every cast.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 7, 2015 Everglades Report

Taking a break from Biscayne Bay, my charter today was out of Flamingo in the Everglades with local anglers Austin and Larry. I will tell you this, we had some tough conditions with a slow bite but caught fish and had a ton of laughs. The morning started with a stiff NE wind that only got worst as the day progressed however, in the Everglades there is always a place to hide and so we did. Austin had never caught trout or redfish before and he would accomplish those two goals today including catching a monster 24 1/2" sea trout. Larry on the other hand had a redfish "pee in his Fritos"! Larry is a hilarious guy and was sitting in front of my console when Austin landed one of his redfish. Larry with a big open bag of Fritos in one hand and Austin just a few feet away with a redfish in his hand, the redfish began to "pee" some fluid out and it laded inside Larry's Fritos. Much more happened that day but that was our highlight, he had me rolling on the deck of my skiff! These guys were great and we headed back to the marina with deteriorating conditions.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 6, 2015 Report (Bonefish Double!)

Adam and his brother Brandon almost didn't make it to Miami from N.Y. due to the severe freezing weather that plagued them for days. After waiting at the airport all day they finally landed around 10pm and were ready for a day on the water. Adam's goal was to bonefish but we started off staying lose to the dock due to the time constraints of the 4 hour trip. However, he decided to try bonefishing for around an hour so we raced down to the bonefish flats and got on one of my favorite flats on the tide we had. It sure didn't dissapoint. After a few shots at some fish, a school of bones comes in from our 11 o'clock and looking very freindly. Adam casts to the side of the school and Brandon casts to the other side. A few moments later both rods double over and the sweet sound of scorching drag fills the air. After a few drag burning runs and having to fend off a few sharks we released both fish, one in the 8lb range and the other in the 10-11lb range. What a welcome to Miami!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 5, 2015 Report

This morning soon to be local resident Steve wanted to take a brief 2 hour trip to survey the fishing behind his soon to be dock. We jumped into my skiff and idled 100 yards to a grass flat and didn't have to move from there. The main species was trout and there were plenty of them, including quite a few that got away to spit hooks. This was a nice trip with a great guy!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 4, 2015 Report

With a string of really nice fishing days regular client Alec and his daughter jumped aboard for some fresh fish dinner. While they did take home some fresh fish, the fishing was certainly slower than it had been the last week or so. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 3, 2015 Report

Back at the Ocean Reef Club in north Key Largo was my afternoon trip and this time it was a quick trip as my clients wanted to land a few fish and then head back in time for a meeting. We got an hour and a half worth of fishing and got some snappers in a creek before it was time to head back.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409