March 26, 2015 Report

From Key Biscayne one day to North Key Largo the other, that's where today would lead me to. Out of the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo I fished with Dave and Brendon. Looking for tarpon we found them alright and after investing quite some time on them and not being able to get them to eat Brendon and Dave decided they wanted to switch gears, so we did. After a few spots, we anchored up in an area that has historically produced mutton snappers, which is what Brendon wanted for dinner. Not long after setting up one of the rods doubles over and the action would continue ending in a solid 7-8lb mutton snapper along with a few other fish. Mission accomplished!

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

March 25, 2015 Report

Neil and George from N.Y. book me every year when they're in town for a conference and although the target was tarpon, the tarpon fishing proved to be slow. We did fish several structures in the area and caught an assortment of species. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 24, 2014 AM & PM Report (Tarpon!)

AM Report Today started with calm conditions and Mo and his wife Ruth aboard for a morning of bonefishing. We ran to the maniland shoreline of Biscayne Bay and found some bones but they would either spook before we could get in casting range or they would pop up at the last minute, too close for a cast. There were baby tarpon in the 20lb range around but got only 1 to become interested in a fly but no hook ups. PM Report At 11 Am Eric and his girlfriend Lila jumped aboard for tarpon and shark fishing, by 12:20 PM Eric was on his 2nd fish! The first one spit the hook and the second one would stay on the entire time enough for us to get a leader release and some pics. Eric did a great job on the fish and got the estimated 170lber to boat for some brief photo ops. After the tarpon we ran to the flats and the sharks were around almost immediately. Unfortunately, they were very skittish and would mouth our baits, swim 30 feet and spitting the bait. Eric went 1 for 6 on sharks with the only one we landed being sight casted and allowed to run with the bait with the bail open for over 30 seconds. What a day!

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

March 23, 2015 Report (Tarpon!)

Greg came down from Wisconsin tagging along while his wife was at a convention and wanted to go fishing. Smart move Greg! His buddy Tom drove down from Tampa to join him. Smart move Tom! We spent the morning tarpon fishing and once again they did not disappoint. Not long after we set up one of the rods goes off and Greg has a big tarpon on jumping over 6 feet into the air! The fish eventually spit the hook. Urgh! A bit later another rod goes off and after a long fight, Tom gets his tarpon to the boat. The day ended with Greg hooking up again but the fish ended pulling free at the knot. I owe you one Greg!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com

March 22, 2015 AM & PM Report (Tarpon!)

Am Report Local angler Chris had his granddaughter Niole in town for a few days and were on a 3 day fishing spree throughout South Florida. Day 3 of their trip was with me and we headed out for some tarpon fishing. It was Nicoles biggest fish to date and her longest battle. What a heart break! Not long after setting up Nicole hooks up to a big tarpon in the 140-150lb class and this tough girl fought it for 35 minutes until the hook pulled. Another spot later Chris hooks up but the big tarpon spits the hook after a couple of minutes. We ended the day on the flats where it was very slow except for a few small sharks milling around.

Pm Report My afternoon trip was with Davis and his wife Blair from Tennessee and with it being Sunday afternoon and a zoo lose to the marina we headed south to the flats. After stopping off at a spot and catching shark bait, we ran to the quiet flats away from the mayhem. The goal was to shark fish and it didn't take long to get a shark close to the boat but no takes. Not longer after we see a shark move in and take one of the baits and we're off to the races. After a great fight we release a 4' lemon shark. Right before the trip was over another bigger shark moves in, takes the bait and Davis holds on as 6+ feet of angry shark burned over 150 yards of line off the reel before spitting out the bait. Yep, only a few teeth marks on the bait. Go figure!

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

March 21, 2015 Report

Going strickly with Fly gear, Scott hoped aboard and grabbed the 12wt. This would be the rod he would throw at the tarpon that were all around us but unfortunately they refused to eat a fly today and by the looks of it, we weren't the only ones. Heading to the flats we poled around and although the action was slower than I would have liked, we did get some shots at bonefish and a couple of permit but no commits to the fly. Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409

March 19, 2015 Report (Tarpon!)

Day three and Jerry decided to let his grand daughter Maggie jump in the boat with Tommy while Jerry stayed behind. If only Jerry would've known what was about to transpire! Maggie doesn't fish a lot but was up for tarpon fishing and Tommy always is so off to tarpon fishing we went. First stop, first bait, less than 10 minutes one of the tons of tarpon all around us grabs Tommy's bait and explodes out of the water! After an hour and 15 minute fight Tommy lands his approximately 140lb tarpon. He more than doubled the size of the one he caught with me last year! I idle back around, set up again and start to drop back a bait when another big tarpon eats and again 140lbs of silver rage explodes out of the water! I hand the rod to Maggie, from henceforth referred to as "Margarita Tarpon Tamer", and she is tied in to the biggest, toughest, baddest fish of her life. Margarita Tarpon Tamer stared that fish in the eye and never backed down. We had a leader release in 15 minutes but a total of an hour and 20 minutes before we got the photo op. From there they wanted to focus on catching lots of fish so we changed locations and wrapped up the day with plenty of action including Tommy catching a big jack on 10lb test that had his hands sore. Oh, the blisters on the hands of Tommy and Margarita Tarpon Tamer from their tarpon will heal soon.

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