May 23, 2016 Report

Wow, today was one of those days that required me to take a deep breath and pause for a minute. The fishing was absolutely on fire today and it reminded me of late fall and winter time in Miami. Fishing the mullet schools making their way back North on their late spring migration we had an absolute blast. Our first spot was for Tarpon and Danny, Pano and Michael were aboard but could not enjoy the Silver rage of a tarpon on the other end of the line. The last time we fished together everybody caught Bonefish except for Pano so Bonefish was on the list but the skies were overcast and cloudy and certainly not conducive to Bonefish so we changed it up. That turned out to be the ticket as we were able to enjoy a steady stream of bent rods screaming drags and fish to the side of the boat. We caught Snapper, Jacks, Bluefish, trout and Lady fish at a pace that was absolutely breathtaking. At one point we had several triple headers! We ended the day fishing a different spot where they were able to catch more species including Triggerfish, Hogfish and red grouper. Today was absolutely a blast and I always love fishing with these guys!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

May 21, 2016 Report

Today I was working out of the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo and picked up a couple guys on vacation for a morning of flats fishing. The day went by quickly as we targeted sharks but my three favorite spots down south proved to have few sharks and the few that we found were very picky and refused to eat. We wrapped up the day in a creek catching a big lookdown and a couple of other fish before rocketing back in to get them back at the dock in time.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

May 20, 2016 Report

Roberto jumped aboard today with fly rod in hand as he is a fly fisherman from Chile. We had really nice conditions although a little bit of a breeze kept things sporting but we were able to target a number of different species and I was able to show him the critical double haul. Our first spot had some rolling tarpon but we could not get them to eat a fly as they have been picky as of late. Second spot he had plenty of shots at cruising Tarpon but again those proved to be impossible to hook. However, along the way he caught snappers and some jacks to break-in the strip strike technique that we use in salt water. Moving down to the Bonefish flats the first flat proved to be a gold mine with school after school after school of tailing Bonefish, mudding Bonefish and cruising Bonefish. After about an hour Roberto had about 12 to 15 shots at these fish but still learning the double haul he was not able to get it out far enough. But that being said, we did have a couple of Bonefish track to fly but came too close to the boat and spooked off. We wrapped up the day on a shallow water shipwreck where Roberto again caught a few different and new species.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBoneFishing

May 18, 2016 Report

College freshman Cameron jumped aboard this morning for a quick trip in Biscayne Bay. The morning tarpon were missing but we used jigs and caught of number of different species before wrapping up the day tarpon fishing. As the trip wound down we finally found some tarpon and they were rolling and happy. Problem. There was a significant storm building with lighting and thunder. As we began to get right on them the lighting started and it was time to make a decision, fish in lighting or play it smart. We played it smart and had to cut the trip 30 minutes short to avoid the nasty storm now over us. What a shame!

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

May 17, 2016 Report

Wow, two days off in a row and back on the water today with local angler Davide who wanted to try saltwater fly fishing. Our morning trip yielded trout, snappers and jacks in some breezy conditions. We found plenty of tarpon but it was tough for Davide to get a fly to them in the wind without having mastered the double haul. By the time we got back to the dock the wind was howling. Isn’t it May and it’s supposed to be calm? Weird!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBioneFishing

May 14, 2016 AM & PM Report

AM Report Day 2 with Doug and today his friend Pete was aboard. Tarpon fishing resulted in no hook ups so we changed it up and caught trout. Well, Pete lost a lot of trout. ;) Sorry Pete. We hit the flats and bonefishing was slow but we did get a few shots and saw a permit. The day ended with me hooking a nice mutton snapper while showing he guys what technique to use and Pete landed that one. A few minutes later the trip ended with Pete hooking and losing a BIG mutton snapper. You owe me Pete! PM Report My afternoon trip was an abbreviated trip with local angler and client Will and his little girl Malory. Combined they caught over 30 fish and we ended the trip with a tarpon drift but no takers.

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBioneFishing

May 13, 2016 Report

Doug and his wife Rochelle had booked me almost a year ago and today was the big day. The trip started with tarpon fishing and while we found a few we couldn’t get them to eat. Changing gears we used jigs and aught a number of species and gave Rochelle a workout. Moving on to the flats Doug was sight casting big barracuda but we had the rubber hook syndrome today with ‘cudas smashing his lure but not getting hooked. Finally one did get hooked, made a run, jumped 4’ in the air and came off. Oh no! Along the way Doug had a couple of shots at bonefish but we didn’t get a hook up. Having a live bait in the well I rigged it up on some wire and tossed it to a group of 6 ‘cudas. They rushed the bait, encircled it and watched it. What the heck is up? A nice lemon shark saw the bait, elbowed the ‘cudas out of the way and gobbled it up. Once it felt the sting of the hook it made a 75 yard blazing run and after a nice fight Doug got his shark. Very cool!

Capt. Mo Estevez www.MiamiBoneFishing.com 786-853-1409 Follow me on Instagram @MiamiBioneFishing