The tale of two trips February 16, 2021

 I had Nicky and her husband on board this morning for a half day trip of keeping the rods bent.  I had launched from Homestead and ran to Key Biscayne to pick them up and fish but halfway through the trip storm cells started to move through and we had to get back to the marina before getting rained on.  The first half of the trip we bonefished and saw some move through but we couldn't get one to eat.  After the strong storm cell moved out we got back to fishing and they caught a bunch of different species.  While my charter went well, my run home didn't go so well.  After looking down south, looking at the radar and everything else I headed back to Homestead only to get caught in two nast storm cells from a cold front that had me running in near white out conditions and 30 PMH winds.  Whew, that was rough.  

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It's been on FIRE! February 15, 2021

 Another two trips today, that has become a recurring theme as I have been swamped with work.  My morning trip was with regular local client Guillermo and his wife Vivi.  Guillermo has been working on his fly fishing and that is what he wanted to do, just catch anything on fly.  With Vivi using spinning rods and shrimp and Guillermo on the fly they caught snappers, lady fish, jacks and runners. 

My afternoon trip was with Jay and his wife Holly and his bucket list fish was bonefish.  Ha, great!  With the tide perfect we fished an area that's been consistent for bonefish and they each caught their bonefish.  To add to the trip, it was Jay's birthday so he got his birthday.  Congrats Jay! 

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This kid killed it! February 14, 2021

 Although I was planning to be off for Valentines Day I got a last minute call from Lauren and I said yes.  At the dock she met me with her husband Tom and their 5 year old son Sawyer.  They really just wanted to catch a few fish and have fun so I took them to a "snook" spot and a few casts in, Sawyer hooks something that starts peeling line and fight his fish like a pro.  When the fish came to the boat it was a snook.  Five year old caught his first snook on his own!  So cool! Other than the snook, the theme of the day was fast fishing at each spot and then it would slow down.  This caused us to move around but we kept the rods bent including barracudas, snapper, yellow jacks and jack crevalles.  Not a bad day, especially for Sawyer! 

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Trying something new February 13, 2021

 Luisa moved to Miami 15 years ago and now her husband Dan is living here as well and as a gift for Valentines Day she got his a charter with me.  These folks were really cool.  Dan is a fly fisherman and we started fly fishing for bonefish in the one small pocket that allowed us to avoid the wind.  Dan had some shots and worked on his double haul and took some shots at "signs" of bonefish but no hook ups.  After a couple of hours we fished a shallow wreck and it was on fire. Luisa was on fish on every cast and Dan followed up not far behind.  In the end they wiped out over 75 baits, kept four big snappers for dinner and caught a ton of fish.  

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Start them early February 12, 2021

 Today I had John and his son Brunson on board for a half day of bonefishing in the afternoon.  Brunson is 14 years old and showed up in crutches and a leg brace from a skiing injury but the boy plays hurt!  John was on the fly rod and Brunson on spin as we hit the flats.  We only fished two flats as they produced a bunch of bonefish but even being a Friday, the first four flats I wanted to fish had skiffs on them already.  Anyway, John and Brunson had plenty of shots at mudding bonefish and half way through the trip I asked if they wanted to continue bonefishing or change it up.  Well, Brunson was hooked and decided to ride out the rest of the trip looking for bonefish.  Although we couldn't capitalize on our opportunities, Brunson kept mentioning how he loves to bonefish.  WOW!  

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Committed to one goal February 11, 2021

 Sometimes you just have to commit and Ralph was not afraid to commit to bonefish today.  The forecast was wrong, again and when we met at the ramp it was pretty windy from the east.  I decided to run from Homestead south to almost north Key Largo and fish the flats that provided some cover.  Fishing the area we found quite a few schools of mudding bonefish but throwing a fly was tough in the wind.  We wrapped up the day at another spot where the bonefish were few and far between.  Sometimes you just have to commit.  In the process Ralph and I found we had tons in common and I definitely look forward to fishing with his again. 

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The kids always have fun February 4, 2021

 I had Al and his 6 year old son today from Connecticut.  They were great and the boy can fish.  The problem with today is that a strong cold front dropped the water temperatures 7 degrees in 6 days and the fish were in shock.  We fished a bunch of spots but only small stuff ended up on the hook.  I need these water temps to stabilize! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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