A tale of two trips March 18, 2021

 Tom booked me for two days and today was the first day.  What a great guy and we had a blast fishing out of Homestead.  I took him to a snook spot where we missed a couple of hits and got a nice barracuda.  We wrapped up the day catching a few other species.  

My afternoon trip was with Luke and Eric and things went down hill quick.  I took them to a snook spot but there was way too much fresh water but we caught a few jacks.  Then I took them to a wreck and it was dead.  Off to the flats for shark fishing where we had 6 footers coming in but not eating.  At this point the wind went from 15 MPH to 20 MPH in just a few minutes.  I made a cast to one of the big sharks and he ate but spit the hook during the long run as Luke enjoy his first saltwater fish.  Then off to barracuda fishing where they were acting strange, following the lures but not eating.  At this point the wind cranked up to 25 MPH and the bay full of water from a big high tide got real nasty so we decided to call it a day early and it took me 45 minutes to get back to the marina when it usually takes me 20 minutes.  Wow, that was tough.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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What an odd day March 17, 2021

 I had another double today starting with Duncan and his dad John who wanted to target bonefish on fly.  I took them to a spot where we drew in some bones and they took shots as the fish moved in.  It started slow but got better with 3-4 shots where the fish should have eaten but refused in spite of several fly changes.  The day ended as John was on the bow and took some shots at a school of bonefish mudding and flashing.  He made a cast that landed towards the back of the school but a fish peeled out of the school and tracked his fly before moving away.  Come on!!!!!

In the afternoon I had Willy and Leonardon who was turning 11 and Leonardo wanted a bonefish.  Well, we had one eat and spit the hook and had a few more move in that never saw the shrimp offered to them.  But, along the way Leonardo was busy catching small sharks and box fish.  

Another Double March 16, 2021

 Another double today with regular client Steve in the morning as we fly fished our way to a tough day with only a small snapper that snuck in and stole the fly.  I looked for tarpon and snook for Steve but they were tough today.  However, we did have a couple of snook take the fly but spit it before Steve could strip strike.  

In the afternoon I had Ethan and his 7 year old boy and we were able to get his little boy some fish that were appropriate for his age and they had a great time.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Tarpon Status March 15, 2021

 I had Michael on board today for a full day of tarpon fishing on fly and spin.  Well, we had great conditions and I was excited.  After spending two hours searching for tarpon all over creation and not finding many we decided to change it up.  Off to bonefishing where Michael saw a few fish but no hook ups.  Then it was a race to ensure there was no skunk on board so we ended the day with a few species like jacks and snappers but not the silver we were both anticipating.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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A Sunday Double Header March 14, 2021

 I had a double today and my first trip was with Jim and Brad for bonefish on fly.  We started off with unusually calm conditions for March and had some shots at bonefish on fly with a couple of them being 10 pounders tailing in front of us.  Oooohh!  Not hooking up and running our of time we hit a wreck where the guys bent some rods on snappers and jacks. 

The afternoon trip was with regular long time client Marco from Italy and his girl friend Marta.  They were great and a ton of fun.  I took them to a wreck, caught bait and hit the flats for sharks where Marco caught two sharks and Marta caught one after we lost a huge lemon shark on our first hook up. 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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The Shark Duo March 13, 2021

Alain has been fishing with me for years and his nephew David has as well, however this was the first time they both fished together with me.  They love shark fishing so we hit the flats and the guys caught their shark, but with a twist.  We had several bites and lost the first four landing the fifth and last bite.  All the sharks we hooked were spinner sharks and would break off on the jump and spin but we landed the last one, barely!  Turns out the shark we landed was the same one we had hooked three other times as he had my two prior hooks in its mouth.  And, when he jumped the hooked came free but wrapped around his tail.  What are the odds?!

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Making Memories March 12, 2021

 I had Ray and his boy Manny again today as Manny has been getting the itch to go fishing.  The goal was tarpon and we did our tarpon hunting finding some fish in one of their spots but they had thinned out quite a bit.  While tarpon fishing Manny and Ray caught a bunch of snappers and a few jacks.  We changed it up and they caught snook with Manny catching his first snook.  We wrapped it up on a bridge fishing the out going tide where Ray hooked a big 100 plus pound tarpon that broke off.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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