Keeping Busy May 8, 2021

 Randy and I fished about 5 years ago but it didn't feel like that long ago.  The goal was to keep the rods bent and try different things so with great conditions we had a long list of options.  We started off by looking for bonefish and found some schools.  After lining Randy up and him making some great casts the bones would swim over the bait and move on.  This happened a few times, they were certainly not seeing the bait but it was head scratching, this always works!  Moving off to another spot we tried once again but here they were MIA.  Hmmm, we wrapped it up at a wreck catching some snappers before the trip ended.  

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It finally happened! May 7, 2021

Pat is from the west coast of Florida and has caught everything except bonefish.  The last time we fished he had some shots and a few fish appeared to eat but never hooked up so we were giving it another shot today.  Conditions were truly perfect so to work I got with Pat on the bow.  He had some shots at the first spot but when the tide was right I decided to make a move.  But, moments into the trip I rig a shrimp for him, he drops it in the water and a snook eats it next to the boat.  What a start and how bizzare! I took a bit at the new spot but eventually we began to see tails, wakes and Pat was on point.  The first shot was solid, the fish swirls on his bait, he feels the tug and sets the hook, a big NO NO!  The second shot was similar but this time he did everything right and still no hook up.  I'm starting to feel the pressure. Then I see a bunch of tails working their way towards us and I pole him into positions.  I can tell it's a big school but can't tell where the lead fish are so he made a long cast and let it sit.  Moments later there's a swirl, the line jumps and he's on!  A solid fight later he netted his bonefish.  Whew!  We had a few eats after that and then called it a day.  Congrats Pat! 

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What a gorgeous day! May 6, 2021

 Sometimes the weather is too perfect and Steve and I learned that today.  We began tarpon fishing in typical May conditions, slick calm, no wind, clear water and hundreds of tarpon all around us.  However, with the clear water the tarpon weren't feeding and swimming under the boat taunting us.  Moving on to snook Steve hooked a couple but lost them so off to the flats where he had some good shots at bonefish and permit on fly.  

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Ended on a high note May 5, 2021

 I had a two boat trip today and on board my skiff were Davis and his wife.  Davis wasn't all that interested in specific species, he just needed to catch more than his buddy in the other boat in order to win a bet.  I started bonefishing with them but that was slow.  Switching to snook had the same results so I took them to a wreck where they crushed in catching trigger fish, yellow jacks, snappers and we lost a big barracuda.  With the bet safely in hand we fished the flats for sharks where we hooked 5 sharks and lost them all.  That was so frustrating! 

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Tarpon Mania! May 4, 2021

Steve fished with me last month and he was back today for tarpon fishing.  I was a bit concerned because tarpon fishing has been slow but we hit it anyway and went for it.  Turns out it was on fire!  Steve ended up getting 7 fish to eat, hooking three and landing one, in the first hour and a half!  We moved off to fish for snook where he landed one, lost another one and had a few more eat but not get hooked.  We wrapped up the day bonefishing where he got some shots but didn't hook any although it was a bit slow for bonefishing.  Either way, we enjoyed the silver and gold kind of day in Biscayne Bay!

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The dynamic duo are back! May 2, 2021

 Drew and Jeff were back on board today and being a Sunday out of Key Biscayne I really thought today would be a repeat of yesterday but thankfully I was wrong.  Fishing a bridge for tarpon had our hopes high as there were tarpon everywhere but they were not in the mood to eat.  Fishing a bonefish flat, we were all alone but we only saw a couple of bones.  We ended up fishing a finger channel where the guys destroyed the fish catching, barracudas, look downs, mutton snapper, mangrove snapper, jack crevalles, horse eye jacks, yellow jacks and a few more species I can't recall.  What a nice trip and a great way to end a two days with some great guys! 

 Capt. Mo Estevez

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Today was rough! May 1, 2021

I was fishing with Paul today and his friend Rich for some all around fun fishing.  Paul and I have been fishing for years and being tarpon season that's what we started with.  I located some tarpon but after lots of time and a few tricks they were still unwilling to cooperate.  Switching off to bonefishing we hot the flats and that's when things started to go downhill.  As I set up on a bonefish spot I like a boat starts to idle towards me.  Naw, it's too shallow for the 22 foot cabin cruiser packed with family members, surely he'll stop.  Nope, dude gets off the boat, grabs the anchor line and wades to really shallow spot and throws the anchor, 70 feet from me!  Then the kids get out and start running around, swimming, screaming and running jet skis right by my skiff.  The few bonefish we saw were on edge of course so it was time to move on.  Similar things happened at a few more spots until we found a rare spot that was empty where we caught a few fish before the trip ended.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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