No Bait, No Problem June 8, 2022

Alex and his buddies jumped in the boat and they just wanted to fish for anything in saltwater as they are from Minnesota and hadn't fished in salt water.  Bad news was there was no live bait in any bait shop in Homestead as we had terrible weather for a couple of days before hand preventing the shrimpers from going out.  Hmmm, ok no problem.  With some frozen mullet we target sharks where the guys got a couple and lost a few and then it happened.  Under glass calm conditions and a great tide the bonefish started to tail and mud right next to the boat.  I couldn't resist so I rigged up a new penny colored Z Mann shrimp on a split shot weight and made a cast, twitch, twitch, bump, bump.  The bonefish hit it and missed.  Dang it.  I made another cast and repeated the process but this time I got a solid hit and handed the rod off to the closest guy next to me.  A few minutes later they had their first bonefish.  Nice!!!!!  We wrapped it up on a shallow ship wrecked where they hooked a 30lb barracuda but lost it to a pulled hook.  

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Birthday Boy Strikes Silver June 2, 2022

After a cancellation and a day off I was back on the water again today with Chrissy who booked me for her dad and mom to spend a half day on the water for his birthday tomorrow.  She originally wanted tarpon as her dad Bob (with one "O", LOL) really wanted tarpon but I explained the tarpon situation and they were cool chasing bonefish and permit instead.  We started early at 6:30AM out of Homestead and took advantage of the lower stages of the tide.  Man there were fish everywhere, bones and permit!  After a number of shots things quieted down and we tried to fish a couple of spots but there were skiffs close enough to them that I couldn't fish them so off we went somewhere else.  Eventually I saw one of the skiffs leave and hit the exact spot where I knew there would be bonefish cruising.  Well, well, well not long after we set up I hear Bob say "Oh, I got a hit!"  I look and see the rod bend and the reel singing.  Several long runs and a bit of drama as the bonefish tried to get under the boat, later we landed a nice 9lb bonefish just before we were going to head back.  Wow, nice work Bob and happy birthday!  

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What a day! May 28/29, 2022

Scott fly down from north Florida for two days of bonefish and permit fishing.  The boat traffic at the marina was insane being Memorial Day weekend but once on the water it was surprisingly quiet as we focused on bonefish and permit.  Day one was insane with Scott going 7 for 9 on bonefish before taking a break and encouraging me to make a few casts which I did and quickly landed a bonefish as well.  Day two we focused on permit and while it started quite the permit finally woke up at the end of the incoming tide and Scott had a ton of shots before the breeze kicked up and ended that fishing.  We went back to bonefishing which we did about 15 minutes worth before having to high tail it back to the marina before a significant storm got the best of us.  

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First time fishing salt May 27, 2022

I don't know what to say.  Some guys are just spoiled that way and well Joe is one of those guys.  I had Nolan, Luke and Joe on board and they wanted to fish for bonefish and permit with a steady 15 plus MPH wind.  Hmm, no worries I'll stick to what has been working but it took some faith.  Eventually Joe hooks up and the reel screams with a few long runs and some stubborn closer to the boat brawl.  When the dust settled I had Joe's first permit in the landing net and Jow as screaming like a mad man.  We got the pics, the release and then the admission, this was his first time fishing in salt water.  WHAT????  Time to retire dude!  Luke and Nolan missed a few fish, probably smaller bonefish before Luke landed a solid 10lb bonefish.  Dang, what a day! 

 

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Man on Fire May 25, 2022

John is from D.C. and likes to use artificials so that was the plan but we would be limited in the relentless 20 MPH wind.  Right when we got onto a flat there were snook busting mullet and we invested about an hour throwing all manner of lures at these 30" snook that kept flying out of the water chasing bait but to no avail.  We moved on to the next spot for bonefish and it was game on for the next four hours with John going 6 for 7 on bonefish including a solid 10 pounder plus a few jacks and missing a few bites that I'm sure were smaller, harder to hook bonefish.  The trip ended in the mangroves throwing lures for snook but John caught two barracudas instead.  

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Bucket List Eliminator May 24, 2022

Craig jumped on board today for permit and bonefishing with a steady 20 MPH wind and dirty water.  Man it's been tough conditions but it has worked out and I was hoping for the same for Craig.  I set up in an area that has been on fire and it started slow.  Oh oh!  Then he landed a jack, not what we were looking for but then....the rod doubled over and the reel screamed.  Yes!  Wait, it was a permit!  Awesome! With the permit out of the way it was time for bonefish and it took much longer than I would have liked but eventually it came and after a long scorching run Craig landed his 10 pound bonefish.  Wow!  Two bucket list foh checked off the list under terrible conditions.  Whew! 

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Tarpon SUCK! May 23, 2022

Tarpon season has been slow and today was a shining example, unfortunately Alexis and Raul were on board to witness it.  Although I searched all over creation, the only tarpon I found were at a bridge and they wouldn't eat.  That's it, that's the tarpon report.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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