The Two Extremes Again April 15-17, 2023

As I always point out, I have to be ready for the two extremes in my line of work and the last two days were a good example.  Saturday I fished with Syd and his two grandkids Charlie and Alan, 9 and 11 years old.  The goal was to get them on lots of fish and they caught a bunch of snappers, some jacks, mojaras and a few more.  They were great kids and Syd was a pleasure.  Based on the incredible boat traffic and the boat ramp filling up fast even before 7am I decided to take Sunday off.  

Come Monday I was back to work with Joe and his friend in order to do some bonefishing.  We had great conditions and the guys were great to fish with.  Thankfully the fishing has dramatically improved and I was almost all alone out in Biscayne Bay after a super busy weekend.  Well, the guys took full advantage of the conditions and the cooperative bonefish and they ended up landing about a half dozen bones including Joe's biggest bonefish to date.  Nice!  

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Gas Shortage?! April 14, 2023

OK, so Tuesday through Thursday it rained, a lot and then I started to see lines at the gas stations in my area.  What is that all about?  Well, I read the local news and the fuel transfer pumps at the port were flooded and there was no fuel being delivered.  Thankfully I had almost a full tank in my truck and boat so I was able to fish with Mark and his friend today.  The guys wanted to fish Biscayne Bay for the first time and we had a blast catching jacks and then using the jacks for sharks.  We hooked 6 sharks and landed two.  Very good morning and fishing has finally turned around.  Now let's see about that gas shortage.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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The Highs and Lows April 8-10, 2023

Over the last few days there hasn't been much to report other than unusually slow fishing and some weird weather.  On Saturday the 8th regular client Paul and his boys were with for in the morning for shark fishing and we lost one shark.  It was tough fishing on what is usually almost guaranteed.  The Saturday afternoon was with Chris for bonefish on fly and we found some mudding bonefish but after those shots it was a dead zone.  

However, on Monday Keith was on board for a half day and he landed his first bonefish, what a thrill!  It's been tough fishing lately but there have been some silver linings.  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Way too crazy a pattern April 4-7, 2023

This was a weird week.  I had Thursday off in order to have the boat get some much needed service but Tuesday through Friday were pretty odd with fishing really tough to nail down a pattern.  So Tuesday Joe and I fly fished for bonefish and the incoming tide was dead but the fish we saw and shots we had were all on the outgoing tide.  We had a shot at permit and a few mudding and cruising bonefish, it wasn't super slow but it wasn't great.  I was waiting for the moon phase to be just right and these bonefish gorge before their spawn but it wasn't today.  But, you know when that big feed before the spawn was?  The day after on Wednesday when Chris and his son fished with me and went 11 for 13 on bonefish, lost a snook and then missed a bonefish eat on fly.  Wow!  Then, Friday rolls around with Joe again and it was dead zone, all over the place.  Incoming, outgoing, shallow, deep, it didn't matter, it was one of those tough days when you just can't buy a fish.  Where were all the bonefish not spawning this month? Just crazy! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Chloe just beat you! April 3, 2023

I had Raymond and his two girls this morning, 13 year old twins Chloe and Jaime.  They wanted to catch a lot of different fish and we did just that.  The girls caught innumerable numbers of snappers, jacks, barracudas and more but the fishing was on and off.  We would get to a spot, it was great and after a little bit it would shut down.  Well, anyway, with enough fish in the boat and 45 minutes left I told them the tide was right for bonefish and they were game.  Here we staked off and waited for the schools to swim through and cast at them.  The first school moved through and we hooked up but the fish spit the hook.  Not so on the second school where Chloe hooked up and landed her first bonefish.  So cool! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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New Start April 2, 2023

Father/son team Bill and Dakota were aboard today form some bonefishing for their first time.  We've had some weird ups and downs lately so I was holding my breath but not long into the trip we start to see schools of bonefish swimming through and first up was Bill who made a good cast in front of the school.  Bill did his part and then the bonefish did their part, kid of.  Bill hooked up and then the bonefish immediately spit the hook three feet into what looked like a long run.  Ouch!  A few schools later we found a school tailing in 14" of ultra calm water slowly moving to the left and Dakota made a perfect cast without spooking the school and was rewarded by a solid hook up, long runs and his first bonefish.  Way to go Dakota!  

Capt. Mo Estevez

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Wrapping it up March 27-31, 2023

The last few days I've been booked for a wide variety of trips, everything from bonefish on fly to just catching whatever is biting.  Fishing with local client Alec on Monday we focused on snook and sharks and it was generally slow with the sharks behaving out of sorts refusing to eat fresh fish chunks on the flats.  Wednesday and Thursday we were once again targeting whatever was biting on spin and fly with varying degrees of success but the yellow jacks saving the day.  On the last trip of he month I fished with Chris for bonefish on fly and spin and the conditions were pretty tough with a steady 20 MPH wind but Chris did get his first bonefish during our trip before we decided to head it and call it early as the conditions deteriorated.  It's been a really busy month but it's been a fun one! 

Capt. Mo Estevez

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