As we end the month of March we had a cold front to deal with, high winds, no wind, cold and heat, what a crazy month! Thankfully, fish still have to eat so it has been a good month with a few ups and downs towards the end. Bonefishing has generally been good, tarpon not so good, permit have been around, shark fishing has been solid and the finger channels kept the clients and me busy.
On one trip recently with regular client Jake and his two friends Antonio and Nil we started slow and ended on fire. We were looking for tarpon and there were none to be found, a sadly recurring theme this month as tarpon have been inconsistent, but we ended the trip with the guys releasing 10 bonefish. Insane! The last trip of the month I had Jesse and 14 year old Miles who wanted tarpon. Ha, Miles hooked three monster tarpon but all three came off for different reasons. A heartbreaker yes but man was it exciting!
In the finger channels we've been catching tons of look downs (weird but super cool fish), snappers, jacks and barracudas. The sharks on the flats have been on a tear and showing up in big numbers and along shorelines and small back bays the ladyfish have been super fun on lures and especially on flies.
April will be another solid month so stick around and watch for mid April's report in a few weeks.
Capt. Mo Estevez
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