Flamingo Fishing Reports

Beginning of April - The fishing has been good thru March, the one constant we have had is the wind which normally dies @ the 2 week of April. On the days the winds are down and and we can fish around the beaches and Government Cut there have been Tarpon, Permit, Snook more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fishing report, Everglades backcountry - This past week's fishing started off with red-hot giant tarpon action that got broken off by a late season cold front, leaving us scratching for fish when the winds died down enough to get back on the water.... Just before the front I fished the Lop more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Plenty of Snook/Tarpon - 032208 Greg, Mike ad their 2 boys met me at the dock at Flamingo for a catch filled day. I kept the boys busy with Ladyfish, Trout and Jacks while keeping an eye on the storms the were developing just south of us. I had netted some pilchard and i more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Father & Son catch their first Backcountry Slams. - Fished with father and son yesterday in Flamingo. The anglers were Steve and his 10 year old son Zach. Zach had never fished in Flamingo before but has fished in North Biscayne Bay many times in the past with me. Weather was beautiful. No rain and li more...
Capt. Alan Sherman - Flamingo

Still breezy but catching fish! - 031208 I am fishing with Ed and Brian in Whitewater Bay today and this was an interesting day. Ed is a pro bass angler and did some things just a little different than I normally do. He started out by throwing this big swim bait like they use out more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

First two weeks of March - Time for a long overdue fishing report. I'll keep the report part simple, the fishing both day and night has been alternating between red hot to difficult depending on the day (or night) and what the weather has allowed us to do. This time of year more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Paying dues - 030708 This morning I am fishing Government Cut with Sam,Travis and Chini (I don't know if that's spelled right) but she is the one that caught all the fish. The winds were south at 25 mph but we had some protection from Fisher Island. We fished the more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Transition into Spring - Winter fishing has felt like spring most of the days. It has been warm with mixed bag catches. Slams and grand slams of snook, redfish, trout, and tarpon have been recorded. Even some of the summer fish like the permit and tripletail have been fou more...
Capt. Ariel Cabrera - Flamingo

Great Day in Flamingo! - Fished a couple of regulars yesterday in Flamingo and on the way to the boat ramp I just had a feeling it was going to be a good day. No wind a little fog that usually means a calm day and that is by far my most favorite condition to fish Flamingo. W more...
Capt. Alan Sherman - Flamingo

Breezy in the back country - 030108 I am fishing with Patricia and John from Maryland in the Flamingo Back country, today is the opening of Snook season. We started out a little later and the parking lots are packed. The super low tides and winds were a factor today so I deci more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo