Capt. Jim Hobales
February 14, 2010
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
I am fishing with Jeff and Heather today at Flamingo, we have some friends in common so I really wanted to get them on fish. Jeff said they wanted to learn how to catch Redfish, so off we went. It was cool morning and we had a super negative low tide which is great for finding schooled up Redfish in the holes. I ran by a lot of spots that could of possibly held fish but I went to my honey hole. We got there and the tide was low and starting to move in which is usually the what I want . We fished for a half hour and I was getting ready to leave when Jeff hooked a Redfish, I thought it was going to turn on but it didn't. I ran to a spot that is good on low incoming water but all we caught were Trout. Heather didn't mind but I did! The weather forecast was for the winds to pick up to almost 40 knots this afternoon so I needed to get on some fish before that happened. I hit my Goliath and Gag Grouper spots and could not get a bite, it was really getting windy. I tried to stay in the deepest back country and out of the wind, but there was a minimal bite of Snappers, Jacks, Ladyfish and Trout. I hit all my top spots and the Redfish weren't biting or there. Jeff didn't leave empty handed, I marked his chart with some of my favorite spots.
Captain Jim Hobales was born and raised in South Florida. In the early years he learned to fish his home waters of Miami's Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys. In the early 1980's he was introduced to Flamingo, at Everglades National Park, it was a life changing experience. Captain Jim became obsessed with the fishing in both Florida Bay as well as Whitewater Bay in the backcountry. Captain Jim is an Everglades National Park permitted guide and a Met registered guide.
