South Florida Report - Flamingo, Biscayne Bay & Miami
Capt. Jim Hobales
January 30, 2007
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report
We got a late start today around 8:35 am. The weather today is absolutely beautiful and the place is packed!
I started Gene and Vlad in a great little spot the Snook we there but no takers. We worked it hard and did not produce a bite. Today is one of those day's, we fished good spots but the fish didn't respond. we caught some bait and went to East Cape Canal this is a high catch percentage place. We put out the baits and waited for the tide to switch, nothing happened for us or the other boats there. We finally had a big bite on a heavy out fit which straightened out Mustad hook. My thought it was a goliath Grouper the way is fighting back and forth but not really running very far. A short time later we ran to another creek, as I anchored up I noticed a bunch of Snook lying in the top of a fallen tree. Gene pitched a bait into the tree and had a big hit, the fish hit it so hard the hook fouled in the bait. Later Vlad caught a pretty nice Trout 23 inches. The day wasn't without it share of problems Genes glasses blew off as we were running and made him visibly upset. I understand having had that happen on more than one occasion. We called it a day.
This is a great time for Tarpon, if this is an obsession like it is with me or you would just like to see what its like to fight giant a giant pre-historic fish me give me a call on my cell 305-333-8149.
As of this writing we do not know who is playing in the Super Bowl XLI which is coming to Miami on February 4th, the early evening Tarpon Trips are definitely a great way to spend one of the pre game days!
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.
