Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

Calm Weather = Great Action! - Today I'm fishing with my nephew Andrew. He is in fire college and hasn't fished lately. I asked if he was up and that's all it took. I needed to scout for tomorrows ABC Contractors Tournament. We found plenty of Snook and some Redfish. The best part more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Finally, a great weather day! - Today I fished with Mark, Annie and kids Matt and Lauren in Whitewater Bay. Mark had called awhile back and explained he wanted his kids to fish the back country. Mark explained he fishes Fl. Bay out of his skiff but wants to show kids something new. more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Relentless Winds! - The winds have been blowing a steady 20 plus for weeks. On the days I make it work it takes teamwork, everything has to come together. The biggest issue is trusting in my decision on days I take chances. I always want the rods to bend and if possible more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Late season cold front produces fish! - s April 9 and we are getting a late season cold front. I'm with Kathy Widener and her brothers John and Tom. Kathy and her husband Rick have been fishing with me since the beginning of my charter career 22 years ago. Unfortunately, Rick passed a coup more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Patches and Reefs Producing - For the majority of the month, we saw a bunch of action on the patches and reefs. Mackerels, sharks, mutton snappers, lanes, and yellowtail were the majority of the fish produced. Again, we have seen a very unpredictable weather pattern. The days more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West

I think he'll forgive me... - It has been a crazy month with few days off but I've been enjoying every day. I fished with Ward out of the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo. I picked him up and he wanted to try fly fishing for bonefish and tarpon plus catch something to eat. Tarpon more...
Capt. Mo Estevez - Key Largo

Multi specie (14) day - I fished with Jack Korngold and his buddy Keith Hubacher who is the Bass guitar player in the Beach Boys. we have fished before and always have a good time this year no different. We started out with Tarpon Snook and a Mayan Cichlid. Then the spe more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fishing report, Everglades Flamingo, 28 March - You can tell that things are finally opening up this spring in the backcountry of Everglades National Park out of Flamingo and my anglers are enjoying it... Only out two days this past week and the big silver speckled trout are finally making a showi more...
Capt. Bob LeMay - Flamingo

Spring has Sprong in the Saltwater side of Everglades! - Flamingo- Spring has come and the fish are responding to the great conditions. The bite has been good even with winds up around 25 mph. Tarpon both big and small have been hooked, lots of Snook, Goliath Groupers and Sharks if you want them or not more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Frequent Cold Fronts - January and February 2022. The Florida Keys saw many cold fronts which seemed to come every 2-3 days. The wind was howling some fronts reaching 40 knots. As one can imagine that took a big toll on our offshore fishing game. The few times we ven more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West