Regional Fishing Reports for:
Florida Keys and Florida Bay

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

Spring is Coming - February 25, 2022 It's actually winter but looking like spring already. Things are starting to happen in the back country. The water has been in the upper 70's for a while now. It's pretty good but I think it' s going to catch fire soon. We are c more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Patch Reefs Producing - We closed out the year with many familiar faces for the holiday season. It is always a pleasure to fish many of the same people year after year! December 2021 did not disappoint with so much action on the patch reefs. The mutton snappers and groupers more...
Capt. Eric Evans - Key West