Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

Still Blowing getting cool for Thanksgiving! - I've been fishing out of Key Largo and Flamingo If you read below, It seemed like we might get some day with less wind. If it was calm, I wasn't fishing! The benefit of wind is it makes stronger current along the Mangrove points in the back cou more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Finally getting a break in the weather this weekend 11-08-24! - November 8, 2024 It looks like we are finally getting a break in the weather this weekend !!-08-24. The weather pattern has spared us from a direct hit of a hurricane which is great, but we have been beat up by 20 to35 mph winds all month. Luckily more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Stormy Couple Weeks! - October 13, 2024 It's been a while since I updated my report page. Fishing has been good even though we have had a couple serious hurricanes skirt Miami and the Keys. I fished the Take stock in children and the FNLGA tour the first week in October more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Bite still Hot! - The fishing is really good considering the heat index is 110 every day and the business side is slow. Flamingo Snook bite continues to be fun! Hurricane Debbie blew really hard just off the S.W. coast but the watercolor was really clean for last more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Hot Bite in July! - The fishing is very dependable right now. I'm finding small Tarpon and lots of Snook to start my mornings. There's an active Tarpon bite for the first couple hours and then we have to work them once the sun comes up. The Snook bite is all day for the more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Killing it with # NLBN - This is the 3rd week of June 2024. The rain we had for the last 2 weeks has the Snook bite on fire. This happens every June, we get tons of water pushing out to Fl. Bay and the Snook love it. They are also in the backcountry, when it is blowing 15-20 more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Very active Back country! - June 12, 2024 There are a few things going on going on that's sends me into the back country. The first one is the pea green water in Fl. Bay the second is there has been a great bite in Whitewater Bay. and then a S.W. wind. Pea green water out more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Spring Break 2024 -Good bite going on! - Spring Break 2024! Flamingo Report! 3/ 12-14/ 24 Last week was pretty good, Mike Drippe and his son Quinton had some great Fishing over 3 days in Everglades National Park. Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, Trout, Goliath Groupers, Sharks, Tripletails more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Slammin the Backcountry! - 1-27-24 It's been kind of slow, but I still need and want to be on water. I can always call my buddy Mike to help me stay on the fish, Mike keeps my boat running and I appreciate. He' also catches allot of fish. I asked him if he wanted to go Targ more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Winter in S Florida! - When you think of winter you think of cold and snow up north, but in South Florida it's not that way. Most of the cold fronts this year affect us with a little cold and plenty of wind. It's been a really consistent pattern with a day or 2 of decent more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo