Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

Tarpon Time! - I am at Flamingo with Mario today, he is one of my best buddies and he has some of his business partners with him. Ron, Mike and his son Nick. It is a really windy day @ 25 mph so we had our work cut out. We started off casting at giant Tarpon for th more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Foggy conditions produce good bite! - I am fishing Flamingo today with Dr. Eno and his friend Dr. Jeff . Our day didn't start until 9:30 and it worked out pretty good because of the fog. On our first spot I was hoping for some good Snook/Redfish action but they weren't there. Instead the more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Unbelievably windy! - I am with Nathan his sons Lucas,Tristan and friend Victor in North Biscayne Bay. Nathan wants to his sons some proper fishing techniques while they are young. The recently moved here from France and are interested in learning the bay. The winds are c more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Back to cold winter pattern! - This past week there was some good fishing days and then there was Saturday. On Monday I fished with my brother Jeff and his sons Mark and Andrew down at Flamingo. The tides were a negative 0.6 which meant no water except in the channels, the more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Great weather, fish are biting! - We are kind of in the middle of winter and spring this past week, the morning's are cool and then it warms up into the 80's. The fishing has been productive for all the species from Tarpon, Snook ,Redfish and some big Triple tails down at Flamingo. B more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Happy New Year - 122714 I am fishing with the Buckley Brown and his family today down at Flamingo, he was with wife Kelley and kids Jordan, Dalton and Jarred. We fished the Whitewater Bay side because it was a Holiday weekend and loads of traffic. We caught plenty more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Multiple species Bending the rods! - This past week I have fished North and South Biscayne Bays including Government Cut and Flamingo, the fishing hasn't been great but the rods have bent some. We have caught all the species Trout, Redfish, Barracuda's, Jacks, Sharks, Gag and Black more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Full Moon, Low tides! - I fished out of Everglades City with The Ben, Todd and Jake from Massachusetts On the ride over it was hard not to notice the full moon, the skies were clear and temps weren't to bad. I started out in one of my favorites areas just outside the Baron more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Miserable weather fishing goes on! - The wind has been blowing for almost 3 weeks, in that time it has been cold and rainy as well. This puts us right in the middle of a winter patter with our water temps from the lower 70's and into the upper 60's, this is not all bad. The fish have mo more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Full moon strrong winds fish still bite! - I am with Eric his brother Leo and their friend Rastafa ( sorry for butchering the name) down at Flamingo. We got out early and found a lot of bird activity but there were no fish eating in the frenzy although we did catch 2 perfect sized mullet. We more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo