Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

Bait runs are epic! - I am down at Flamingo today with good friends and great customers Bob and Charlie, we started out by casting at some rolling Tarpon. These fish weren't looking at our lures but were crashing the occasional mullet so we moved on. we found som more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Mullet Run - 100214 I am with the boys from Denmark tonight, Winold , William, Amin and Misha. We are fishing out of Haulover Marine Center in North Miami Beach in the late afternoon. We were looking for Tarpon but Started out catching about 30 Jacks as a wa more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Tough weekend for me! - 092314 I got invited to fish with good friend Kenny Carman over in Marco Island for a couple days, he had another friend Mike Mahoney in as well. I spend a lot of time over there and I enjoy the fishing there it has structures (Oyster bars, dock more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Catch bait go catching! - 092014 I am fishing the Day on the Bay Tournament with John Poorman (J.P.) his son Tyler and his friend Luke out of Flamingo. We got out early to catch bait, while I was throwing the net I had Tyler and Luke throwing top water lures for Trout. I more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Mullet run is on! - 090614 I am getting ready for a couple tournaments that are coming up at the end of September, I called my buddy Mitch which is also one of my anglers to lets just go fishing. We went to Flamingo and worked an area we had both fished in the last more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Happy Bait 2014! - 082914 It was great to be part of the Happy Bait 2014 with Capt. Jeff Maggio and a few hundred other die hard anglers/captains up at Pirates Republic grill. This was just a giant social media event which has every one excited for the fall mullet run more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fun tournament = great catches! - 082314 I am down at the Pace Spartans annual fishing tournament at La Siesta Resort in Islamorada. My team consists of my son James which graduated from Pace and friend Mitch Martinez. We had a great time at the Captains meeting, thanks to Carme more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Its Good! - 081514 I am fishing Flamingo today with Jim Resnick, his son Steve and his young sons Jarrod and Coby, we started out catching some bait and then put the bait to work. The bite was quick considering we are coming off super full moon and ha more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fish are around you just have to get there! - 80714 I went down to Flamingo with my buddy Bruce to just play around , we started out on a giant school of Mullet. There were a few big blow ups in there but most of it looked like Sharks but we kept casting. We had a couple good boils by Trou more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Hot and Wet! - I am just coming off a busy 10 days of fishing, a few days with my family over in Marco Island, a small tournament out of Key Largo, a great trip to Flamingo and a local trip out of Miami Beach. The conditions varied from strong west winds which kill more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo