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2014-02-20
9:56 AM
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Somedays it winter ,somedays it spring! - This past week the fishing was from good to tough , we went from a high of 85 degrees on Tuesday to @ 70 on the weekend. The Tarpon which were so thick a couple day prior had moved a bit with the approaching cold front. This week is should be back on more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2014-01-06
10:32 AM
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Happy New Year! - Happy New Year!
It is January 2014 which means its cold everywhere but here! The cold is only a day a way but when it clears the fish will be feeding, we have had some cooler days but not enough to get the fish in their normal winter pattern. As more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2013-12-20
9:23 AM
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Merry Christmas! -
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I am with my buddy Fred and his son Nick. we had super high water and 25+ winds we toughed it out and had a decent day catching Redfish, Trout and loosing a big Grouper in a tree. We stayed busy throwing lures all day catching a little bit more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2013-12-05
9:06 PM
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Whale of week - 112913
This has been an interesting week I fished Flamingo with Bill Slomka and his friends Joe and Barry. It wasn't the easiest of days but we managed to catch a big Redfish, Trout, Jack, ladyfish, Snappers Sheepheads and a few others in a more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2013-11-13
7:14 PM
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Transition time! - First off I had an opportunity to go the SEMA show in Las Vegas with my daughters company so that's why I haven't posted in the last couple weeks.
The weather was really windy while I was gone and fall is turning into winter. I will be back in th more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2013-10-27
10:58 AM
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Live bait is key for big numbers! - 102213
I am with Bob Wegner today fishing S. Biscayne Bay, Bob has just got back from his summer home in Wisconsin and wanted to hear some drag getting pulled. Our first stop was netting some pilchards but while we were doing this there were so more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2013-10-21
7:44 PM
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Mullet run,hot and cold! - 101613
I have spent a couple days lately trying to get my son a Tarpon, today we were on them pretty good in the mullet schools. We rigged with a live mullet and tossed them into and around the mullet schools,we had a couple bites and jump offs more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2013-10-14
9:10 AM
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N.E. winds, Bait and Tarpon - 091213
I fish out of N. Miami Beach today with Dave and his son David from Houston, Texas. I netted a few mullet and ran outside the inlet looking for Tarpon. We found a couple mullet schools and watched as they got blasted by some big Tarpon. We more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2013-10-06
10:16 AM
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Mullet run! - 100413
Its been a while since we have seen this much bait in the Miami area but its here. I took advantage on Friday while fishing with my son, I loaded up the live well and starting throwing baits out everywhere I fished. I also fished pods of more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2013-10-01
6:42 PM
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Incredible fishing! - 092813
This was a long fishing weekend, I fished with Derek and Bill from Detroit this morning around Stiltville in South Biscayne Bay. We worked the finger channels chumming with live pilchards! We Barracudas, Mangroves, Muttons, Blue Runners, more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
