Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

Paying dues - 030708 This morning I am fishing Government Cut with Sam,Travis and Chini (I don't know if that's spelled right) but she is the one that caught all the fish. The winds were south at 25 mph but we had some protection from Fisher Island. We fished the more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Breezy in the back country - 030108 I am fishing with Patricia and John from Maryland in the Flamingo Back country, today is the opening of Snook season. We started out a little later and the parking lots are packed. The super low tides and winds were a factor today so I deci more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Big Snook Bite - 022808 I am at Flamingo with Don and his 2 sons Matt and Mike. It seemed like we caught 2 fish at every spot we went to today, the nice part is they were Snook up into the 30 inch mark. These guys were good anglers and had fun catching fish. We got more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Miami Beach Tarpon fishing - 022208 Today I am with Anthony and his son Henry fishing the area in and around Government Gut. The conditions were nice but breezy as we did our first drift for Tarpon on the south beach side of the cut. The blue runners and Mackerel were in ther more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Miami

South Florida Report - Flamingo, Biscayne Bay & Miami - 021408 I was supposed to fish with Sam Rose yesterday, but with the still pending tornado warning's and the driving squalls we canceled. Sam lives on Fisher Island which borders Government Cut which makes it easy; if the weather is good I pick him more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

South Florida Report - Flamingo, Biscayne Bay & Miami - 021408 I was supposed to fish with Sam Rose yesterday, but with the still pending tornado warning's and the driving squalls we canceled. Sam lives on Fisher Island which borders Government Cut which makes it easy; if the weather is good I pick him more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

South Florida Report - Flamingo, Biscayne Bay & Miami - 021408 I was supposed to fish with Sam Rose yesterday, but with the still pending tornado warning's and the driving squalls we canceled. Sam lives on Fisher Island which borders Government Cut which makes it easy; if the weather is good I pick him more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

South Florida Report - Flamingo, Biscayne Bay & Miami - 021108 Today is day 1 of a 2 day 7 boat charter, these trips are fun because we are all on the same page catch fish, have fun and laugh. I have Dennis and Chad on board today, as we leave the dock its cool and breezy only to get really windy later. more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

South Florida Report - Flamingo, Biscayne Bay & Miami - 020708 I met Neil and his son Stephen at the world famous Caribbean club in Key Largo, we started out looking for some small Tarpon. We fished an area that always holds them but not today. I wanted to run out to the Bonefish flats but the winds were more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

South Florida Report - Flamingo, Biscayne Bay & Miami - Tarpon are in February 2008 The Conditions have been warmer and that means the Tarpon are going to be a great target either in the back country at Flamingo or off of Miami Beach. The last 2 full moons have produced fantastic Shrimp runs which equ more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo