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2021-01-27
10:23 AM
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Open for business, lets go fishing! -
It was a long 5 weeks being off the water after having a complete Hip Replacement. I got out on the boat for the first time Sunday Jan 24th and had no issues. 5 weeks away from Flamingo is a first in 35 years. I gave myself 6 weeks to rehab and go more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-09-28
11:02 AM
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Fun day at "Romp in the Swamp" -
The fishing this time of year gets a little different than the usual Flamingo fishing for me. I like to target the Mutton Snappers and big Yellow Jacks that roam the edge of the Biscayne Bay Flats. The key is to find schools of Pilchards, load up more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-09-07
9:14 PM
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Family Slams Matter! - I only fished Flamingo the last week although it was busy in the parking lot never we had a crowd problem. I covered lots of water from Flamingo north to Ponce Deleon Bay on a few days and found fish in most areas.
This was a good week of fishing, more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-06-11
7:13 PM
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Fun Time for Families! - June 11, 2020
The fishing has been from ok to really good on this last full moon. I have fished the back county as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Fl. Bay. The numbers were down but the quality was good. Hitting the incoming tide this week at the more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-06-04
10:28 AM
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"Back Country Slams" -
The fishing is pretty consistent right now down in Florida Bay as well as Whitewater Bay, both are located in the south end of Everglades National Park.
I decide on where I'm fishing depending on wind and crowds some days. Lately the weeken more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-03-09
9:45 PM
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Its Wendy, still cool and lots of fish! - Flamingo
This past week was interesting Cindy, Patty and Tony all caught Backcountry slams We had an incredible day in winds pushing 30 mph, It was hard to find a place out of the wind. We started out with Tony catching a Redfish on his second cast. more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-02-27
9:38 AM
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Cool and windy the warm and calm fish are biting! - Mike Goldberg only caught 6 fish on Saturday when the winds were strong and there was no water anywhere. 2 of his Snook were over 28 inches which made his day.
On Sunday it was a total different situation, the fish bit good. We started out on 30 more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-01-27
6:50 PM
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Cold, but fish are plentiful! -
This past week Fishing was incredible Again. Its funny but we are starting to expect these crazy numbers of fish with multiple Back Country Slams. The cold fronts this week concentrated the fish in various spots making it easy to catch big n more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-01-20
11:42 AM
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Fishing is that Good! -
The last couple days My clients have caught hundreds of Redfish ,Snook Trout and other species. Everglades National Park has had some serious water issues in the last 5 years or so but I'm finding grassy areas which are holding fish. The fish are s more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
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2020-01-13
10:23 AM
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Hit the Jackpot! - 01-11-2020
Every once in a while you hit the jack pot and that's what happened Saturday. I was with John Riordan his son Jack and nephew Austin. We fished Flamingo out of Everglades National Park in some really strong winds in the 25 mph range.
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Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
