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Capt. Jim Hobales
July 24, 2015
Flamingo - Saltwater Fishing Report

This past week had assorted action from Redfish and Snook on the Flamingo flats out of the 17 Maverick tunnel boat to Snook, Redfish, Trout and Sharks lots of them on the Pathfinder 22 tournament. The lack of rain in the Everglades is doing several things, first it's not letting the Mosquito's hatch and second the water has no way of cooling down every night and third the salinity is very high around the Flamingo area. I have been noticing allot of Barracuda's in areas where they aren't normally seen. There is an old saying around Flamingo" if the bugs are biting so are the fish". I think once we start getting those summer rains the fishing will get much better but so will the bugs.

I fished Flamingo with the boys from Brazil Claudio and Tony, they wanted Tarpon ! We started out casting at some 30-40 pound rollers but they would not eat. We ran around all of Flamingo finding a giant Mullet mud out by First National Bank, caught all the regulars in it Trout, Jacks and Ladyfish. I took a shot and threw the cast net a couple times and loaded up on Horse Pilchards, finger Mullet and Pinfish. We used those baits on all my spots and for the most part Sharks killed us all day. We did have a couple missed bites but who knows when you don't get the bait back but still have the hook, t's not normally a Shark. These guys were worn out from the Sharks so we called it a day.

I fished with good buddy Mitch in the 17 Maverick tunnel and I got to fish some today. I went to all the shallow water spots that I don't normally get to fish in the Pathfinder. It didn't take long and Mitch spotted a cruising Redfish, he poled me to it and I cast and hooked up to a good one . It was fun to be on the front of the boat but my turn was over. We got up shallow and spotted several schools that were moving quickly, to quick to catch up to. It wasn't the easiest of days but we got on some big tailers later in the tide in some 5 inch super clean water, this is where the tunnel hull shines. It was hot and we decided it was time for a beer so we called it a day!

I am part of a 2 boat trip today down at Flamingo, I have Al, Andy and Dave today and they want Tarpon. I netted some Mullet and went looking for Tarpon out on the coast. The fish were there and we drifted along with our live baits out, we had 1 monster bite which pulled for a long time but it turned into a Shark. We made a move and ran up along the beach looking for action. We found some birds diving and fish busting baits, we caught a variety if fish in this area including Snook ,Trout ,Jacks, and Ladyfish. We fished our way up the coast and caught the incoming tide which produced Redfish and more big Sharks including a 9 foot Lemon. It was getting late and had a long ride back.

It will be hot for another couple months but the fishing can be great down at Flamingo, It a great time to fish with kids because there plenty of Shark action. If you would like to spend a day in the Salt water side of the Everglades and do some inshore fishing give me a call at 305 333 8149.

Capt. Jimbo

www.caughtlookincharters.com

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Captain Jim Hobales was born and raised in South Florida. In the early years he learned to fish his home waters of Miami's Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys. In the early 1980's he was introduced to Flamingo, at Everglades National Park, it was a life changing experience. Captain Jim became obsessed with the fishing in both Florida Bay as well as Whitewater Bay in the backcountry. Captain Jim is an Everglades National Park permitted guide and a Met registered guide.

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Caught Lookin Charters
7900 NW 174 Terr.
Miami, FL 33015
Phone: 305-333-8149
Alt. Phone: 305-362-6460
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