Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

Tarpon and Snook are biting! - 102017   I am fishing Flamingo with Tom and his brother in law Brian from Maryland. Brian comes down every year and likes to fish somewhere. We started out in front of Flamingo today looking to catch a couple quick Tarpon and then move on with ever more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Everglades National Park- Flamingo open for business! - Last Friday 9-6-17 the park sent out a notice the park and road into Flamingo would open on 9-7-17.  I got o the phone and found someone who really appreciate opening day. I went back country thinking I would start in Coot bay and it would be crazy b more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Crowds are down Mullet are running! - October 5, 2017 Crowds are down Mullet are running! Mullet run, that's all I can say! The last couple weeks the mullet made an early appearance and the fish are crushing them. I was lucky enough to get my house and cleaned up the first week a more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Open foor business, let's go fishing! - Open for Business, lets go fishing! 091817 On Monday I was out with my son James and Nephews Mark and Andrew chasing the mullet run. We hit the jackpot today as far as hooking Tarpon, every mullet we put out got hit. We ended up catching 8 more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

What hurricane, lets go fishing! - 091417 This past 10 days we had to prepare for the biggest hurricane ever to come across the Caribbean it was taking dead aim at Miami and there were no steering currents. The Tuesday prior to the hurricane hitting the Keys it was obvious we neede more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Giving back for Kids and Marines! -   This past week I fished 2 different functions the Pace High School fishing tournament in Islamorada and the Project Healing Waters outing at Flamingo.  081917 The pace Tournament was out of La Siesta so I turned it into a weekend get away (sort more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fishing is good, you just have to go! - This past week I fished several days from Miami Beach to Flamingo. The Snook bite in Government cut had been good this week.  I got out with Doug and his daughter Molly from Washington D.C. only to have the winds kick up and have waves breaking more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Hot August days but fish are Biting! - I'm still in the new boat stage getting allot of things taken care of and trying to learn the new Skeeter 23 Bay boat. I have had a few trips in the last week all to Flamingo and we have caught everything that swims.  072617 I am with Tom o more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Got a new Skeeter Bay boat! - Vacation and a New Skeeter 23 Bay Boat!  071717 I haven't been fishing much the last 10 days or so while selling old boat and getting into new Skeeter bay boat. The good thing is Ill be up and running again this week ad just in time for seve more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

It's hot and fishing is hotter! - I am with Ben and his 2 sons Hayden and Kirin, we fished the back country of Whitewater Bay today. We started out with a Ben catching a 15 lb. Tarpon on a Twitch n Rap. On the next spot the kids turned it on catching big Snappers, Trout and Redfish more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo