Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

Hot and uncertain weather! - 080910 I am fishing with my son James and his friend Jesus today at Flamingo. There was a Tropical system developing right off of Cape Sable which made for some tough conditions. There was no bite early and we were actually heading home @ 10 o'clo more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Plenty of bait and big fish to eat them! - 073010 I have been on vacation so I haven't posted many reports lately, but this is a pretty good one. I fished with Ross and his wife Mindy today down at Flamingo for Tarpon. Ross has fished with me 3 times the last month and hasn't caug more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Hard fishing this week! - 070710 I am fishing Government Cut today with Gary Quon from Tady Lures out of San Diego. They make metal and aluminum jigging spoons and he wanted to see if they would work in shallow water. I really wanted to see if they would catch Snook, Snapp more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Back country slams - 061810 I am over in Marco Island pre-fishing and trying to find bait for tomorrows Backwater Series tournament. While I was there I hit one of my favorite spots and had 10 Snook bites on my first 10 cast. 061910 I am fishing with Mitc more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Summertime bite - The big news here is no oil spill here and there are plenty of fish around. 060410 This morning I am part of an 8 boat group from Toyota in North Biscayne Bay, I have Marsha and Melissa with me from San Antonio,Texas. Marsha walked up to m more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Tarpon are still here! - 052410 I am fishing with Paul tonight in Government Cut, I stopped and netted some mullet on the way there. The shrimp are starting to get small and I just like fishing mullet. The winds were just a bit on the breezy side but manageable. We caugh more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fishing is heating up! - 052010 I am with Bob and Bob today and we are fishing Flamingo, we made a quick stop to look for Tarpon caught a handful of Trout. We moved on to Middle Grounds to look for bait and the Bob's caught a bunch of Trout and a few Ladyfish which I more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fish are biting depite the winds! - 051510 I am at Flamingo with Wayne and his son Jeff, we started out catching bait and made a run for the coast. Our goal today was Tarpon but the wind made it tough to see them. We anchored in a couple different spot and had a bunch of missed fish more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Tarpon are thick - Windy days are back this week but i always try to make the best of it. This past weekend the calm winds and great conditions were all the Tarpon needed to bite. I was out of town fishing a tournament as usual. I heard the Tarpon bite in the Gulf more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Tough conditions but a few good bites! - 042310 I am fishing with Paul and Lucy from Toronto in Government Cut today. We had a strong outgoing tide but it didn't help the Tarpon bite, fortunately for us everything else in the ate. Lucy had the hot hand she caught Black Grouper, Re more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo