Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

A little bit of Winter! - We have seen some really low water temperatures since Christmas. The water temps have been as low as 49 degrees. The fish really don't care for that much. I had a couple trips where we hit everything and came up short, that don't happen often. I star more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Happy New Year, 2023! - It's kind of nice to get out of 2022. The major cold front that pushed thru the day before Christmas hurt the fishing. The low temps which caused low water temps really affected my stomping grounds of Everglades National Park. The fish move around in more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fun Fishing -Boat problems - I had a freak part break last week and it almost kept me off the water. The bracket on the starter broke not letting the motor start and we had to be towed in by Boat U.S. The only positive that day was we got out early and netted allot of bait. I wa more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Hurricane and cold fronts, we still catch fish! - I am fishing with brothers Thomas and Raul today in the Everglades back country. We are back here a few days after Hurricane Nicole passed thru the state of Fl. We -started out quick with a Snook and a jumped Tarpon, then it slowed down. We ran aroun more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

The weather is nice, and fishing is good! - I have fished from downtown Miami, Key Largo to Flamingo in the last couple weeks. I have fished inshore and offshore and back country some with friends and some with clients. Luckily my trips have resulted in fish which is the name of the game. The more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Post Hurricane Ian Fishing is Good! - The last couple of weeks the fishing has been very good! I have fished all of Biscayne Bay from north end all the way south into Key Largo. The baits have been pushing thru with plenty of bigger fish chasing them. The Tarpon put on a great show du more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Interior / Exterior - It's Labor Day weekend I'm down in Key Largo and we had some of our friends down. I initially wanted to get offshore, but it was just a little to breezy. I told my buddy Mike set your alarm for 6;30 so we can get a good start for the run over by boat more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Pretty good Snook bite! - August 10, 2022 Good bite this week! This week the Snook bite was pretty good in Fl Bay. It seems like everywhere we go we can get into them pretty good. We also had a Grand Slam and a Back Country Slam on 2 different trips. The juvenile Tarpon more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Tarpon, Snook, and Goliaths kept us busy! - I had a nice couple days with a bunch of catching fish down at Flamingo. On Thursday I was with my favorites Ross and Mindy. We started out hooking and jumping Tarpon but couldn't keep them hooked, it was still fun. I ran to a spot where I can find more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Good back country day! - I fished Whitewater Bay with Kyle and his dad Billy. It started out a little on the slow side, we saw Tarpon but very few bites. We ran around a bit and eventually caught a few Tarpon, loads of Snook and a 2 really nice Goliath Groupers on light Bi more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo