Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

Caught some fish this week! - This week I fished Flamingo, Key Largo. The Tarpon were thick at Flamingo although finicky. we eventually on caught them different trips. Louie and his 2 brother in laws Ian and Brandon had an incredible day. Tarpon, Snook, Redfish, Trout, Blac more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Jack of all Waters! - This past week I have fished Biscayne Bay, Flamingo, Key Largo, and Holiday Park. It's kind of cool not have to drive to Flamingo every time I fish. The spots all produced fish! Biscayne Bay gave up some really nice Trout for Nick and Joe in a 90 more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Spring Break fishing report1 - The fishing has been ok. I have had a bunch of half day trips. I don't do a lot of running around, I try to spend most of the time fishing. Flamingo is known for a good fishery right outside the marina so that's where I have been fishing. The Snook, more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fished Flamingo, Key Largo and Biscayne Bay this week - Fished Flamingo, Key Largo and Biscayne Bay this week! I covered a lot of water in the last week. I fished with long time clients Tim and Paul at Flamingo one day Biscayne Bay the next and then Key Largo a couple days later. They caught a bunch more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Warmer temps produce good action! - January 28, 2023 Warmer temps produced good action. I spent a few days fishing offshore and the patch reefs in Key Largo last week. I along with everyone else were trolling for Wahoo on the New Moon. We did have a Tuna eat but got off. We set up more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

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