Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

End of Summer fun! - Tom and Scott had one heck of a Tarpon morning jumping at least 15 and catching 5. Throw in some Snook, a Redfish and a bunch of Trout for a Grand Slam and back at the dock by 1 pm. Pete Post and his buddy had a nice day of Tarpon and Snook more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Incredible action in the Swamp! - It seemed like the last month was a father/son month, and it worked out with some great fishing days.The last few weeks have produced some of the best Snook fishing I have seen this year. The average fish size has been around 30 inches which is prett more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Good time for Kids to Fish, plenty of action! - The past couple weeks have been produced some fun fishing days along with some interesting weather. We have had massive amounts of rain which kind of gets our Snook going in the back country of Everglades National Park. There have Snook along the coa more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fishing has been allot of fun! - It's the last week of May and fishing is still really good along Miami Beach and at Flamingo in Everglades National Park. The fish are eating mullet in and around Government Cut and down at Flamingo they have been eating assorted lures and mullet. more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

"Slammin em" in May! - The past 2 weeks have had some really good fishing, the Snook, Trout, Tarpon and Redfish have all been active players. The bait has showed up in the Gulf of Mexico which has made it much easier to get big numbers. The Trout and Tarpon have been more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Rod bending at it's best! - This past week was full of fish, Tarpon, Redfish, Snook, Trout, Sharks, Snappers, Pompano and Bluefish. The funny thing is most were caught everyday. The Tarpon have been really thick again and that's always where I want to be. Tarpon are work some more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Tarpon are Back! - The Tarpon made a good showing in the last 10 days out in the Gulf of Mexico but not all of them get their picture taken. After a fantastic Tarpon bite in February it slowed in March due to cool water Temps but now we are back on track. Lots of Jump more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Spring is here, hold on! - We went from a few weeks of high 80 temps in February and then winter set showed up in March. The last few weeks have been cold by Miami standards but that don't mean the fish haven't been biting. The best part of having a bit of winter is its keepin more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

It was fun while it lasted! - Its been a very busy last few weeks, again! I am not a really fast at typing so the reports don't get written until I get days off so here we go. The last month warmed up and the Tarpon fishing down at Flamingo (Whitewater Bay) was incredible, fish more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Tarpon-Tarpon-Tarpon, Its on! - Its been a busy month one day in day in Biscayne Bay and then a day at Flamingo, the fishing is really starting to turn on too! One of the issues we face is water quality no matter where we fish, the areas are getting smaller and smaller, that being more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo