2024-01-02 8:03 PM
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Happy New Year,2024! - January 2, 2024
Happy New Year, 2024!
The last couple months were strange at best. We had a few Lows come out of the Carribean and cross the Keys and South Florida. The storms reached winds in the Tropical storm range twice but because the storm more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-12-21 8:46 AM
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Late Tropical season should be over! -
The last couple months have been slow business wise. The fishing was pretty good until we started getting Low pressures systems late in the season. 3 separate storms flooded and had gale force winds in south Florida and the Keys. We had no hurrican more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-11-28 10:01 AM
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A little work, a little fun and some nice fish! - I fished the patch reefs in Key Largo the last 2 weekends and had a couple good days of Yellowtail and Mutton Snapper. I fished Flamingo a couple a few days but I was down with a bad back last week.
11-25-23 I was a part of a 5-boat tri more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-11-01 10:03 AM
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Change of Seasons! - The past week or so the weather has changed. We have had hard NE winds which pushed the mullet through Biscayne Bay. I got out with my son James on a cool morning and had for the fish to wake up. We found some Snook on a sea wall chasing mullet, luck more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-09-26 12:08 PM
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Take Stock In Children Tourn! - Caught Lookin Fishing Charters Everglades
September 26, 2023
Take Stock In Children Tournament!
The Take Stock in Children Tournament sounds like an event focused on fundraising and support for the Take Stock in Children program, which is more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-09-21 9:38 AM
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Smiles on faces, What it's all about! - Location: Biscayne Bay, Miami
Target Species: Mutton Snappers and Yellowjacks
Weather Conditions:
Date: September 13, 2023
Weather: Beautiful day with clear skies
Temperature: A scorching 95 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: Calm, with virtu more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-09-11 10:32 AM
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Business is slow, fishing is not! - August into September is usually slow, but I still fish a lot. I fish family and friends doing some R&D. I have fished from N. Biscayne Bay to Key Largo. The fish have been cooperative from Trout and Snook in north end to Mahi, Tuna, Mutton Snappers more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-07-27 9:11 AM
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Still "Slammn" on every trip! -
The species are here in good numbers, when that happens, we try to catch all of them. The backcountry fish that make up the Slam are 3 of the 4, Tarpon, Snook, Redfish and Trout. If you are lucky enough to catch all 4 it is a Grand Slam. In the las more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-07-09 2:58 PM
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"Slammin" in the Park! - The last few days have been fun fishing. I fished with 2 of my favorite people, Ross and Mindy on Thursday at Flamingo.
Ross loves Tarpon and we were able to hook a few. We doubled up first thing. Ross was throwing a Berkley Gulp Swimming Mullet more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |
2023-06-27 10:51 AM
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Great half day Trips - The backcountry is alive right now with Tarpon, Snook, some Redfish. and assorted other species. In 5 hour trips we are hooking 30 to 50 Tarpon per trip and there are plenty of Snook mixed in. It is a good trip for people who either can't fish all da more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo |