Fishing Reports by Capt. Jim Hobales

Great evening! - 101910 This afternoon I am fishing with with Dave Fox, his son Mike(11) and father Rick from Ohio off of Miami beach for Tarpon. I had to motor around a bit to find water temps @ 70 degrees, once I noticed it rising I set up my first drift. I more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Frigid temps are gone! - 011610- The frigid temperatures are hopefully behind us, but left huge casualties in its wake. The water cooled down into the 40's and that was to much for many of the Snook, Tarpon, Goliath Groupers, and Snappers. The report is the same from Seb more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Happy New Year! - Happy New Year! It hard to believe but 2009 is over and we are headed into 2010 with some serious cold weather for us south Floridians. This first week of Jan. is forecast to be in the 40's which is not normal at all. There is a positive side, more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

cooler conditions - 122609 I am fishing with my son James and his buddy Jesus today back in Whitewater Bay. They really don't care about the species just want to bend the rods all day long. It was cool and breezy so we worked the points of the islands. The caught S more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Merrry Christmas - Merry Christmas and a Happy New year, I know the past year has been tough on everyone in general, I thank all the people who have let me fill their dreams by catching them a fish. I enjoy fishing with all of you and wish you the best during the more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

3 days 3 different weather patterns - 121609 I am in Biscayn Bay today with Todd and his 10 year old son Curtis. We started by catching bait and then looking or some good bottom around Stiltsville. The goal was to find Mutton Snappers and Groupers. I put out a chum bag and started to more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

"No Banana's" - The business side is slow but the reports I get are really good. The temperature is unseasonably warm 87 degrees and going to stay that was for the next week. The seas are calm and the big tides make for a good bite. There is plenty of bait around fr more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

cooler conditions - November got off to a bad start for me, which was just bad timing. I had a rear seal go on my lower unit and my 22 Pathfinder was down for 2 weeks until the new one got here. The mullet run was starting and the beaches were full of bait and predators more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

tough times - The fishing has been kind of up and down this month, this past week seems to be a good example of what's been going on. On the colder days we expect to find Redfish and Snook in the deeper channels and holes and they haven't really been there in goo more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo

Fall mullet run - October has been an interesting month it went from 95 degrees to 52 degrees in a matter of days and then back into the 80's. This first real kick of cool weather moves the fish quickly of the flats and into the channels which is what happened this pa more...
Capt. Jim Hobales - Flamingo