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Jim Hale

9698 SW 328th St
Homestead, Florida, 33033, USA

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Capt. Jim is a South Florida Native who credits his grandfather and his father for his expertise, both fishermen taught him his beginning and thereafter he has learned it on his own with many years of experience. He has been guiding for 15 years and full time for 7. Days off you will find him fun fishing or looking for new places and techniques to try, or tying his own flies which he loves to do. He enjoys taking children on rod bending days where some will find the passion for fishing that he grew up on. He is also a big conservationist being a part of CCA. The Florida Guides Association and an I.G.F.A. certified captain and participating in Bonefish and Tarpon studies with the University of Miami. “Safety” is the first priority with anyone on his boat, he licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard and fully insured.

Lots of Fish in the Miami and NOOO OIL

Report Date: August 16, 2010

Fire in Biscayne Bay
Permit and Bonefish in the Bay
August 16 2010

Jason Burnett hopped out of the cab and on the Hells Bay with a cup of coffee in his hands to watch the Sunrise at Black Point Marina this Saturday. Conditions were perfect, calm bright sun and the first part of the incoming tide. Armed with a dozen handpicked shrimp and 6 crabs we started looking for pushing Permit down in the south part of the bay, normally I idle in certain areas to see if we can move some fish to identify their locations if they are not fining or tailing. This worked great as many Permit came near but not close enough. Finally after an hour or so into the tide we had some fish get close enough for some good shots and had one take a crab, 20 minutes and 28 lbs later Jason landed his first Permit on the flats.
Now with a Permit in the boat we headed to a flat that has been flooded by Bones lately. Within 5 minutes we were in schools of 20 to 30 fish just like the good ole days. Being it is summer time and the hand picked shrimp were not very large I decided to split shot the Mustad hook shank and put on the largest shrimp I could find. After blowing out a few a groups of 20 plus Bones, A school of about 40 Bones pushed a large wake and headed right at us, I instructed him to cast at 12 o’clock and open the bail as I backed us up away from the oncoming school. I saw the flash of a rolling Bone and Jason felt the tap on the braided line and he was off to the races.
This trend should continue and Florida Bay has had plenty of Redfish on high water mornings.
Good Luck Capt. Jim Hale

Snook, Permit, Bonefish, Redfish, Baracuda and much more!

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