The recreational harvest of Atlantic migratory group cobia (from Georgia to New York) will close at 12:01 a.m. on June 20, 2016. Recreational harvest of cobia will reopen on January 1, 2017. The Atlantic migratory group includes cobia from Georgia through New York. Cobia off the east coast of Florida are part of the Gulf […]
Cobia, fish, Fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Regulations
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has certified one new cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and certified one new wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) state records for fish taken this past June. On June 28, Jon Henry of Sunrise, Florida caught two cobia that tied for the record. Henry and friends were heading south from the Ocean City inlet […]
Nineteen-year-old Neil Smith may have just landed in the Louisiana state record books with a possible number 6-ranked cobia. This past Wednesday, Smith was fishing about 70 miles southwest of Cypremort Point when a solid 100-pound-plus cobia nailed his pink curly-tail jig at about 50 feet down. Smith took his fish to Dago’s certified scales […]
Let’s face it, there are few places in the world that offer up as much fishing potential as North Carolina’s Outer Banks during the summer. And right now, offshore OBX is lighting up. We’re getting reports from Oregon Inlet and up and down the Outer Banks that yellowfin tuna, dolphin, cobia, king mackerel, and wahoo […]
Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, King Mackerel, North Carolina, Wahoo, Yellowfin Tuna
Brandon Bosarge of Pascagoula, Mississippi, brought the third largest cobia ever taken in Mississippi to the scales of the Gulf Coast Cobia Classic–a month-long cobia tournament run out of Pascagoula. The fish, which Bosarge caught in Louisiana waters but weighed in in Mississippi, is the first 100-pound plus cobia weighted in Mississippi in 18 years. […]
It looks like the big boys have shown up in the Atlantic waters off of St. Augustine, Florida. Saltwater Nation angler Donnie Wynn (aka “Uncle Donnie”) sent us these great pictures of him and his buddies with some magnificent cobia. According to Donnie, he and his friends found a large school of rays in the […]
The first day of the 49th annual Pompano Beach Fishing Tournament offered some rather challenging conditions. Not all of the registered 55 boats braved the near nine-feet seas, but most did. Despite the rough conditions on the first day, the fishing was good, and at the end of the day the Wet Hooker team was […]
Blackfin Tuna, Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, King Mackerel, Tournament, tuna
National Geographic today published a really interesting article about cobia farming. The article, which provides some background about aquaculture, examines Brian O’Hanlon’s Open Blue fish farms and the potential for raising cobia as a sustainable food fish. Written by Daniel stone and augmented with images and videos by Spencer Milsap, the article provides an intriguing […]
The 2014 Cobia World Championship tournament will kick off at Harbor Docks in Destin, Florida beginning March 21 and will run through May 4, 2014. This tournament has some great prizes–including a chance at a new GMC pick up for breaking the all-tackle world record–and will draw a large number of anglers. The Tournament schedule […]
Marataizes, Brazil spearfisherman Cyrus Braven recently shot a 172-pound cobia, which is likely to trump the previous record. The catch has been submitted to the International Underwater Spearfishing Association to conform the record. The current record is 145.9 pounds, taken on Feb. 2, 2011, by Valente Baena off the coast of Mexico. The all-tackle hook […]
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) released yesterday its latest Wildlife Species Assessments. Included in the list are recommendations for several saltwater fish species, including increased protection for Atlantic cod, American Plaice, deep water redfish and Acadian redfish under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The COSEWIC recommendations include: Atlantic cod […]
Canada, Cobia, Cod, Endangered Species, fish, Fishing, Species At Risk Act (SARA)
The Reelax Simrad 2013 Light Tackle Game Fish Tournament kicks off next week running from October 3 through October 6. The tournament is the Whitsunday Game Fish Club’s largest tournament of the year. Anglers fishing in the tournament can expect some great action as the Coral Sea is a remarkable place to fish this time […]
Australia, Billfish, Cobia, Coral Sea, fish, Fishing, Giant Trevally, Mackerel, Tournament, tuna, Wahoo, Whitsunday Game Fish Club
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be meeting starting today in Charleston, South Carolina at the Charleston Marriott. The meeting will run through Friday and will include two public comment sessions one at 5:30 on Wednesday, September 18 and one at 4:30 on Thursday, September 19. The agenda for this meeting includes: •modifying the […]
Amberjack, Black Sea Bass, Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, gag grouper, King Mackerel, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, South Carolina, Spanish Mackerel, Vermilion Snapper, Wahoo
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will meet tomorrow and Friday (September 5-6) in Pensacola at the Crown Plaza Pensacola Grand Hotel. There are a number of items on the agenda for this meeting of particular interest to the Saltwater Nation, including action items pertaining to Boca Grande Pass tarpon fishing gear; updates from […]
Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, Florida, Grouper, Mackerel, Wahoo
We’re hearing from Saltwater Nation Anglers along the southern parts of North Carolina that king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) action has been great this past week and looks to be hot over the labor day weekend. We’ve heard from a number of anglers who have been catching kings from area piers. Likewise, we’re hearing about kings […]
Amberjack, Cobia, False Albacore, fish, King Mackerel, Little Tuny, North Carolina, Pier Fishing, Wahoo
Researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology have developed a completely vegetarian diet that will sustain marine fish raised in aquaculture. The research, published as “Taurine Supplementation of Plant Derived Protein and n-3 Fatty Acids are Critical for Optimal Growth and Development of Cobia, Rachycentron canadum” by Aaron M. […]
The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo kicked off today and will run through Saturday, July 28, 2013. The Rodeo is the oldest fishing tournament in the United States, having been first held in 1928, making this the 91st running of the tournament. The tournament is run out of the Sand Dollar Marina off Louisiana Highway One. While tarpon […]
Amberjack, Blackfin Tuna, blue marlin, Cobia, Dolphin, fish, Fishing, Flounder, Grouper, King Mackerel, Louisiana, Redfish, Sheepshead, Speckled Trout, Tarpon, Tournament, Wahoo, white marlin, Yellowfin Tuna
It looks like The Weather Channel has caught the saltwater bug. The Weather Channel’s web site recently posted three saltwater angling videos. One features Richard Stanczyk of Bud & Mary’s fame teaching The Weather Channels’ Reynolds Wolf a few things about tarpon fishing. Another features a Sport Fishing Television video about Pacific sailfishing offshore Guatemala […]
Saltwater Nation anglers from Virginia are reporting some great cobia fishing. Large schools of big fish are being reported moving from southern waters off of North Carolina’s Outer Banks up to Virginia Beach waters. Fish over 50 pounds are being taken in the area of Bluefish Rock. Anglers have been locating big cobia in open […]
Black Drum, Cobia, fish, Fishing, Red Drum, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Yellowfin Tuna
We’re getting word from all along the South Carolina coast that the inshore fishing is great and heating up. We’re hearing decent reports of cobia being taken in the southern part of the state, especially around Beaufort and Port Royal down past Paris Island to Hilton Head, with one or two reports from Huntington Island […]
Cobia, fish, Fishing, Sheepshead, South Carolina, South Carolina Department of NR, trout