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Border cobia make big nearshore appearance
Nothing says summer is coming like pitching a live menhaden to a 50-pound cobia 20 feet from the boat. […]
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Cape Lookout cobia set for a May arrival in nearshore waters
For anglers who want to catch potentially huge, tenacious, great-tasting saltwater fish in nearshore waters along North Carolina’s central coast, cobias fill the bill, especially in May. […]
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N.C. cobia season opens May 1 with new regulations
The recreational cobia season begins May 1, and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is reminding anglers that the regulations have changed. […]
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NC angler boats 96-pound cobia off Cape Lookout
Entered in the Cobia Challenge put on by Chasin’ Tails Outdoors in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Greg Marquart of Macclesfield had high hopes of hooking a fish that would put him in the money when he set out for Barden Inlet near Cape Lookout on May 15. […]
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North Carolina’s new size and bag limits for cobia start May 1
New size and bag limits will go into effect May 1 for the recreational cobia fishery in North Carolina waters. […]
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Cobia season closed in federal waters by NMFS
The National Marine Fisheries Service closed the recreational cobia season on Tuesday in waters more than 3 miles off the beach along the Atlantic coast from the Georgia-Florida line north to New York, reacting to a second-consecutive year of over-the-limit catches of the popular nearshore fish. […]
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Cobia season closes this week for North Carolina anglers
The state division of marine fisheries is reminding anglers that the recreational cobia season closes in state waters this Friday, Sept. 30. […]
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New cobia regulations seek to rebuild South Carolina fishery
Responding to concerns from the public and data collected by S.C. Department of Natural Resources biologists, the South Carolina General Assembly has passed legislation to help rebuild the state’s cobia fishery. The new cobia regulations, which are effective for the 2016 season after receiving Gov. Nikki Haley’s signature, include a catch-and-release period in May and smaller bag and boat limits.
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Nearshore waters out of Oregon Inlet have been full of hungry cobia
Capt. Karl Helmkamp of Fistful Sportfishing in Manteo said the cobia fishing around Oregon Inlet is about as good as it gets, and it’s a rare trip when his parties don’t have multiple fish and at least one large enough to earn a citation. […]
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Cobia piling up on nearshore, offshore reefs out of Little River
Since the beginning of the month, the heat wave that has bombarded Myrtle Beach vacationers with nearly ideal conditions for a stroll down the pearly-white strand has set up a different kind of beach experience for fishermen looking to reel in a bruiser cobia. […]