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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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N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission sets four-month cobia season for 2017
It won’t be as long or wide open as in past years, but the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted last week in Wilmington to open a cobia season for 2017, allowing anglers to fish from May 1 to Aug. 1 in state waters with creel and size minimums. […]
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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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More changes coming to cobia fishery in both Carolinas
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has approved new, more restrictive regulations for cobia in 2017, hoping to prevent an early closure of the season as took place this year. […]
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Cobia vote cedes recs’ high ground
I can’t believe I’m admitting this in a public forum, but 20 years ago, I loved joining my kids to watch rubber-faced comedian Jim Varney in his series of “Ernest” movies. […]
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Cobia crisis response was perfect for South Carolina
South Carolina’s well thought-out and measured response to the crisis of cobia should be an example for other states, especially several neighbors to the north. […]
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SCDNR asks anglers to release and report double-tagged cobia
Fisheries biologists are tagging cobia in a new research project designed to track the migrations of these large game fish.
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Colossal cobia being caught under menhaden pods
From Wrightsville Beach to the Grand Strand, the nearshore waters are filling up with menhaden schools fueling the first strong push of cobia and what better time than just three weeks away from the June 20th federal closure and the heightened regulations in NC State waters. […]
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Colossal cobia being caught under menhaden pods
From Wrightsville Beach to the Grand Strand, the nearshore waters are filling up with menhaden schools fueling the first strong push of cobia and what better time than just three weeks away from the June 20th federal closure and the heightened regulations in NC State waters. And these are not just any cobia either. Charter captains and recreational anglers are heaving monster-sized cobia over the gunwales just about every day now when the weather remains feasible.