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Wake up the sleeping giants – Cobia invade the waters off Wrightsville Beach in May

Jeff Burleson

Wrightsville Beach may be known as a world-class surfing destination or as the most socially accepted stretch of white sand along the entire east coast. But for anglers ready to tame a world-class fish, the crystal blue waters along these stunning shorelines are just what the doctor ordered, and there’s no better time than this month, when the annual cobia run begins. Massive, breeder cobia snuggle along the coastline, famished and ready to fill up the tank on anything they can find. 

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Major changes for 2016 cobia season in order

Jerry Dilsaver

Cobia season in South Carolina waters won’t look the same this year, as state officials deal with federal requirements that the recreational harvest of the popular fish be reduced because last year’s tremendous harvest across the South Atlantic exceeded the annual catch limit by almost a million pounds. […]

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Federal closure looms over cobia season

Jerry Dilsaver

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted in late February to reduce the daily creel limit for cobia from two fish to one in state waters, and fisheries officials are hoping to find more ways to delay a federal closure of the season that could come as soon as June 15. […]

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Cobia particulars

Jerry Dilsaver

Cobia are a large and relatively unknown fish, close relatives of remora. Each spring, usually within a week or so of Mother’s Day, they mysteriously appear in the nearshore ocean and inshore waters along North Carolina’s coast. When they arrive, phone lines begin buzzing. […]