Information About Cobia When Going On Key West Fishing Charters Out In The Reefs and Ship Wrecks

Cobia can be found anyplace within the Planet in tropical or subtropical waters. They may be migratory, commonly travelling North for the Summertime. They’ve a brown back and grey sides. They look rather a little like a shark. They’ve a definite stripe operating from the mouth for the tail. Cobia commonly weigh 20 30 lbs. and may weigh up to 100 lbs. They may be found within the Southern parts of the Gulf of Mexico largely in the course of late Fall, Winter and Spring months. They’ve white meat and are on the list of top tasting fish within the ocean.

You could book pretty near any of the unique Key West fishing charters to catch cobia. They’ve been found in water as deep as four thousand feet. They are quite readily found about reefs, wrecks, pilons and any stationary or floating structures sizeable and modest. They can be found within the Key West flats and backcountry, each of the way up in to the estuaries and brackish rivers. They’re a great deal more likely to become additional out in the course of months when they are on the move, heading North or coming South. During Winter months they’re able to likely be found closer to shore. Watch for schools of them. You could usually see them churning the water.

Cobia pretty significantly eat any bait fish, eels and crabs. There’s evidence that they may possibly in fact prefer swimming crabs and shrimp. Ballyhoo, modest mackerel, pilchers, mullet and pretty significantly any bait fish will do nicely though. Often they’ll hit on one bait, typically yet another so attempt to bring a assortment. You could catch them on the bottom or the surface, typically one will function better than the other. If you are going out on the Key West fishing charters make sure to ask if anybody’s catching cobia. Tell the captain you would like to catch some cobia.

Cobia hit lures pretty nicely. They don’t appear to become really picky eaters. Try and use lures that look a little like any bait fish that may be within the area. When a cobia is hungry, he’ll pretty near hit something that’s thrown at him. Cobia are opportunists and pretty swift to hit what they consider is a wounded fish. If you happen to jerk the lure like a wounded fish, your probabilities of hooking one are better.