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stoned-trout · 02-21-2016, 11:52 AM

heck ya ...haven't caught any since my florida days...fun to catch ,great to eat ,easy to target IMHO...

Mr. NiceGuy · 02-21-2016, 02:22 PM

Seasonal migration all the way from Gulf of Mexico to Massachusetts during summer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobia

Miami to Massachusetts is about 1,500 miles.
Panama to San Diego is about 3,000 miles.
.... just thinking

How to catch, plus nice set of 57 photos to flip through at the bottom:
http://www.floridasportsman.com/sportfish/cobia/

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Originally Posted by blitzburgh

Wow. This is really interesting. The speed they traveled so far by my crude math would mean we could see them possibly summer of 2017? Plenty of time to research cobia fishing techniques

Yep.

Ceteris paribus, 15 months.

Get the grill ready.

Looks tasty:

.... paired with an ice cold beer in a beautiful location

monstahfish · 02-22-2016, 12:38 PM

[QUOTE=Mr. NiceGuy;254144]Seasonal migration all the way from Gulf of Mexico to Massachusetts during summer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobia

Miami to Massachusetts is about 1,500 miles.
Panama to San Diego is about 3,000 miles.
.... just thinking
They are very very rarely caught north of new jersey. I did hear about one caught off cape cod last year though. It said tens of thousands so I would think if there is suitable spawning habitat, we could see them in a couple years regularly. It will be very interesting to see if they have any impact on our fisheries.

02-21-2016, 11:52 AM	#1
stoned-trout Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: sandiego Posts: 52	heck ya ...haven't caught any since my florida days...fun to catch ,great to eat ,easy to target IMHO... __________________

02-22-2016, 12:38 PM	#3
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 423	[QUOTE=Mr. NiceGuy;254144]Seasonal migration all the way from Gulf of Mexico to Massachusetts during summer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobia Miami to Massachusetts is about 1,500 miles. Panama to San Diego is about 3,000 miles. .... just thinking They are very very rarely caught north of new jersey. I did hear about one caught off cape cod last year though. It said tens of thousands so I would think if there is suitable spawning habitat, we could see them in a couple years regularly. It will be very interesting to see if they have any impact on our fisheries.