Treasure Coast Newspapers

Do you like catching cobia? FWC considers clampdown to protect the overfished species

Cobia are one of the most popular catches for offshore anglers fishing from Pensacola to Jacksonville to Key West. They have a reputation for being strong fighters, can sometimes run as large as 100 ...
Fox News

Florida researchers offering $50 to fishermen who catch this species of fish

Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking local fishermen for help. The organization is offering a bounty of $50 to anyone who harvests cobia fish in the ...
Bradenton Herald

Now is prime time for catching cobia near Tampa Bay. ‘They’re everywhere.’

Captain Eric White and Danish angler Per Olav Madsen caught at nearly 100 pound cobia. Courtesy of Eric White When Captain Eric White saw a massive cobia come to the surface attached to Danish angler ...
Post and Courier

Hit the Broad River for trophy cobia

Catching his or her first cobia is something an angler never forgets, and from then on, they'll always be looking forward to May and June for the chance to do it again. It's one of the few times each ...
weartv

'We want 'em': Catch a Cobia fish and earn $50 from the FWC

TheFWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is asking the public for help catching Cobia fish. And you can earn $50 doing so. "Our researchers are looking to work with you to sample the reproductive ...