Cobia Make Offshore Appearance

Capt. Larry McGuire of Show Me the Fish Charters reported cobia have come through offshore. He said on March 24 one of his anglers caught a 75-pound cobia on a top-water lure in 115 feet of water.

“That's kind of a spring-time fish that will be there until it gets cold again,” McGuire said.

He said they were out catching amberjack, snapper and sharks when schools of cobia came to the surface. The cobia hit a Zara Spook Magnum 10-inch lure.

Spanish mackerel and sheepshead are still thick around local piers, he said, and trout reportedly are on grass flats in Palma Sola Bay.

Look for tides to improve as we head toward a weekend new moon. Redfish and trout reportedly are biting in shallow waters.

Finally, gag grouper season opens in state waters (less than 9 nautical miles offshore) Aptil 1.