Drift Fishing: March 2020

By Sandra Schulz, Contributing Writer

Cobias!

We are starting to catch some cobia off Boynton Inlet!

Living on Island Time VIP angler, Robert Dufresne, landed this beautiful 40 pound cobia. Robert was fishing the bottom and he hooked a nice yellowtail snapper. As he was reeling it in, he saw what he thought was a shark chasing it, but to everyone’s surprise, it was a cobia! He backed off, let the cobia get his snapper and landed his catch; a 40 pound cobia instead of a 2 pound yellowtail!

So, as cold fronts approach the cobias search for warm water of   temperatures between 68 and 72 degrees. They will work their way to Florida, on the east coast anywhere from midway to Key West depending on how far the cold fronts reach the south. Usually, as we start to approach springtime weather, which could start from mid February through early March, the water temperatures along the beaches start to climb, and the fish work their way back north. The shallow waters along our coast locally will attract these guys.

Sandra Schulz Living On Island Time Drift Fishing • Hypoluxo, FL

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