Winter`s grip on the United States remains solid through February, even Florida feels the seasonal cooling effects of wide sweeping low pressure fronts that wave across the North American continent. Comparatively cooler ambient temperatures across the land mass set the stage for regional fish migrations in our nearshore waters. While the “tail ends” of these fronts initiate a cooling of the local air mass, the offshore waters of the Treasure Coast remain Gulfstream warm. The warm temperatures of these coastal waters are the constant magnet for our fisheries food chain and invite local anglers to find their place within the chain. Offshore Treasure Coast becomes host to a healthy variety of saltwater species that respond to these annual weather events. In February, nearshore reefs will continue to attract migrating shoals of baitfish that silently beckon the larger fish that feed upon them. Cobia will be the prize target species for “grocery fishermen” as school size “cobes” make their way through the zone and stop on our local reefs to feed. Cobia will be found at this time over an expansive offshore playing field from surfline patch reefs in 15 to 25 feet of water to naturally occurring and artificial reefs from 40 to 180 feet with reef structures in depths of 45 to 95 feet being the optimum go to starting points. Live baits presented throughout the water column on top of these reef structures will yield the best results. Live grunts, greenies, sardines, and pinfish will all be the ammo of choice and prove to be irresistible to hungry cobia. To get the job done, 5/0 to 7/0 hooks attached to monofilament leaders of 50 lb. test. Finding the reef structures will be key to “Cobia Catching” in February. To maximize one`s chances anglers can dial in reef coordinates by logging into http://www.martinreefs.com/ which will give you (free) GPS numbers for all the local artificial reefs, offshore of Stuart that inevitably attract all sought after saltwater species, especially cobia.