Cobia Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

May 25, 2022

Species Spotlight: Cobia

September 24, 2021 Brian Cope

Cobia are pelagic, living most of their lives offshore, but they enter estuaries occasionally. And they will eat just about anything. […]

Sight-fishing for tasty ling

September 14, 2021 Capt. Adam Jaynes

As we enter September, Capt. Adam Jaynes shares his best tips for sight-casting to cobia, aka ling, in southwest Louisiana. […]

Cobia fishing in Grand Isle

November 21, 2020 Dora Lambert

Capt. Chris Mowad of Whoo Dat Sportfishing talks about how he’ll be targeting cobia in Grand Isle in November. […]

Anglers catch unique cobia out of Freshwater City

May 20, 2020 Brian Cope

Jack Romero, Mark Christenson, and Larry Richard were fishing out of Freshwater City on April 9, and the three friends caught a unique-colored cobia. […]

The LWFC adopts NOI to modify the size limits for cobia

May 7, 2020 From News Reports

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent to modify commercial and recreational minimum size limits for cobia. […]

Abbeville angler catches huge ling, leads CCA STAR cobia category

July 9, 2019 Brian Cope

Jansen Weaver of Abbeville caught a 91.45-pound ling on June 14 while fishing with his future father-in-law out of Don’s Boat Landing. […]

Gulf Council requesting input from anglers on potential cobia changes

October 11, 2018 From News Reports

In response to a potential decline in cobia numbers, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is considering ways to reduce harvests — including increasing the minimum size limit, decreasing the possession limit, imposing a vessel limit — or some combination of all these measures. […]

Video: Crazy cobia bite going on now

September 7, 2018 Ann Taylor

Cobia fishing is in full swing as they migrate along the coast this month. […]

Cobia 101: Tips to hook up with lemon fish

September 14, 2017 Patrick Bonin

Call them lemon fish, cobia or ling, but their firm white meat is delicious, and right now is prime time to catch them off the Louisiana coast. […]

Cobia 101: Tips to hook up with lemonfish

September 12, 2017 Patrick Bonin

Call them whatever you want — lemon ish, cobia or ling — but their firm white meat is delicious, and right now is prime time to catch them off the Louisiana coast. […]