Im interested to see if anyone fishing between and including the Pensacola area east to Tallahassee, including eveyplace in between (Destin, Panama), has any information on migration patterns.
Can anyone who fishes the North West fill me in on when Cobia, Tarpon and Bluefish arrive and leave the surf in this region? I have a basic idea but am looking for more detailed information. What bait schools do they follow, and what particular topographic contours they follow? Any help would be appreciated, even if its a short comment.
Thanks
NW Florida Fish Migration
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TyatCapeSanBlas
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MoJo
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Heres an interesting story "true".
The day of the Cobia.....
1 night on dania pier 25+ years ago approxamatly 12 midnight im standing on the t smoking something illegal, Im facing out to the ocean and i notice the 12/0 go click like 3-4 clicks.
Than i go over to the rail and my buddys 10/0 gos click click click.
Well all hell broke loose you could see Cobia everywhere as far as you could see with the lights. And they were passing by like a 10 mile long/wide school of mullet.
The 10/0 got hooked up! But something was strange, My poor buddy was fighting the Creature form 12 midnight untill 7-8 am the next morning.
Yep it was a huge ray. The whole time and all the next day we kept that ray alive because all the freaking cobia stayed with it.
If i remember correctly the largest was 80-90 lbs.
We eventualy beached the ray it came up as high as my knees.
He was released alive when we needed to leave.
And so was the night of the Cobia.
The guy with the 10/0 was Chris Baxter.
The day of the Cobia.....
1 night on dania pier 25+ years ago approxamatly 12 midnight im standing on the t smoking something illegal, Im facing out to the ocean and i notice the 12/0 go click like 3-4 clicks.
Than i go over to the rail and my buddys 10/0 gos click click click.
Well all hell broke loose you could see Cobia everywhere as far as you could see with the lights. And they were passing by like a 10 mile long/wide school of mullet.
The 10/0 got hooked up! But something was strange, My poor buddy was fighting the Creature form 12 midnight untill 7-8 am the next morning.
Yep it was a huge ray. The whole time and all the next day we kept that ray alive because all the freaking cobia stayed with it.
If i remember correctly the largest was 80-90 lbs.
We eventualy beached the ray it came up as high as my knees.
He was released alive when we needed to leave.
And so was the night of the Cobia.
The guy with the 10/0 was Chris Baxter.
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TyatCapeSanBlas
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TyatCapeSanBlas
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Well I can contribute, this is pretty general though...
The cobia move in around March and April from southern waters. They take two routes, which is still a mystery how they choose, east coast or west florida coast and eventually move along the panhandle. There is said to be an indeginous panhandle species of cobia that hang out on the wrecks in the winter and never really migrate from the gulf. A "reverse migration," so it has been called, takes place in the fall and the cobia, with the exception of some gulf fish, move back south again to the keys and beyond.
The bluefish ofcourse move all the way up to cape cod and beyond spawning in early spring around NC and spawn again in summer around cape cod. There is also thought to be a separate group or species of bluefish that hang out in the gulf and don't migrate as much but the verdict is still out on that one.
The cobia move in around March and April from southern waters. They take two routes, which is still a mystery how they choose, east coast or west florida coast and eventually move along the panhandle. There is said to be an indeginous panhandle species of cobia that hang out on the wrecks in the winter and never really migrate from the gulf. A "reverse migration," so it has been called, takes place in the fall and the cobia, with the exception of some gulf fish, move back south again to the keys and beyond.
The bluefish ofcourse move all the way up to cape cod and beyond spawning in early spring around NC and spawn again in summer around cape cod. There is also thought to be a separate group or species of bluefish that hang out in the gulf and don't migrate as much but the verdict is still out on that one.
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PinfishHurt
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I can't tell you much quite yet, but a good fishing pier. Try the Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier. http://www.fishpensacolabeachpier.com/
There's a LITTLE info on that site, but its a spot I'm going to try in the next few weeks once I move out there. I'll get back to ya!
There's a LITTLE info on that site, but its a spot I'm going to try in the next few weeks once I move out there. I'll get back to ya!