Cobia
(Rachycentron canadum)

Other common names:
Black Kingfish.
Crab Eater.
Lemon Fish.
Ling.

Identification:
Upper body dark brown with two cream coloured side lines.
Brown sides and cream coloured belly.
The head is flatish. Very low and knobby first dorsal fin. Long second dorsal fin.

Temperature range:
21 - 26 Celsius (70 - 79 Fahrenheit).

Typical location:
Around coral and rocky reefs.
Around wrecks, flotsam, buoys and FAD’s (Fish Aggregating Devices).
Under feeding rays and whale sharks.

Fishing methods:
Trolling dead mullet or strip bait.
Trolling live mullet, mackerel or scad.
Slow trolling with downrigger and live or dead bait.
Drifting or at anchor with live or dead mullet, mackerel or crab.

Fighting characteristics:
Very tough midwater runs with dives to reefs or other structures.

Thai Fishing Guide's recommended hot spots for catching Cobia: