Where to fish.
When to go.
Every day Cobia reads the tide, the wind, the water and the moon where you fish, then makes one call: the spot, the window and the rig to throw.
Updated
Saturday, October 24Live 5:29 PM
- Minor window 5:02 to 6:02 PM
- Incoming tide moving water
- Good 75% cloud cover
- Last light bite window
Cobia says: fish a live pilchard along bridge shadow lines as a protected saltwater backup; use this option when the afternoon wind limits the river or exposed shoreline.
Snook
Tarpon
Jack crevalleUse a live pilchard with 25 lb braid and a 30 lb leader, keeping it near the bridge shadow; change to a small metal lure when baitfish or fast-moving fish appear.
The daily briefing in Cobia, the free fishing app, reads the tide, wind, water temperature, pressure, clouds, moon and solunar windows where you fish. It scores the bite out of 100, shows every reason behind the number, and makes one call: the water to fish, the window to be there and the rig to throw. It's written overnight, so it's waiting when you wake up.
Key facts
- What it reads
- Tide, wind and gusts, water and air temperature, waves, pressure, clouds, the moon and the solunar windows.
- The score
- 0 to 100, with the reasons listed under it. Storms nearby hold it down.
- When it's ready
- Written overnight. A morning alert around 7 AM, which you can turn off.
- How far ahead
- Today and the next six days.
- Where it works
- Salt and fresh water across the US. On lakes it reads the wind instead of the tide.
- Price and platforms
- Free on iPhone and Android.
A plan that follows the clock
The briefing writes your day in slices, from first light to the evening bite. As the day goes, finished stops check off and the one that's on now leads.
- Every stop names the water, the rig and the fish to expect there.
- It plans around the wind. When the afternoon blows up, the call moves to water that's sheltered.
- Ask Cobia about any stop and the guide picks up from there.
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Morning · DoneLoxahatchee RiverWalk a topwater plug on 12 to 15 lb braid; if a fish misses, pause, then follow with a soft plastic around vegetation.
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10:20 AM to 12:20 PM · DoneJupiter Lighthouse Outstanding Natural AreaUse live shrimp on a 1/0 jighead with 10 lb braid and a 15 lb fluorocarbon leader; cast into mangrove pockets or along the seawall.
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Afternoon · NowIndiantown Road BridgeFish a live pilchard along bridge shadow lines as a protected saltwater backup when the afternoon wind limits the river or exposed shoreline.
Six numbers, each one labeled
Tide, wind, water, air, waves and the moon at a glance, with where each number comes from. One wind, from this hour's forecast, so the briefing never argues with itself.
The whole day on one line
The tide curve from the station nearest you, the solunar windows, night and day, and the best window left, drawn to scale from midnight to midnight.
On a lake, the wind takes over
Fresh water has no tide to time, so the briefing reads what moves the fish there instead. The wind, and the banks it's blowing toward.
Largemouth bass
Northern pike
WalleyeThe real briefing for Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota, the same afternoon. Best bite 4:56 to 5:56 PM.
Tap any of the next six days and the whole briefing moves to it, so you can pick the day off before you ask for it.
An alert around 7 AM with the score and the next window, on unless you turn it off. The alert shown is an example.
The rest of the read
Questions about the daily briefing
What is in the Cobia daily briefing?
A bite score out of 100 with the reasons under it, one call for where and when to fish and what to throw, a plan for the rest of the day, six labeled conditions (tide, wind, water, air, waves and moon) and a chart of the day's tide and bite windows.
How is the bite score worked out?
It reads the solunar windows, whether the tide is moving, cloud cover, pressure and wind where you are. A thunderstorm or heavy rain nearby holds the score down. Every reason it used is listed under the number.
When is the briefing ready?
It's written overnight, so it's ready when you wake up. A morning alert lands around 7 AM with the score and the next window, and you can turn it off in notification settings.
Does it work on lakes and rivers?
Yes. Away from the coast there's no tide to time, so the briefing reads the wind and tells you which banks it's blowing toward.
Is the daily briefing free?
Yes. The briefing, the bite score and the seven day lookahead are free in Cobia on iPhone and Android.
Tomorrow's call,
ready tonight.
Download Cobia, set your water, and wake up to the briefing.
