Single-zone SST guide

Wahoo water temperature at Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore.

  • Acanthocybium solandri
  • Pelagic
  • August: fair

Typical August SST in Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore is 82–86°F. Wahoo prefer 70–86°F with peak activity in 75–82°F.

SST threshold

Wahoo threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 75–82°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore SST × Wahoo range.

Where Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore typical monthly SST overlaps with wahoo's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

April, May, June, September, October

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan62–70°FOutside
Feb62–68°FOutside
Mar66–72°FFishable
Apr72–80°FPeak
May76–82°FPeak
Jun80–84°FPeak
Jul82–86°FFishable
Augnow82–86°FFishable
Sep80–84°FPeak
Oct74–80°FPeak
Nov68–76°FFishable
Dec64–72°FFishable

Best months

April, May, October

Troll high-speed planers and Yo-Zuri Bonitas at 13–18 knots through the warm side of a temperature break. Best windows are sunrise and sunset on a moving tide. Wahoo congregate on full moons in some regions.

Verify with current SST imagery

These ranges are climatological norms. Actual SST varies year over year — get an SST satellite shot the day before you run.

Live SST imagery for Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Alabama & Mississippi Canyon Offshore hits wahoo's optimal 75–82°F window.

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