Single-zone SST guide

Greater Amberjack water temperature at Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs.

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  • August: absent

Typical August SST in Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs is 82–86°F. Greater Amberjack prefer 66–82°F with peak activity in 70–78°F.

SST threshold

Greater Amberjack threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 70–78°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs SST × Greater Amberjack range.

Where Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs typical monthly SST overlaps with greater amberjack's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

January, March, April, May, October, November, December

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan64–72°FPeak
Feb64–70°FFishable
Mar68–74°FPeak
Apr72–78°FPeak
May76–82°FPeak
Jun80–84°FFishable
Jul82–86°FOutside
Augnow82–86°FOutside
Sep80–84°FFishable
Oct76–82°FPeak
Nov70–78°FPeak
Dec66–74°FPeak

Best months

March, April, November, December

Drop big jigs and live blue runners to wrecks, rigs, and reefs. Amberjack are aggressive — they'll hit anything that looks alive. Target current-facing edges of structure.

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 Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs hits greater amberjack's optimal 70–78°F window.

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