Single-zone SST guide

Bigeye Tuna water temperature at Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs.

  • Thunnus obesus
  • Tuna
  • June: absent

Typical June SST in Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs is 8084°F. Bigeye Tuna prefer 5075°F with peak activity in 5972°F.

SST threshold

Bigeye Tuna threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 5972°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs SST × Bigeye Tuna range.

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

Best months

January, February, March, November, December

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan6472°FPeak
Feb6470°FPeak
Mar6874°FPeak
Apr7278°FFishable
May7682°FOutside
Junnow8084°FOutside
Jul8286°FOutside
Aug8286°FOutside
Sep8084°FOutside
Oct7682°FOutside
Nov7078°FPeak
Dec6674°FPeak

Best months

January, February, March, December

Bigeye fishing is canyon-edge fishing at depth. Troll deep-running plugs along the 100-fathom line at sunrise and sunset. SST charts help identify which canyons are eddy-influenced; use bathymetry to find the 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 bigeye tuna's optimal 5972°F window.

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