Single-zone SST guide

Wahoo water temperature at Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs.

  • Acanthocybium solandri
  • Pelagic
  • June: good

Typical June SST in Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs is 8084°F. Wahoo prefer 7086°F with peak activity in 7582°F.

SST threshold

Wahoo threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 7582°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs SST × Wahoo range.

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

Best months

April, May, June, September, October, November

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

Best months

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 Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Louisiana Deepwater & Rigs hits wahoo's optimal 7582°F window.

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