Single-zone SST guide

Greater Amberjack water temperature at Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks.

  • Seriola dumerili
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  • June: possible

Typical June SST in Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks is 8084°F. Greater Amberjack prefer 6682°F with peak activity in 7078°F.

SST threshold

Greater Amberjack threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 7078°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks SST × Greater Amberjack range.

Where Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks 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
Jan6472°FPeak
Feb6470°FFishable
Mar6874°FPeak
Apr7278°FPeak
May7682°FPeak
Junnow8084°FFishable
Jul8086°FFishable
Aug8086°FFishable
Sep7884°FFishable
Oct7482°FPeak
Nov7078°FPeak
Dec6674°FPeak

Best months

March, April, October, 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 Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks hits greater amberjack's optimal 7078°F window.

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