Single-zone SST guide

Wahoo water temperature at Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks.

  • Acanthocybium solandri
  • Pelagic
  • August: good

Typical August SST in Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks is 80–86°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

Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks SST × Wahoo range.

Where Texas Offshore & Flower Garden Banks typical monthly SST overlaps with wahoo's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan64–72°FFishable
Feb64–70°FOutside
Mar68–74°FFishable
Apr72–78°FPeak
May76–82°FPeak
Jun80–84°FPeak
Jul80–86°FPeak
Augnow80–86°FPeak
Sep78–84°FPeak
Oct74–82°FPeak
Nov70–78°FPeak
Dec66–74°FFishable

Best months

May, September, 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 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 wahoo's optimal 75–82°F window.

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