Single-zone SST guide

Wahoo water temperature at Norfolk & Washington Canyons.

  • Acanthocybium solandri
  • Pelagic
  • June: good

Typical June SST in Norfolk & Washington Canyons is 6878°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

Norfolk & Washington Canyons SST × Wahoo range.

Where Norfolk & Washington Canyons typical monthly SST overlaps with wahoo's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

June, July, August, September

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan4858°FOutside
Feb4856°FOutside
Mar5060°FOutside
Apr5464°FOutside
May6070°FOutside
Junnow6878°FPeak
Jul7282°FPeak
Aug7484°FPeak
Sep7080°FPeak
Oct6472°FFishable
Nov5664°FOutside
Dec5060°FOutside

Best months

July, August, September

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 Norfolk & Washington Canyons.

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

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