Single-zone SST guide

Tripletail water temperature at Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight.

  • Lobotes surinamensis
  • Pelagic
  • June: peak

Typical June SST in Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight is 7884°F. Tripletail prefer 7086°F with peak activity in 7482°F.

SST threshold

Tripletail threshold gauge.

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°90°Peak 7482°
Outside toleranceSuboptimalGoodPeak·Dashed line = hard threshold

Year-round overlap

Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight SST × Tripletail range.

Where Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight typical monthly SST overlaps with tripletail's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

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

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan6270°FOutside
Feb6068°FOutside
Mar6472°FFishable
Apr7076°FPeak
May7480°FPeak
Junnow7884°FPeak
Jul8086°FPeak
Aug8086°FPeak
Sep7884°FPeak
Oct7480°FPeak
Nov6876°FPeak
Dec6472°FFishable

Best months

May, June, September, October

Idle along nearshore weedlines and check every floating object — buoys, palm fronds, bait barrels. Sight cast live shrimp or soft plastics. Tripletail will eat almost anything but are spooky when they see the boat.

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 Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Charleston Offshore & Georgia Bight hits tripletail's optimal 7482°F window.

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