Single-zone SST guide

Tripletail water temperature at Southeast Florida Gulf Stream Access.

  • Lobotes surinamensis
  • Pelagic
  • June: good

Typical June SST in Southeast Florida Gulf Stream Access is 8084°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

Southeast Florida Gulf Stream Access SST × Tripletail range.

Where Southeast Florida Gulf Stream Access typical monthly SST overlaps with tripletail's preferred and optimal ranges, the species is in range.

Best months

January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December

MonthZone SSTStatus
Jan7278°FPeak
Feb7276°FPeak
Mar7480°FPeak
Apr7680°FPeak
May7882°FPeak
Junnow8084°FPeak
Jul8286°FFishable
Aug8286°FFishable
Sep8084°FPeak
Oct7882°FPeak
Nov7480°FPeak
Dec7278°FPeak

Best months

January, March, April, May, October, November, December

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 Southeast Florida Gulf Stream Access.

Bield: Fish overlays current NOAA CoastWatch SST onto your chartplotter view and alerts you when Southeast Florida Gulf Stream Access hits tripletail's optimal 7482°F window.

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