Temperature
Range For Saltwater Fish Species
This
is only a rough guide of desired temperatures for the listed species.
By using this guide you can possibly avoid targeting certain species
when the water temperatures are not in the range that the species likes.
There are variances to this chart like high oxygenated surface areas
or schools of bait fish present, which would attract fish when the ideal
temperaures may be exceeded.
|
Species
|
Lower
Temperature Limit |
Ideal
Temperature
|
Upper
Temperature Limit |
| Albacore
|
59
|
62-65
|
66
|
| Amberjack
|
60
|
65-75
|
80+
|
| Atlantic
Bonito |
60
|
65-75
|
80+
|
| Atlantic
Croaker |
45
|
63
|
70
|
| Atlantic
Mackerel |
40
|
45-55
|
70
|
| Baracuda
|
55
|
72-80
|
86
|
| Black
Drum |
52
|
72
|
90
|
| Blackfin
Tuna |
65
|
70-75
|
82
|
| Black
Marlin |
68
|
72-82
|
87
|
| Bluefin
Tuna |
50
|
60-72
|
82
|
| Bluefish
|
50
|
66-72
|
82
|
| Blue
Marlin |
70
|
74-82
|
88
|
| Bonefish |
60
|
72-84
|
92+
|
| Cobia |
65
|
75
|
88
|
| Crevalle
Jack |
65
|
70-85
|
90
|
| Dolphin |
70
|
72-78
|
82
|
| Flounder
(Winter) |
36
|
50
|
64
|
| Flounder(Summer) |
56
|
62-66
|
72
|
| Jack
Crevelle |
70
|
75-85
|
90
|
| King
Mackerel |
65
|
68-76
|
88
|
| Permit
|
70
|
75-85
|
92
|
| Pompano
|
65
|
70-82
|
85+
|
| Red
Drum |
52
|
70-90
|
90+
|
| Red
Snapper |
50
|
55-65
|
70+
|
| Sailfish
|
68
|
72-82
|
88
|
| Sand
Seatrout |
90
|
95
|
100
|
| Sea
Catfish |
50
|
62
|
70
|
| Sheepshead |
58
|
66
|
74
|
| Skipjack
Tuna |
50
|
58-62
|
70
|
| Snook
|
60
|
70-82
|
90
|
| Spanish
Mackerel |
68
|
78
|
88
|
| Spotted
Seatrout |
48
|
68-78
|
88
|
| Striped
Bass |
50
|
55-65
|
75
|
| Striped
Marlin |
61
|
68-76
|
80
|
| Swordfish
|
50
|
60-70
|
80
|
| Tarpon
|
70
|
75-90
|
100+
|
| Weakfish
|
45
|
56-68
|
78
|
| White
Seabass |
58
|
64-68
|
74
|
| Whiting |
48
|
65
|
86
|
| Yellowfin
Tuna |
64
|
72-82
|
80
|
| Yellowtail
|
60
|
62-66
|
70
|
