WHY IS SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE SO IMPORTANT TO OFFSHORE FISHING?
If you are an experienced offshore fisherman, you already know the answer to this question. If not, here’s a brief explanation – It’s a big ocean out there and offshore fisherman, whether recreational or professional, must choose a particular target area for a particular species on a particular day. Good fisherman use all of the tools available to them to put together a successful game plan. The more tools available and the more experience a fisherman has in using those tools the more successful the fisherman will be in finding fish. Water temperature information is one tool that can be critical in evaluating potential destinations. Professional and serious recreational anglers won’t leave the dock without having an idea of where to find good water, and neither should you. Game fish follow bait and comfortable water temperatures. For various reasons bait congregate at certain “structure”. Structure can be the topography of the ocean bottom, a floating weed line, debris or along tempera
