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Offshore fishing, read from the water up

Guides, water and seasons, species and product notes from the crew behind ReelTemps.

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Product UpdatesReelTemps Adds the Pacific Coast of Central America: Guatemala to PanamaReelTemps now covers four Pacific-coast Central America regions, from Guatemala's famous sailfish grounds to Panama2026-10-19 · 3 minProduct UpdatesReelTemps Expands Into the Caribbean: the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the IslandsReelTemps now covers six new Caribbean regions, from the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos to Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Le2026-10-19 · 3 minProduct UpdatesReelTemps Expands Into Mexico: Baja, the Sea of Cortez and the Mainland PacificReelTemps now covers 11 new regions across Baja's Pacific coast, the Sea of Cortez and the mainland Pacific, built 2026-10-18 · 5 minSpeciesAlbacore Water Temperature: What Temp Do Albacore Like?The water temperatures albacore tend to favor, why the edge matters more than the number, and how to find albacore water2026-10-17 · 3 minGuidesFarallon Islands Fishing Guide: Rockfish, Lingcod, Salmon and Tuna WaterA practical guide to fishing the Farallon Islands off San Francisco, what's out there by season, how to read the wa2026-10-17 · 3 minGuidesFree SST Charts: Where to Find Them, and When They're EnoughThe free sea surface temperature sources the paid services are built on, from NOAA CoastWatch to NASA Worldview, how to 2026-10-17 · 4 minWater & SeasonsNorthern California Water Report: Week of October 17, 2026Where the warm water and temperature breaks were setting up off Northern California this week, from satellite SST and NO2026-10-17 · 1 minWater & SeasonsBay Area & Monterey Water Report: Week of October 17, 2026Where the warm water and temperature breaks were setting up off Bay Area & Monterey this week, from satellite SST an2026-10-17 · 1 minWater & SeasonsSouthern California Water Report: Week of October 17, 2026Where the warm water and temperature breaks were setting up off Southern California this week, from satellite SST and NO2026-10-17 · 1 minSpeciesWhen Do Bluefin Tuna Show Up in Northern California?When Pacific bluefin tend to show off San Francisco, Half Moon Bay and Monterey, the water they come in on, and how to w2026-10-17 · 3 minGuidesHow to Read a Temperature Break for Offshore FishingA temperature break is the single most useful edge offshore. Here is how to find it on a chart, read which way it is mov2026-10-12 · 3 minProduct UpdatesGetting Started with ReelTemps: A Quick Tour of Every ToolA plain tour of every ReelTemps tool, SST, chlorophyll, true color, composite, cloud-free, compare, depth, buoys, routes2026-10-11 · 5 min
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