Named spots
| Spot | Type | Depth | From nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle America Trench | feature | – | – |
Nearby buoys
2026-10-19 15:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46028
2026-10-19 15:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46042
2026-10-19 15:00 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46012
2026-10-19 15:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46026
2026-10-19 15:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46059
2026-10-19 15:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46014
Latest NOAA NDBC observations. Satellite and in water readings may differ.
Fishing Guatemala / El Salvador
Guatemala and El Salvador fish as some of the best warm water sailfish country on earth, and the chart is built to help you read it. The grounds that matter sit roughly twenty to forty miles offshore, where currents converge in the famous Pocket off Guatemala and along the El Salvador coast. This is a release fishery with very high billfish numbers, so the hunt is less about a cold upwelling seam and more about finding where warm blue water stacks bait and raises fish, usually along the offshore convergence where cleaner blue meets greener or cooler water.
Read the chart as layers working together. SST breaks mark the temperature seams where water masses meet. Chlorophyll color changes show where the greener, bait rich water edges against the clean blue. The convergence lines and offshore current structure help concentrate that life into a smaller patch you can actually troll. When the breaks, the color edges and the structure stack up in one place, that is where you start the morning.
Headline fish are Pacific sailfish, released, with blue marlin, yellowfin tuna and mahi (dorado) in the mix. Sails are the reason anglers cross the world for the Pocket, and the chart is intelligence for narrowing a big ocean down, not a promise that fish are there on a given day.
Treat this as a planning tool and not for navigation. Seasons, runs and regulations change every year, so confirm current rules and closures with local captains and authorities before you go. The chart points you at the likely water, and your captain and the conditions on the day do the rest.
What you get with ReelTemps
- Sea surface temperatureFind the temperature break
- Chlorophyll-aSpot the green-to-blue color seam
- Composite & single passBlended picture or the freshest overpass
- CompareTemperature and color side by side
- Depth readoutFathoms and feet on hover, tap or mark
- Currents & buoysSee the water move and ground-truth it
- Route, ruler & waypointsPlan the run and save your spots
From the water
I've tried every temp map out there and they all feel like they were built ten years ago. I'm not exactly a tech guy, but this one actually makes sense the second you open it. First time using it, I marked a break in about 30 seconds the night before and boated bluefin right on it the next morning.
Used to burn half a tank driving around looking for color change or a solid temp break. Now I check ReelTemps before I leave the dock and I know exactly where I'm going. Less time driving around guessing, more time with lines in the water.
Albacore season used to mean a couple hours of homework the night before and just hoping it held up. Now I do most of my research that morning and pull it up on my phone if things change once we're out there. Makes calling an audible a lot easier.