Named spots
| Spot | Type | Depth | From nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle America Trench | feature | – | – |
Nearby buoys
2026-10-19 10:40 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46014
2026-10-19 10:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46026
2026-10-19 10:00 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46012
2026-10-19 10:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46042
2026-10-19 10:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46059
2026-10-19 10:30 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46028
Latest NOAA NDBC observations. Satellite and in water readings may differ.
Fishing Manzanillo
Manzanillo fishes as one of the Pacific coast's classic sailfish destinations, and the chart reflects that warm water character. This is tropical blue water, and the hunt is about finding the temperature breaks and the color edges offshore where warmer blue water meets greener or cooler water, and the warm water that holds bait and billfish. There is no hard cold upwelling seam to lean on here, so the edges and the color changes do most of the work.
Structure still matters off Manzanillo even when it is water structure as much as bottom. The offshore drop offs and the deeper grounds concentrate bait when the current and the temperature edge set up on them, and a break sitting over that kind of relief is where the fish hunt. Pairing the SST and chlorophyll layers with the depth contours is how you find the spot where the warm water, the edge and the bottom line up rather than running blind across flat blue.
Seasonally this is a billfish fishery first. Sailfish are the signature here, with blue and black marlin showing offshore and yellowfin tuna working the same warm water. Dorado fill in around the edges and the floating structure, and roosterfish patrol the inshore rocks and beaches. None of it is promised. Warm years and cool years look different, and seasons and regulations change, so always check current rules.
The move is to watch where the warm blue water and the breaks are stacking up offshore, and to run to the edge that has the temperature, the color and the structure all working together rather than chasing warm water with no edge to it. A clean color change holding bait is the thing to find.
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.