Named spots
| Spot | Type | Depth | From nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle America Trench | feature | – | – |
Nearby buoys
2026-10-19 17:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46028
2026-10-19 17:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46042
2026-10-19 17:00 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46012
2026-10-19 17:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46026
2026-10-19 17:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46059
2026-10-19 17:10 UTC · NOAA NDBC 46014
Latest NOAA NDBC observations. Satellite and in water readings may differ.
Fishing Nicaragua
Nicaragua's Pacific is a developing offshore billfish fishery, and the chart is built to help you read water that does not lean on landmark banks. There are fewer famous seamounts here than in Panama or Costa Rica, so the water itself is what you read. The productive grounds sit offshore where current edges and temperature breaks set up, and the hunt is about finding where the warm blue water and the color changes stack bait and raise fish.
Read the chart as layers working together. SST breaks mark the seams where water masses meet. Chlorophyll color changes show where greener, bait rich water edges against clean blue. Without a lot of hard structure to anchor the bite, these breaks and color edges matter even more, so look for places where a clear temperature seam and a color change run together offshore. A sharp break next to a color edge, with warm blue on one side and greener water on the other, is a classic bait holding line even when no bank is underneath it. That convergence is where you start.
Headline fish are sailfish, blue marlin, yellowfin tuna and mahi offshore. The fishery is still growing, and the fish follow the bait and the clean warm water, so the chart is intelligence for narrowing a big open ocean down, not a promise that fish are on a given edge today.
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 of the work.
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.