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Temperatures to best catch fish
Supplied by Salt Water Sportsman Magazine
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Species
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Minimum Temperature
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Optimum Range
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Maximum Temperature
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Albacore
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59
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62-65
|
66
|
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Amberjack
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60
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65-75
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80+
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Atlantic Bonito
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60
|
65-75
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80+
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Atlantic Cod
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31
|
44-49
|
59
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Atlantic Mackerel
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40
|
45-55
|
70
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Barracuda
|
55
|
72-80
|
86
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Bigeye Tuna
|
52
|
62-74
|
80
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Blackfin Tuna
|
65
|
70-75
|
82
|
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Black Marlin
|
68
|
72-82
|
87
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Bluefin Tuna
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50
|
60-72
|
82
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Bluefish
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50
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66-72
|
84
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Blue Marlin
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70
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74-82
|
88
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Bonefish
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60
|
72-84
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92+
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Dolphin (fish)
|
70
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72-78
|
82
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Fluke (Summer Flounder)
|
56
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62-66
|
72
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Haddock
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36
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42-48
|
52
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Jack Crevalle
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65
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70-85
|
90
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Kelp Bass
|
62
|
64-68
|
72
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King Mackerel
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65
|
68-76
|
88
|
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Permit
|
70
|
75-85
|
92
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Pollock
|
33
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40-50
|
60
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Pompano
|
65
|
70-82
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85+
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Red Drum (Channel Bass)
|
52
|
70-90
|
90+
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Red Snapper
|
50
|
55-65
|
70+
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Sailfish
|
68
|
72-82
|
88
|
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Skipjack Tuna
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50
|
58-62
|
70
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Snook
|
60
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70-82
|
90
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Spotted Seatrout
|
48
|
68-78
|
88
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Striped Bass
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50
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55-65
|
75
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Striped Marlin
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61
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68-76
|
80
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Swordfish
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50
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60-70
|
80
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Tarpon
|
70
|
75-90
|
100+
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Tautog
|
45
|
50-60
|
76
|
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Weakfish
|
45
|
56-68
|
78
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White Marlin
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65
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68-78
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80+
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White Seabass
|
58
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64-68
|
74
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Winter Flounder
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35
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48-52
|
64
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Yellowfin Tuna
|
64
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72-82
|
80
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Yellowtail (Pacific)
|
60
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62-66
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70
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