week of Sep 28 · SST 76–81°F
Southeast Atlantic — this week
SST 76–81°F · Atlantic Croaker, Black Drum, Northern Kingfish prime · False Albacore pushing in. Live MUR satellite water temperatures (change is vs. seven days ago). Tap any spot on the chart with Fish mode on for a point-by-point breakdown.
Water temperature — south to north
| Spot | Now | Week Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 81°F | -1.6°F |
| Savannah | 80°F | -0.9°F |
| Charleston | 78°F | -0.5°F |
| Frying Pan | 80°F | +0.4°F |
| Cape Hatteras | 76°F | -6.5°F |
Migration line — weekly movement
| Species | Prime water reach | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Mahi-Mahi | prime water reaches Cape Hatteras | steady |
| Yellowfin Tuna | prime water reaches Cape Hatteras | steady |
| King Mackerel | prime water reaches Cape Hatteras | steady |
| Cobia | prime water reaches Cape Hatteras | steady |
| False Albacore | prime water reaches Cape Hatteras | advanced |
| Wahoo | prime water reaches Cape Hatteras | steady |
The northernmost sampled spot whose water sits in the species' habitable band, now vs. a week ago. Fish follow temperature — this is the leading edge, not a sighting report.
In season now — temperature fit
| Species | Fit | Prime | Measured at | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Croaker | 100 | 59–82°F | seabed | Shrimp or squid on a bottom rig over mud and shell in the bays and nearshore lumps. |
| Black Drum | 100 | 54–82°F | seabed | Fresh crab or clam on the bottom along channel edges and hard against bridge and jetty rock. |
| Northern Kingfish | 100 | 61–79°F | seabed | Bloodworm or shrimp bits on a small hi-lo in the surf trough and inlet sloughs. |
| Southern Flounder | 100 | 63–82°F | seabed | Mud minnows or jigs bounced along channel edges and creek mouths. |
| Cobia | 100 | 70–84°F | surface | Sight-cast jigs or eels to fish on buoys, rays, wrecks and channel markers. |
| Crevalle Jack | 100 | 70–86°F | surface | Throw a big topwater into a busting school and hold on — pound for pound the hardest pull inshore. |
| Florida Pompano | 100 | 68–84°F | surface | Sand fleas on a pompano rig in the surf trough — they follow the wash on a moving tide. |
| Red Drum (Redfish) | 100 | 64–82°F | surface | Gold spoons or cut mullet on grass flats, oyster bars and marsh drains. |
| Common Snook | 100 | 73–88°F | surface | Live bait or swimbaits on mangrove edges, dock lights and pass current seams. |
| Spotted Seatrout | 100 | 64–84°F | surface | Popping cork with shrimp over grass flats and potholes at first light. |
| Tripletail | 100 | 73–86°F | surface | Sight-cast live shrimp to fish laid up under floats and markers. |
| Blackfin Tuna | 100 | 72–84°F | surface | Small jigs or live pilchards over humps at dawn; chum behind shrimpers. |
| Cero Mackerel | 100 | 73–84°F | surface | Live pilchards on light wire over the reef edge — the reef-line mackerel the kings run past. |
| Great Barracuda | 100 | 73–86°F | surface | A fast tube lure ripped across the flat or the wreck — they will not chase anything slow. |
Named grounds in Southeast Atlantic
Frying Pan Shoals
King Mackerel · Cobia · Greater Amberjack
The Point — Cape Hatteras
Yellowfin Tuna · Bluefin Tuna · Mahi-Mahi
The Charleston Bump
Wahoo · Mahi-Mahi · Blue Marlin
Method: habitat-envelope scoring against live NOAA MUR SST at the sampled spots; season windows and envelopes hand-curated from NOAA Fisheries profiles. No catch hearsay — when it says a species fits, it means the water does.
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