Where would ya'll fish for BFT or YFT given this SST from today, 6 June? Talking about launching out of Virginia, not OI or HI.

Peejcj8 (Eric) and I are leveing HI at 5:30 going to run up to th 300 line tomorrow
and were did you get this from
thanks
Buddy

Buddy, it's a paid subscription from oceantemp.com. I've tried terrafin and hiltons and I think this gives the better shots.

great chart!

i have not been watching the temp movements, but just looking quickly i would say north end of the cigar working out to the weather bouy and then out to 50 fathoms. the target being yellowfin. i like those temp gradiants. is that shore water (green) or has any of the slope water (blue) moved in out there?

hey buddy ... good luck with eric down there, hope yall catch em up!

bo

I would start at the 050 between the 100fathom and 500Fathom curve and troll north.....looking at hiltons there is some blue water mixing in starting at the 100Fathom line to the east....don't think they've landed on the Canyon yet but there may be some there.....Bob

Oregon Inlet.

OK, here comes a Marrdro question.

For us uneducated 20' boat owners, what do the colors mean? I assume they are temps/currents but which are the ones you look at to determine were you fish out there in the great depths.

By the By. I am still sticking HGH and Steriods in my gas tank trying to get my Angler boat to grow but nothing is happening.

I kind of have to agree with this. Although, I don't know a lot about the waters off of Va Beach, I only fish off of Hatteras.

Marty,
The different colors are sea surface temps. You normally look for temp changes as that is a good indicator of moving current or upwelling which can hold bait. Hard edges are spots where the temps jumps drastically and there is a clear 5 degree or more temp jump. Fish will hold on one side or the other.

Temps are but one of the many things to look for. There's water color(Blue or green), bottom contours, etc...but bait is the key....where's theres bait, there's fish.

Also, when you look for a Temp change many will trace the 100 Fathom line to see where it intersects and start fishing there. Temp, bait, birds, color, slicks, smell....and luck.
Dave

[quote=Billable,Jun 10 2007, 08:49 AM][quote=skinnys-kid,Jun 10 2007, 07:41 AM]Marty,
The different colors are sea surface temps.  You normally look for temp changes as that is a good indicator of moving current or upwelling which can hold bait.  Hard edges are spots where the temps jumps drastically and there is a clear 5 degree or more temp jump.  Fish will hold on one side or the other.

Temps are but one of the many things to look for.  There's water color(Blue or green), bottom contours, etc...but bait is the key....where's theres bait, there's fish.
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Also, when you look for a Temp change many will trace the 100 Fathom line to see where it intersects and start fishing there. Temp, bait, birds, color, slicks, smell....and luck.
Dave

Great site to be apart of. I didn't ask the question, but I thank ya'll for your answers.

Jdog
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Lots of good info here. Like Dave mentioned, yellowfin tuna generally follow the 100 fathom curve when they are migrating north or south. Any structure that intersects that 100 fathom line is a good place to fish. Structure can be a bottom contour, wreck, weed line, current line or temp change. All of them attract bait, like Don said, and the bait will hold tuna/dolphin/wahoo in the area. Working birds and busting bait are also excellent indicators. If you have more than 2 of these factors working in one spot, you've got an excellent chance of having a real good day. As I'm sure everyone realizes, there are no absolutes in fishing, but these are all pretty good guidelines to fish by. Tight lines and good luck.