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ROFFS FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS FOR THE CAPE SAN BLAS TO MOBILE AREA (LAT./LONG.)
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Based on a multiple factor analysis, the symbols (hot spot spots) mark the areas where bait concentrations are expected and where fishing action is expected to be better compared with other (non-marked) areas. These are not based on dock rumors or hearsay fishing reports. Fishing reports are stated as such. You should start fishing where you recognize other signs of good fishing conditions near these marked areas. It is very important to use your sea surface temperature (sst°) gauge to locate the boundaries of the water masses, which are outlined. Rather than trying to find water based on the absolute temperature values shown on the map,  search for the relative change in sst where the water mass boundaries occur. Arrows indicate the main current direction. Numbers inside of the dots indicate the number of consecutive days that we have seen favorable conditions in that location.

We were able to see the ocean conditions in this area clearly today.  Overall, due to the abundance of green water observed between the Mississippi River Delta and the De Soto Canyon being pulled in an unfavorable offshore direction by the circulation of the Loop Current located over the southern portion of the chart area, your better chances for offshore tuna, wahoo, dolphin, and marlin action are likely to continue to be associated with the strong green to blue water boundary zone which we have followed for over two weeks now.  This feature was observed today from the area of the Green Canyon/Bullwinkle (southwest of the chart area) northeastward over the mouth of the Mississippi Canyon and towards the Cognac/Amberjack Rigs and then further northeastward towards the 300-400 fathom depths south of the 24 Mile Rigs area in the area of the Transocean 96.  This boundary then stretches southeastward from the area of the Transocean 96 Rig over the Double Nipple area and further southeastward over the 300-500 fathom southern side of the De Soto Canyon.  We did observe a counter-clockwise rotating eddy today which continues to be pulled south/southeastward by the Loop Current that was centered near 86°55’W & 28°45’N today that appears to be both pulling some of the dark blue (84.2°F-84.7°F) Loop Current water, as well as, some of the green (83.9°F) Mississippi River water moving southeastward along the northern edge of the dark blue Loop Current water in a favorable inshore direction over the eastern side of the De Soto Canyon towards the Spur area.
PENSACOLA:  On your way offshore, we did observe a thin finger of blended blue (82.9°F) water over the 100 fathom curve and northern portions of the Unexploded Ordnance that may provide some increased chances for fishing action along its northern edge near 86°52’W & 29°45’N, 86°48’W & 29°47’N, and 86°36’W & 29°48-49’N.  Southward, on your way to the filaments of dark blue Loop Current water being pulled inshore by the eddy, some scattered fishing action may also happen where we observed the northern edge of the green (83.9°F) water being pulled in a favorable inshore direction over the 300-400 fathom depths south/southwest of the Spur area.  Southeast of the Spur area, better chances for fishing action occur where we believe you will find the north/northeastern edge of a finger of dark blue (84.2°F) water being pulled inshore by the eddy over the 240-300 fathom depths by fishing time tomorrow from 86°21’W & 28°41’N to 86°39-40’W & 29°00’N and perhaps as far northwestward as 86°52’W & 29°06’N.  If fishing action is not satisfactory in these areas, additional chances for action occur southward where we believe you will run into another finger of dark blue (84.4°F-84.7°F) water over the 240-270 fathom depths from 86°25’W & 28°37’N to 86°36’W & 28°50’N.  As stated earlier, your better chances for offshore tuna, wahoo, dolphin, and billfish action continue to occur along the northern edge of the dark blue (82.5°F) Loop Current water and where we have observed favorable ocean conditions for five days now over the good bottom of the Double Nipple near 87°37-38’W & 28°58-59’N and 87°32-33’W & 28°55’N with additional chances for action occurring southeastward where we observed these conditions for the first time today over the 500-700 fathom depths southwest of the De Soto Canyon from 87°20’W & 28°47’N to 87°05’W & 28°31’N.  If fishing action is not satisfactory in these areas, or if you care to run further southwestward, relatively good chances for fishing action also occur where we have observed the northern edge of a relatively cooler (82.7°F) finger of blue water being pulled northeastward by the Loop Current for two days now over the 1000-1200 fathom depths including the good bottom of the 960 Hill from 88°15’W & 28°41-42’N to 87°32-33’W & 28°41-42’N.
CAPE SAN BLAS:  West of the Cape San Blas area relatively good chances for a combination of tuna, wahoo, dolphin, and perhaps billfish action occur where we have observed the northeastern edge of a small finger of blue (82.9°F) which has remained stable for two to three days now over the 30-50 fathom ledge northeast of the Squiggles from 86°18’W & 29°37’N to 86°04’W & 29°26-27’N.  On your way offshore to this finger of blue water, some increased chances for action may also occur where we have observed the eastern edge of a pool of blue-green (82.23°F) water for the first time today over the 20-30 fathom depths from 85°54’W & 29°41’N to 85°53-54’W & 29°21-22’N with relatively better chances for action occurring southwestward where we have observed similar ocean conditions for two days now from the 20 fathom curve near 85°43’W & 29°24’N offshore to the 50 fathom curve east of the Madison area near 85°37’W & 29°10’N.  East/southeastward, additional good chances for fishing action occur south of the Cape San Blas area where we have observed the northern edge of a small finger of relatively warmer (82.7°F) clean blue-green/blue water for two to three days now over the 30-50 fathom depths from 85°30’W & 28°59’N northwestward to near 85°14-15’N & 28°53’N.

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