January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bigeye Tuna |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Black Seabass |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Blackfin Tuna |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Blue Marlin |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Bluefin Tuna |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Bluefish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Bonito |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
False Albacore |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Flounder |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Kingfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Mahi Mahi |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Skipjack Tuna |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Spanish Mackerel |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Striped Bass |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Swordfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Tilefish |
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Triggerfish |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Wahoo |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
White Marlin |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
Good
|
Good
|
Good
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Good
|
Not Ideal
|
Not Ideal
|
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