The effects of Water Temperature
Fish are cold blooded, which means their metabolism is strongly influenced by the temperature of their surrounding environment. Fish want to stay comfortable. Consequently, even a small change or break will cause fish to move from one location to another.
In general, this behavior varies for each species and place, so we can not specify an ideal water temperature, however as a general rule we will try to avoid the temperatures abnormally cold in summer and too warm in winter. Remember, look for the comfort zones and you will find the fish.
At this moment the current water temperature in Middle Torch Key (Torch Ramrod Channel) is -. The average water temperature in Middle Torch Key (Torch Ramrod Channel) today is -.
We consider the waves in the open sea.
The waves you will find on the shore can be slightly affected by the orientation of the coastline and the seabed of the beaches, although in most cases they are usually equivalent.
Today Thursday, 21th of January of 2021, the sun will rise in Middle Torch Key (Torch Ramrod Channel) at 7:12 am and sunset will be at 6:05 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 3:37 am and the next high tide will be at 3:32 pm. The only low tide of the day will be at 10:50 am.
Today we will have 10 hours and 53 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:38 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 39, a low value, which means that the range (difference between high tide and low tide) will be lower than on other occasions and the currents will also be small. At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 38. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 39.
We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Middle Torch Key (Torch Ramrod Channel) which is of 2.0 ft and a minimum height of -0.3 ft.
The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of January of 2021.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Middle Torch Key (Torch Ramrod Channel), forecast in January.
Large coefficients indicate important high and low tides; major currents and movements usually take place on the sea bed. But bear in mind that this tidal amplitude may be greatly affected by the weather and you should also consult the weather forecast in Middle Torch Key, the wind in Middle Torch Key and the surf forecast in Middle Torch Key before you go fishing.
The moon set at 12:59 am at 281° west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east (77°) at 12:39 pm.
When the solunar period coincides with sunrise or sunset, we can expect more activity than initially planned. These peak periods are reflected in green. We additionally point out in the chart the periods of greatest activity during the year with a big blue fish on the period bar + info
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Little Torch Key (Torch Channel) (0.5 mi.) | Ramrod Key (Newfound Harbor) (0.8 mi.) | Little Torch Key (1.0 mi.) | Ramrod Key (Niles Channel Bridge) (1.4 mi.) | Big Pine Key (Newfound Harbor Channel) (1.8 mi.) | Big Pine Key (Pine Channel Bridge, South Side) (1.9 mi.) | Big Pine Key (Pine Channel Bridge, North Side) (2.2 mi.) | Summerland Key (Niles Channel Bridge) (2.2 mi.) | Summerland Key (Niles Channel South) (2.2 mi.) | Big Pine Key (West Side, Pine Channel) (2.3 mi.) | Munson Island (Newfound Harbor Channel) (2.7 mi.) | Summerland Key (Southwest Side, Kemp Channel) (2.9 mi.) | Big Pine Key (Coupon Bight) (3 mi.) | Big Pine Key (Doctors Arm, Bogie Channel) (3 mi.) | Big Torch Key (Niles Channel) (4 mi.) | Big Pine Key (Bogie Channel Bridge) (4 mi.) | Kemp Channel Viaduct (4 mi.) | Howe Key (South End, Harbor Channel) (4 mi.) | Big Pine Key (Spanish Harbor) (5 mi.) | Big Pine Key Ne (5 mi.) | Porpoise Key (Big Spanish Channel) (5 mi.) | Gopher Key (Cudjoe Bay) (5 mi.) | Mayo Key (Big Spanish Channel) (6 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (Cudjoe Bay) (6 mi.) | Key Lois (Southeast End) (6 mi.) | Big Pine Key (North End) (6 mi.) | Big Torch Key (Harbor Channel) (6 mi.) | No Name Key (East Side, Bahia Honda Channel) (6 mi.) | Knockemdown Key (North End) (6 mi.) | Water Key (West End, Big Spanish Channel) (7 mi.) | Water Keys (South End, Harbor Channel) (7 mi.) | Annette Key (North End, Big Spanish Channel) (7 mi.) | Howe Key (Northwest End) (7 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (North End, Kemp Channel) (7 mi.) | Crawl Key (Big Spanish Channel) (7 mi.) | Cudjoe Key (Pirates Cove) (7 mi.) | Little Pine Key (South End) (7 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (Pirates Cove) (7 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (East Side, Tarpon Creek) (7 mi.) | Raccoon Key (East Side) (8 mi.) | Tarpon Creek (8 mi.) | Bahia Honda Key (Bahia Honda Channel) (8 mi.) | Little Pine Key (North End) (8 mi.) | Little Spanish Key (Spanish Banks) (8 mi.) | Sugarloaf Key (Northeast Side, Bow Channel) (8 mi.) | Johnson Keys (South End) (9 mi.) | Park Channel Bridge (9 mi.) | Johnson Keys (North End) (9 mi.) | Big Spanish Key (9 mi.) | Ohio Key-bahia Honda Key Channel (West Side) (9 mi.)