Determination of small pelagic fishing ground could be done by estimate the water condition where the fish habitat life occurred. The indicator that used to estimate the presence of the fish was to looked at the sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll-a. The aim of this study were to see the relation between chlorophyll-a and the catch of small pelagic fishes, to see the relation of sea surface temperature and the small pelagic fish catches, and to determine the potential fishing ground of small pelagic fish in Pidie Jaya waters. The concentration of chlorophyll-a and SST obtained from MODIS satellite by using SeaDas processing software. The data result of small pelagic fishes catches was obtained by observed the landed fish in PPI Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district. The total small pelagic fish catches on February and March 2016 reached 35.258 kg. Relation between the catches and chlorophyll-a showed the higher concentration of chlorophyll-a tends to increased the catch of small pelagic fish as it proved the phytoplankton play the important role as the main producer in ocean food chain, whereas the SST had no effect the catches, because the fish has a preferred temperature. The potential fishing ground during February and March 2016 showed at point A, B and E, while potential fishing ground on February and March 2016 occured on point C and D, and less potential on point F.