March 23
Morning surface water temperatures are about 58 degrees around Beaufort but will rise very quickly. There are spots of clear water but with so much wind and strong tides most areas are murky.
March 9
Morning surface water temperatures are about 65 degrees around Beaufort. The water has a slight green tint but is still fairly clear.
February 24
Morning surface water temperatures are about 60-62 degrees around Beaufort. There is a lot of tannic water, but outside that algae has not crept up yet to hold the mud and so the water quickly clears after wind or boat traffic.
February 16
Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s around Beaufort. There is a lot of tannic water, but otherwise clarity is high.
January 20
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 54 degrees inshore and the water is very clear.
January 6
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 57 degrees inshore, although on sunny afternoons you can find shallow water that has heated into the lower 60s. The water is very clear.
December 22
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the mid-50s.
December 15
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the low 60s.
December 2
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 60, and the water is pretty clear when there isn’t too much wind.
November 18
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have dropped all the way into the lower 60s and upper 50s. Clarity is improving.
November 10
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have risen slightly to 69 degrees inshore and with the wind and warm temperatures finding clear water has been challenging.
November 3
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are back up to 68 or 69 degrees inshore and conditions are getting dirtier in places again.
October 21
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have dropped to 63 or 64 degrees inshore and conditions are getting fairly clear.
October 13
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have gone back up to about 71 degrees inshore, and on high tides the water has been pretty clean considering the heights of the tide. On low it has been fairly dirty.
October 6
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have plummeted to 67 or 68 degrees inshore!
September 30
Morning surface water temperatures were still about 78 inshore around Beaufort as of yesterday and the water is still heavily stained. That won’t change any time soon!
Through this week the fishing patterns were still about the same in the Beaufort area, but looking ahead to after Ian Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
September 16
Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 78 inshore around Beaufort and with still more rain the water is heavily stained.
It’s a broken record to keep reporting how much rain there has been in the Lowcountry, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250)
September 8
Morning surface water temperatures are about 84 inshore around Beaufort and with still more rain the water is heavily stained.
With water temperatures actually rising a degree or so in the past week Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
August 31
Morning surface water temperatures are about 83 inshore around Beaufort and after a ton of rain the water is heavily stained.
It’s been (almost) all about the redfish on his boat for the last two weeks in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
August 19
Morning surface water temperatures are about 83 inshore around Beaufort. As will be the case for some time, there is a ton of bait around.
Everybody expected the full moon tailing tides to be really good last week, and they were, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
August 4
Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s inshore around Beaufort, and the water is still dirty. There are also still an incredible number of shrimp around.
The plentiful shrimp are a mixed blessing with the redfish, and from what Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) is seeing
July 22
Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 83 inshore around Beaufort, and with all the wind the water is even muddier. Tons of shrimp are around.
When you are often fishing in chocolate milk you need something the redfish can see, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
July 14
Morning surface water temperatures are about 84-85 degrees inshore around Beaufort and the creeks have gotten very muddy in places. The rivers are now flooded with shrimp.
With the full moon and high tides all eyes are on focused on tailing redfish this week in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
July 1
Morning surface water temperatures are 83-85 degrees inshore around Beaufort. Shrimp and finger mullet are prolific in the creeks.
With warm water temperatures there are plenty of migratory species around right now, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports