AHQ Report - Beaufort
September 25
Morning surface water temperatures are around 80-81 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and with extreme tides the water has been very churned up. Bait is abundant.
September 11
Morning surface water temperatures are around 78-79 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and with extreme tides the water has been very churned up.
August 28
Morning surface water temperatures are around 83-84 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and visibility is still poor.
August 14
Morning surface water temperatures are around 83-84 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the visibility has dropped significantly.
July 31
Morning surface water temperatures are around 86 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and bait is everywhere.
July 22
Morning surface water temperatures are around 85 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and bait is everywhere.
July 10
Morning surface water temperatures are around 85 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and bait is everywhere.
July 3
Morning surface water temperatures are around 85 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and there is a smorgasbord of bait in the creeks.
June 26
Morning surface water temperatures are around 84 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and in addition to other bait finger mullet are abundant now.
June 19
Morning surface water temperatures are around 82 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and there are now tons of mullet and shrimp around that are large enough for bait. Despite weaker tides the water has been really dirty this week.
June 11
Morning surface water temperatures are around 81 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and more bait continues to arrive. The water has mostly been dirty this week.
May 29
Morning surface water temperatures are around 78 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and more bait continues to arrive.
May 21
Morning surface water temperatures are around 77 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and more bait continues to arrive.
May 7
Morning surface water temperatures are around 74 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the amount of bait is picking up.
April 24
Morning surface water temperatures are around 71 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and there is lots of bait around.
April 9
Morning surface water temperatures are around 67 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet but this morning temperatures in the creeks were about 70. With lots of rain and wind clarity is dropping as warmer temperatures mean there is now enough algae to hold sediment up in the water column.
March 27
Morning surface water temperatures are around 61-62 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the water is still fairly clear when there is not too much wind. A ton of jellyfish have now arrived in the area.
March 19
Morning surface water temperatures are around 60 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the water is still very clear inshore.
March 12
Morning surface water temperatures are around 57 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the water is very clear inshore.
February 27
Morning surface water temperatures are around 54 at the mouth of Fripp Inlet and the water is very clear inshore.
February 12
Morning surface water temperatures are around 54 off the sea islands around Beaufort and the water is very clear inshore.