AHQ Report - Edisto Island
June 27
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are around 83 degrees and both rivers are clear besides boat traffic and tidal influence.
June 19
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are around 81 degrees and both rivers are clear this week.
June 11
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are around 78-80 degrees and water conditions have been muddier than usual this week. Bait is getting bigger each day.
May 29
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are around 78 degrees. Both rivers are clear again and bait continues to become more abundant.
May 21
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are around 77 degrees. The North Edisto is clear but the South Edisto is getting dark because of high water levels. Lots of bait has showed up in the past week.
May 7
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers and inside the creeks are both in the low 70s. Both the North and South Edisto are extremely clear and bait is slowly arriving.
April 24
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers and inside the creeks have both passed 70 degrees. Both the North and South Edisto are extremely clear and bait is showing up en masse.
April 9
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are about 68-70 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are extremely clear.
March 26
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are about 62 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are extremely clear.
March 12
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are about 57 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
February 27
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are 53-54 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
February 13
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are 50 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
February 7
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are back to 50 degrees and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
January 29
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are in the mid-40s and both the North and South Edisto are clear.
January 15
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers have stabilized at about 48 degrees and both rivers are clear.
January 8
Morning surface water temperatures off the front beach at Edisto Island are down to 49 degrees and the creeks are around 47 in the mornings. Both rivers are clear.
December 19
Morning surface water temperatures off the front beach at Edisto Island are down to 54 degrees, but the creeks were 60 yesterday. Both rivers are clear.
December 4
Morning surface water temperatures off the front beach at Edisto Island are down to 60 degrees, but the creeks are much cooler – especially in the mornings. Both rivers are clear.
November 20
Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are about 67 degrees. With a significant amount of freshwater inflow both rivers are clear but relatively tannic in parts.
November 13
Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are 70-71 degrees. Both rivers are clear and there is still plenty of bait in the creeks.
October 30
Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are 68-69 degrees. Both rivers are clear and there is still plenty of bait in the creeks.
October 17
Morning surface water temperatures in the creeks around Edisto Island are in the low 70s but will likely rebound a couple of degrees after this cold front passes. Both rivers are clear and there is still plenty of bait in the creeks.
October 3
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 78-79 degrees and the water is still fairly clear.
September 26
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 78-79 degrees and the water is clear.