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AHQ Report - Hilton Head

November 29

Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are down to about 60 degrees.  The water is not clear yet but it’s heading that way.

November 16

Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are down to about 63 degrees. 

November 9

Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are around 67 degrees. 

November 3

Morning surface water temperatures in the rivers around Hilton Head are still in the upper 60s and the water is muddy after extreme tides and wind. 

October 27

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are down to about 69 degrees. 

October 20

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are down to about 70 degrees. 

October 13

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are down to about 75 degrees and the water was clean before yesterday’s weather. 

October 5

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are still about 79 degrees and the water is dirty with the mega-tides. Bait is everywhere.

September 28

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are down to about 80 degrees and the mullet run is underway. 

September 21

Morning surface water temperatures inshore around Hilton Head are about 83 degrees.

September 7

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 84-85 degrees.

August 24

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are 90 degrees.

August 18

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 89 degrees.

August 4

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 87 degrees in the ocean, 91 in the main rivers, and even higher in the creeks at low tide. Bait is everywhere. 

July 27

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 87 degrees and the creeks are full of bait. 

July 13

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 87 degrees and the creeks are full of bait. Finger mullet should very soon be bait-sized. 

June 29

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are in the lower 80s. 

June 22

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 78 or 79 degrees. 

June 16

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head got up to about 79 or 80 degrees, but have dropped back to about 76. 

June 8

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 77 degrees.

May 25

Morning surface water temperatures around Hilton Head are about 79 degrees and clarity varies.

May 12

There’s better news this week from Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams with Awesome Adventure Charters (843-816-7475) reports that even though it’s still been pretty windy it looks like the fishing is finally getting there. 

May 4

Frankly it’s been too windy to fish this week at Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams with Awesome Adventure Charters (843-816-7475) reports

April 27

Morning surface water temperatures are back to down to the low 70s around Hilton Head. 

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