November 4
Morning surface water temperatures are stable at 71 degrees inshore in Hilton Head and water clarity is a 6 or 7 out of 10. Tons of bait is still around.
October 21
Morning surface water temperatures have cooled down to around 71 degrees inshore in Hilton Head.
October 13
Morning surface water temperatures have slightly rebounded to around 74 degrees inshore in Hilton Head.
October 6
Morning surface water temperatures have plummeted from about 81 degrees inshore around Hilton Head to 72. With some big tides the water is pretty muddy.
The storm didn’t really do much to the Hilton Head area, but Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
September 30
Morning surface water temperatures are still about 80 degrees inshore around Hilton Head.
It’s been a weird week of fishing around Hilton Head with a hurricane bearing down, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
September 16
Morning surface water temperatures are still about 84 degrees inshore around Hilton Head and the water is highly colored.
With a tremendous amount of local rain as well as rainwater coming from inland down the rivers, Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
September 8
Morning surface water temperatures are still about 85 degrees inshore around Hilton Head and with fairly calm weather the water is pretty clear.
Pretty soon he will have to go back to catching resident species, but with the migratory tarpon swarming around Hilton Head right now Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
August 31
Morning surface water temperatures are still about 85 degrees inshore around Hilton Head and with fairly calm weather the water is pretty clear.
These past two weeks the bull redfish action has dropped off around Hilton Head, but Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) expects
August 19
Morning surface water temperatures are around 86 degrees inshore around Hilton Head and with some calmer weather the water has cleared up a bit. Shrimp, small finger mullet and menhaden are all very abundant.
Basically twelve months a year Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) can
August 4
Morning surface water temperatures are still in the mid- to upper 80s inshore around Hilton Head. Shrimp, small finger mullet and menhaden are all very abundant.
It’s been a very good week for fishing around Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
July 22
Morning surface water temperatures are still about 86 degrees inshore around Hilton Head. Shrimp, small finger mullet and menhaden are all very abundant.
It’s been a crazy week of weather in Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
July 14
Morning surface water temperatures are still about 86 degrees inshore around Hilton Head. Shrimp, small finger mullet and menhaden are all abundant.
The last few days the fishing has been below average with the wind and the weather around Hilton Head, but Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
July 1
Morning surface water temperatures are about 86.5 degrees inshore around Hilton Head. Shrimp, small finger mullet and menhaden are all abundant.
This week they are back on the “big game” around Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
June 24
Morning surface water temperatures are around 86 degrees inshore around Hilton Head. Shrimp, small finger mullet and menhaden are all abundant.
As warm as the water has gotten it’s hard to understand why, but Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
June 17
Morning surface water temperatures are around 85 degrees inshore around Hilton Head.
The tarpon fishing continues to be exciting around Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) report
June 10
Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees inshore around Hilton Head.
It was the earliest that Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) had ever caught
May 25
Morning surface water temperatures are around 78 degrees inshore around Hilton Head. There is finally some cleaner water in the Port Royal Sound.
With better conditions as we get further away from extreme wind and the full moon, Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
May 20
Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 77 degrees inshore around Hilton Head. The water is dirty in most areas.
The winds were slow to die down at the south end of the coast this week, but Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
May 12
Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to 70 degrees inshore around Hilton Head. Water clarity is decent.
It’s a common theme up and down the coast this week, but the fishing has been really tough in the Hilton Head area because of the wind. With limited fishing options Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
May 4
Morning surface water temperatures are about 72 degrees inshore around Hilton Head and threadfin herring have arrived in good numbers. There are also some menhaden although they are mostly confined to the ocean.
Resident species can certainly still be found in Hilton Head, but Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
April 21
Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 71 degrees inshore around Hilton Head and, despite extreme wind almost every day, water clarity is still decent overall and very good in some places. Glass minnows are now everywhere and threadfin herring are starting to arrive.
The most exciting fishing in the Hilton Head area has been for giant black drum in the Port Royal Sound, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
April 8
Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 67 degrees inshore around Hilton Head and clarity is still about a 7 out of 10. There has been even more wind this week.
Even though the weather hasn’t been especially pleasant it’s pretty consistent conditions this week in Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
April 1
Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 64 degrees inshore around Hilton Head and clarity is about a 7 out of 10. There has been a ton of wind this week.
The trout continue to cooperate around Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
March 17
Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 60 around Hilton Head but the clarity is still pretty high.
There has been some outstanding trout fishing around Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports