May 12
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.45 (full pool is 360.00) and clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures have cooled off to about 70-72 degrees.
Cool temperatures are keeping the striped bass relatively shallow, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports
May 12
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.95 (full pool is 475.00) and with no rain in the past two weeks most of the lake is very clear, with only a slight stain in the very backs.
Morning surface water temperatures range from about 70-72 degrees.
Even though Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
May 12
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and the water is green and slightly turbid. Morning surface water temperatures are about 72-74 degrees, down a degree or two from last week.
Cooler weather has basically stalled the bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
May 12
Lake Keowee is at 99.0% of full pool and water clarity is still very high. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid-70s throughout the lake with the coolest water at the Jocassee dam.
Although there are a few fish still on the bed at the north end of the lake, N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
May 12
Lake Wateree is at 96.3% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 71 degrees.
Dropping water levels have made the bass fishing even tougher on Lake Wateree, but tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports
May 12
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island have dropped to about 71 degrees inshore. The North Edisto is still clear while the South is a bit tannic.
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 12
Morning surface water temperatures are around 69 degrees inshore around Little River.
The conditions have been tough for fishing this week, as Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
May 12
Lake Hartwell water levels are still above full at 660.27 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures dropped to about 70 degrees but have now rebounded to about 74.
This week the cold front made them work a little harder to catch hybrid and striped bass on Lake Hartwell, but Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports
May 12
Clarks Hill water levels are still above full at 330.04 (full pool is 330.00). Morning surface water temperatures are about 71 degrees.
The hybrid and striped bass are starting to make a slow transition into summer patterns, and Little River Guide Service (706-210-3474) reports
May 12
Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.22 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and around 75.2 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The upper lake is slightly dingy while the lower lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 73 degrees.
The verdict is in from the recent CBC tournament, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports
May 6
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are up to about 73 degrees inshore. The North Edisto is still clear while the South is a bit tannic.
The trout fishing is getting better and better around Edisto each day, and Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (843-513-0143) reports
May 5
Lake Keowee is at 98.3% of full pool and water clarity is very high with 10 plus feet of visibility on the main lake. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the low to mid-70s, and climbing each day with the warm weather, over most of the lake.
The fishing remains good on Lake Keowee, and N&C Marine / Falcon team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
May 4
Morning surface water temperatures are about 72 degrees inshore around Beaufort and baitfish are flooding into the area.
As of yesterday Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) had to report
April 21
There have been some contradictory signals coming out of Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports that even though there have been some cold overnight lows they saw a tripletail yesterday.
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
May 4
Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 70s inshore around Charleston. Lots of small menhaden have started to arrive.
It’s not quite a fall bite, but Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports
May 4
Lake Jocassee is at 95.0% of full pool and the lake is extremely clear again. Morning surface water temperatures are now running about 67 degrees on the main lake and they are in the upper 60s in the backs.
The bass spawn is still going on at Lake Jocassee, and will continue into June, but tournament angler Joe Anders of Easley reports
May 4
Morning surface water temperatures are around 71 degrees inshore around Little River.
The fishing has been strong recently at the top end of South Carolina’s coast, and Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
May 4
Morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 70s in Murrells Inlet. Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, live mullet, fiddler crabs (some days – call to check), crappie shiners, fresh head-on shrimp, and a full range of frozen baits including frozen sand fleas.
May 4
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.83 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake has mostly cleared. Morning surface water temperatures are about 74-76 degrees.
It’s been a pretty good herring spawn bite for bass on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
May 4
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s and lower 70s.
While the shad spawn bite is very close to taking off on Lake Wylie, tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
May 4
Lake Wateree is at 96.5% of full pool and water conditions are getting back to normal again. Morning surface water temperatures are around 74-77 degrees.
The bass fishing has gotten a little tougher again on Lake Wateree, and tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports