June 24
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures have held steady or even dropped into the low 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the base of the Jocassee dam.
Without a rise in air and water temperatures, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
June 23
Lake Russell water levels are still very high at around 474.8 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake remains clear except in the very backs. Morning surface water temperatures are around 83-84 degrees.
Unexpectedly, if anything Lake Russell may just be beginning to cool off a little, and as a resultGuide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
June 23
Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees around Beaufort.
There are still some scattered cobia being caught in the Broad River, but as delayed as this season was Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) expected
June 23
Clarks Hill water levels are slightly up to 330.70 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are around 81-83 degrees.
It’s been a good week for hybrid and striped bass on Clarks Hill in the lower lake, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
June 23
Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 70s around Murrells Inlet, and the tropical storm has brought wind and dumped a bunch of rain the last couple of days which has muddied the water.
Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, live shrimp, fiddler crabs, live sand fleas (periodically), blood worms, fresh head-on shrimp, and a full range of frozen baits. In the next couple of weeks live finger mullet will be available in the store, and anglers can already net enough for personal use in the creeks.
June 23
Inshore surface water temperatures around Little River have dropped just below 80 degrees, and with all the wind recently the water has been pretty stirred up.
Quite honestly it’s been a tough couple of days of fishing as the storm blew through, but Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
June 23
Lake Hartwell water levels are still very high at 661.22 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are 82-83 degrees.
It’s been a really good year so far for hybrid and striped bass on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) reports
June 18
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 330.57 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is mostly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
Back on the water after the birth of a child and eventually a well-earned fishing vacation, Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports
June 18
Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.
Last week we promised that a Lake Monticello free-line driftingcatfish report would be coming after the author went on a charter withCaptain William Attaway (803-924-0857), and the results of that trip did not disappoint.
June 18
Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.62 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.3 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The water remains clear and morning surface temperatures are in the low 80s.
The catfish bite remains outstanding on Santee, and Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports
June 18
Lake Greenwood water levels remain high at 439.05 (full pool is 440.0) and the water is still pretty clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-80s.
In last weekend’s Outdoor Dream Foundation Benefit Tournament on Lake Greenwood veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda
June 18
Lake Russell water levels are still very high 474.73 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake remains very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
Even though thebass still haven’t gone very deep on Lake Russell,Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
June 18
Lake Murray water levels are down to 357.89 (full pool is 360.00) and the water is generally relatively clear with a green algae tint. Morning surface water temperatures range from the upper 70s to the lower 80s.
Lake Murray striped bass are getting into a pretty normal summer pattern, and Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports
June 15
Lake Keowee is at 98.6% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures have risen into the low to mid 80s over most of the lake, with the coolest water at the base of the Jocassee dam.
Fishing has gotten tougher on Keowee in the past week, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
June 11
Lake Jocassee is at 95.7% of full pool and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures have risen fast to about 75 degrees on the big water.
At the begging of the the week it looked like the Lake Jocassee trout fishing was starting to slow down, but as the week progressed Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
June 11
Lake Greenwood water levels remain high at 439.13 (full pool is 440.0) and the water is relatively clear; once the lake gets this full it generally stays clear even when there is rain. Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
The Outdoor Dream Foundation Benefit Tournament is on Lake Greenwood this weekend, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda
June 11
Morning surface water temperatures are about 79 inshore around Hilton Head.
With persistent winds this past week Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports that they have mostly been stuck inshore, but with a lot different things going on inside they have still been catching a mixed bag of species.
The cobia fishing
June 11
Morning surface water temperatures are about 80 degrees around Beaufort.
The cobia are presumably still around, and Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) notes that some scattered reports from anchored-up bait fishermen indicate that they are still feeding.
June 11
Lake Russell water levels are up to 474.80 (full pool is 475.00) and the lake remains very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are up to the lower 80s.
Even though the catch rates are goodbass fishing on Lake Russell,Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
June 11
Lake Keowee is at 98.9% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures have slowly climbed into the low 80s this past week over most of the lake, with mid-80s around the power plant.
As water temperatures nudged up this week the bass on Lake Keowee continued to transition into summer patterns, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
June 10
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 330.62 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is mostly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 82 degrees.
Summer patterns are starting to set in on Clarks Hill, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
June 10
Inshore surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are around 80 degrees first thing, and water clarity remains very high in both rivers with no rains.
Even though the dolphin fishing has slowed down, the most exciting fishing can still sometimes be offshore. There was a break in the wind Tuesday and Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (843-513-0143) was able to get offshore
June 10
Surface water temperatures in the morning are in the upper 70s.
Inshore fishing is getting into some predictable summer patterns, and Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports
June 10
Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.
Two weeks ago tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria and his brother caught a 20-pound sack to win a CATT event, but if anything the Lake Monticello bass fishing has gotten even better since then.