December 2
Inshore surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 55 degrees in the morning and both rivers remain clear.
As is the case every year the fishing continues to improve as temperatures drop but before they bottom out, and Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (843-513-0143) reports
December 2
Inshore surface water temperatures around Little River are about 58 degrees and the water is pretty clear. In skinny water it appears to be gin clear.
It’s been really good inshore fishing for black drum and redfish on the north end of the South Carolina Grand Strand, and Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
December 2
Clarks Hill water levels are down to 328.28 (full pool is 330.00) and the water is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 58 degrees.
For once the bass seem to be reading the same books as the fishermen, and tournament angler Josh Rockefeller of Augusta reports
December 2
Inshore surface water temperatures are still about 58 degrees around Charleston and the water is clear as a bell after very little rain.
Batting leadoff this week is the inshore sheepshead fishing, and Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports
December 2
Lake Jocassee is at 92.8% of full pool and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 61 degrees on the big water.
Things may be close to changing with the trout fishing on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
November 19
Clarks Hill water levels are down to 329.05 (full pool is 330.00) and the water is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 62-64 degrees.
More birds have showed up this week on Clarks Hill, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
December 2
Lake Russell water levels are above full at 475.39 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 60 degrees.
It’s unclear what effect the warm spell will have on the fishing, but Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports
December 2
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and the lake is relatively clear. Morning surface
water temperatures are down to 54 degrees.
The patterns for catching catfish this fall have been different than in typical years, and Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports
December 2
Lake Wateree is at 95.9% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s.
There are still a few crappie on brush piles on Lake Wateree, but veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt reports
December 2
Lake Hartwell water levels are all the way down to 657.44 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 61-63 degrees.
While water temperatures are still in a range where there should be plenty of bass eating up shallow, Guide Brad Fowler reports
December 2
Santee Cooper water levels are at 74.08 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and about 73.96 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The lakes are very clear and water temperatures are in the mid-50s.
It’s been an outstanding week or two for catfish on the Santee Cooper lakes, and Captain Stevie English (843-709-8138) reports
December 2
Lake Greenwood water levels are down to 436.81 (full pool is 440.0) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 50s.
The bass fishing has been fair on Lake Greenwood, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda reports
December 2
Lake Monticello water temperatures are in the upper 50s, and the water is clear. Lake levels normally fluctuate daily.
The bass have settled into a pretty consistent pattern on Lake Monticello, and tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria reports
December 2
Lake Murray water levels are down to 355.89 (full pool is 360.00) and the water is relatively clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 58 to 60 degrees on the lower end.
As temperatures have slowly dropped the bass have gotten into a pretty normal late fall pattern on Murray, and veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda reports
November 20
Lake Keowee is at 98.5% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are now in the mid to high-60s over most of the lake with the coolest temperatures at the far north and far south ends.
A strong fall/ early winter bass pattern
November 19
Inshore surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 58 degrees in the morning. Both rivers are now clear. Small shrimp are still in the creeks, while the bigger ones are closer to the ocean.
November 19
Morning surface water temperatures are still about 60 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are clear.
Without the benefit of very high tides it’s hard to say if the tailing action for redfish is done for the year, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) can report
November 19
Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 63 degrees around Hilton Head.
Hilton Head is significantly warmer than the Grand Strand, but on both ends of the South Carolina coast the trout fishing has turned on and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
November 19
Inshore surface water temperatures around Little River dropped to about 54 degrees.
The trout fishing is still on fire on the north end of the South Carolina Grand Strand, and Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
November 19
Morning surface water temperatures are around 56 degrees in Murrells Inlet.
Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, live finger mullet, live shrimp, blood worms, fresh head-on shrimp, and a full range of frozen baits.
November 19
Inshore surface water temperatures are about 58 degrees around Charleston and the water is relatively clear.
November 19
Lake Jocassee is at 93.0% of full pool and the lake is still even more clear than usual. Morning surface water temperatures are around 66 degrees.
The trout bite on Lake Jocassee is stable, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
November 19
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.90 (full pool is 475.00) and the water is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 64 degrees.
This week Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
November 19
Lake Wylie is at 97.1% of full pool and the lake is normal color. Morning surface water temperatures are around 61 degrees.
There are a few positive signs with the bass fishing on Lake Wylie, and in the most recent CATT tournament at least the winning weight was in the teens.