May 26
Lake Wateree is pretty low at 96.8% of full pool and clarity is high for Wateree. Morning surface water temperatures have just hit 80 degrees.
Anyone expecting to find an easy bass fishing bite on Lake Wateree this Memorial Day weekend is likely to be disappointed, and tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports
May 26
Lake Wylie is at 96.6% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are approaching 80 degrees.
The pre-spawn feeding binge couldn’t last forever, and this week Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports
May 23
Lake Keowee is at 98.4% of full pool and clarity is normal. Water temperatures have risen rapidly over the past week with mid to upper 70s present in most areas and low 70s near the Jocassee dam.
By now most of the bass on Lake Keowee are in the post-spawn stage, and N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
May 21
Morning surface water temperatures inshore are in the low 70s.
There’s been some significant improvement in the fishing around Beaufort, and Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports the redfish
May 21
Lake Greenwood water levels are at 439.17 (full pool is 440.0) and water temperatures are in the lower 70s
Spring bass patterns are winding down on Lake Greenwood, and tournament angler Stan Gunter of Saluda reports
May 21
Lake Wylie is at 96.4% of full pool and the lake is fairly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-70s.
It took all spring, but in this post-spawn period the bass fishing on Lake Wylie seems to be improving. In recent tournaments plenty of bags in the teens have been weighed in, and tournament angler Reid McGinn of Fort Mill reports
May 20
Lake Russell water levels are down to 474.67 (full pool is 475.00) but the lake remains very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 72-73 degrees.
It is still a very good time for bass fishing on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
May 20
Inshore surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are still about 72-74 degrees and water clarity is very good – far above normal for this season – in both rivers.
Things remain really positive for the trout fishing around Edisto, and Captain Ron Davis, Jr. (843-513-0143) reports
May 20
Inshore water temperatures range from around 72-74 degrees.
It remains a good time of year to catch trout around Charleston, but Captain Rob Bennett (843-367-3777) reports
May 20
Lake Hartwell water levels are very high at 661.52 (full pool is 660.00) but the lake remains clear. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 70s.
There’s no way around the fact that the bass fishing is still very tough on Lake Hartwell, and Guide Brad Fowler still
May 20
Morning surface water temperatures remain in the low to mid-70s inshore around Hilton Head.
A cold front and then strong winds from the East bringing cooler offshore water have kept temperatures down around Hilton Head, and Captain Kai Williams (843-816-7475) reports
May 20
Morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-70s around Murrells Inlet.
Baisch Boys Bait and Tackle (843-651-1915) has regular and jumbo mud minnows, fiddler crabs, live sand fleas, blood worms, fresh shrimp, and a full range of frozen baits. Very soon they will have live shrimp.
There’s been some dramatic improvement in the fishing around Murrells Inlet over the last two weeks, and Captain Jay Baisch reports
May 20
Lake Jocassee is at 95.8% of full pool and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are still only in the mid-60s but that should change soon.
It’s a really good trout bite on Lake Jocassee, and Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports
May 20
Lake Monticello surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s and the lake is clear. Water levels fluctuate daily.
Even though he has a bass tournament this weekend on Lake Monticello, tournament angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria
May 20
Lake Wateree is down to 96.4% of full pool and water temperatures are in the lower 70s.
The bass fishing on Lake Wateree may have gotten a little tougher, but tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden reports
May 19
Lake Murray water levels are at 358.06 (full pool is 360.00) and the water is clearing again after last week’s rains. Surface water temperatures in the morning are around 72-73 degrees.
There are already some early signs of striped bass moving deeper on Lake Murray, and this week Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) has
May 19
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 331.24 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is pretty clear for the most part. Morning surface water temperatures are up to 73-74 degrees.
Almost overnight the water temperatures shot up several degrees, and literally overnight William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports that the pattern for catching hybrid and striped bass changed
May 19
Santee Cooper water levels are high at 75.76 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 75.35 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). The water is clear and morning surface temperatures are around 74 degrees.
It’s been a weird spring in South Carolina and the Santee Cooper lakes have still not gotten very hot, and perhaps as a result Captain Brett Mitchell (803-379-7029) reports that bass
May 19
Inshore surface water temperatures around Little River are about 72 degrees. Without much recent rain clarity is fairly normal.
It’s flounder time at the north end of the Grand Strand, but Captain Patrick “Smiley” Kelly (843-361-7445) reports
May 13
Lake Keowee is at 98.7% of full pool. Clarity is normal.
While bass in all stages of the spawn can still be found on Lake Keowee, N&C Marine/Skeeter Team member Guide Charles Townson (864-324-2065) reports
May 7
Lake Jocassee is at 97.3% of full pool, and while the main lake is clear the backs of some creeks are dirty. Morning surface water temperatures are up to about 64 or 65 degrees on the main lake but higher in the creeks.
In the last week Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) has caught another trout that weighed more than 6 pounds
May 7
Morning surface water temperatures inshore are in the low 70s.
The fishing in Beaufort remains a little tough at the moment, as Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
May 7
Lake Russell water levels are way above full at about 476 (full pool is 475.00) although the lake remains very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 70 degrees.
It is still an excellent time for bass fishing on Lake Russell, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports
May 6
Inshore water temperatures have risen to around 73 degrees. More mullet are starting to show up every day.
The inshore fishing has been really good around Charleston recently, and Redfin Charters (843-277-5255) reports