April 16
Morning surface water temperatures are around 67-68 degrees at the mouth of Charleston Harbor. Menhaden are showing up on the beaches.
April 16
Morning surface water temperatures on Lake Monticello are in the low 70s and the lake is clear. Water levels typically fluctuate frequently.
April 16
Lake Jocassee is at 92.7% of full pool and water clarity is normal. Morning surface water temperatures are around 65 degrees.
April 16
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.25 (full pool is 475.00) and most of the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 73 degrees.
April 16
Lake Wylie is low at 95.7% of full pool and the lake is pretty clear all over. Morning surface water temperatures are in the low 70s.
April 16
Lake Wateree is at 96.4% of full pool and the lake is overall extremely clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70 degrees.
April 16
Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.46 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.40 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5) and the water is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 70 degrees.
April 15
Lake Hartwell water levels are at 653.42 (full pool is 660.00) and the lake is very clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 70-71 degrees.
April 15
Lake Murray water levels are down to 355.96 (full pool is 360.00) and water clarity is above average. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s.
April 8
Lake Keowee is at 97.4% of full pool and water clarity is extremely high. Morning surface water temperatures range from the upper 60s to mid-70s.
This week the regular author had a conflict that he knew was going to keep him from being able to spend much time on the fishing reports, and so we enlisted the help of esteemed South Carolina outdoor writer Terry Madewell with particularly the freshwater reports.
April 3
Morning surface water temperatures are around 64 degrees at the mouth of Murrells Inlet.
April 3
Morning surface water temperatures are about 64 degrees at the mouth of Little River Inlet.
April 3
Morning surface water temperatures are around 65 degrees at the mouth of Fripp Inlet.
April 3
Morning surface water temperatures are about 66 degrees at the mouth of Port Royal Sound and the water is still relatively clear.
April 3
Morning surface water temperatures are around 64 degrees at the mouth of Charleston Harbor.
April 3
Morning surface water temperatures at the mouths of the main rivers are around 64 degrees.
April 3
Morning surface water temperatures are around 64 degrees at the mouth of Winyah Bay.
April 3
Morning surface water temperatures on Lake Monticello are 65 degrees, and the lake is clear. Water levels typically fluctuate frequently.
April 3
Lake Russell water levels are at 474.25 (full pool is 475.00), and most of the lake is clear, though the very backs of creeks show some staining. Morning surface water temperatures are 64 degrees.