January 20

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 54 degrees inshore and the water is very clear. 

January 6

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 57 degrees inshore, although on sunny afternoons you can find shallow water that has heated into the lower 60s. The water is very clear. 

December 22

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the mid-50s. 

December 15

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the low 60s.

December 2

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are about 60, and the water is pretty clear when there isn’t too much wind.

November 18

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have dropped all the way into the lower 60s and upper 50s. Clarity is improving.

November 10

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have risen slightly to 69 degrees inshore and with the wind and warm temperatures finding clear water has been challenging. 

November 3

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are back up to 68 or 69 degrees inshore and conditions are getting dirtier in places again.

October 21

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have dropped to 63 or 64 degrees inshore and conditions are getting fairly clear. 

October 13

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have gone back up to about 71 degrees inshore, and on high tides the water has been pretty clean considering the heights of the tide. On low it has been fairly dirty. 

October 6

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort have plummeted to 67 or 68 degrees inshore!

September 30

Morning surface water temperatures were still about 78 inshore around Beaufort as of yesterday and the water is still heavily stained. That won’t change any time soon!

Through this week the fishing patterns were still about the same in the Beaufort area, but looking ahead to after Ian Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

September 16

Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 78 inshore around Beaufort and with still more rain the water is heavily stained. 

It’s a broken record to keep reporting how much rain there has been in the Lowcountry, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250)

September 8

Morning surface water temperatures are about 84 inshore around Beaufort and with still more rain the water is heavily stained. 

With water temperatures actually rising a degree or so in the past week Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

August 31

Morning surface water temperatures are about 83 inshore around Beaufort and after a ton of rain the water is heavily stained. 

It’s been (almost) all about the redfish on his boat for the last two weeks in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

August 19

Morning surface water temperatures are about 83 inshore around Beaufort.  As will be the case for some time, there is a ton of bait around. 

Everybody expected the full moon tailing tides to be really good last week, and they were, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

August 4

Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s inshore around Beaufort, and the water is still dirty. There are also still an incredible number of shrimp around.   

The plentiful shrimp are a mixed blessing with the redfish, and from what Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) is seeing

July 22

Morning surface water temperatures have dropped to about 83 inshore around Beaufort, and with all the wind the water is even muddier. Tons of shrimp are around.   

When you are often fishing in chocolate milk you need something the redfish can see, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

July 14

Morning surface water temperatures are about 84-85 degrees inshore around Beaufort and the creeks have gotten very muddy in places.  The rivers are now flooded with shrimp.   

With the full moon and high tides all eyes are on focused on tailing redfish this week in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

July 1

Morning surface water temperatures are 83-85 degrees inshore around Beaufort.  Shrimp and finger mullet are prolific in the creeks. 

With warm water temperatures there are plenty of migratory species around right now, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

June 24

Morning surface water temperatures are still about 84 inshore around Beaufort.  Shrimp and finger mullet are prolific in the creeks. 

Even though it’s hot and bait is extremely abundant the redfish are still eating pretty well in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

June 17

Morning surface water temperatures are about 84 inshore around Beaufort.  Shrimp and finger mullet are prolific in the creeks. 

Despite the summer heat redfish are eating around the tide cycle in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports

June 10

Morning surface water temperatures are about 82 inshore around Beaufort.  

The cobia fishing was just never very good this year, and even though there are still some fish around right now Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports