May 25
Morning surface water temperatures are about 78 inshore around Beaufort. Between wind and a significant amount of rain a couple of days ago the water is muddier than normal, even though tides have normalized. Very few shrimp are around so far.
It’s been a decent bite for redfish this week, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
May 19
Morning surface water temperatures are up to the mid-70s inshore around Beaufort.
While tides aren’t as far above predictions this week as last week, Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
May 12
Morning surface water temperatures are about 69 degrees inshore around Beaufort and the water is dirty from the wind.
While there has been wind and more wind in Beaufort this week, Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
May 4
Morning surface water temperatures are about 72 degrees inshore around Beaufort and baitfish are flooding into the area.
As of yesterday Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) had to report
April 21
There have been some contradictory signals coming out of Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports that even though there have been some cold overnight lows they saw a tripletail yesterday.
April 8
Morning surface water temperatures are about 64 inshore around Beaufort and water clarity is starting to drop off.
Difficult weather conditions have limited fishing this week, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
April 1
Morning surface water temperatures are about 62 inshore around Beaufort, and the water clarity is still pretty high.
Even though we’ve had some up-and-down weather this week, Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
March 17
Inshore surface water temperatures were about 61 this morning around Beaufort, and the water clarity is down a little.
It’s still the March Madness transition period for redfish in the Lowcountry, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
March 11
Morning surface water temperatures have been as high as 60 degrees this week around Beaufort, and the water clarity is down although that may just be the result of wind and cloud cover.
We are getting into the transition period known as March Madness in the Lowcountry, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
March 2
New report to follow once Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) returns from fishing overseas.
February 18
Morning surface water temperatures are about 51-52 degrees around Beaufort, and the water conditions are still extremely clear.
Last week the conditions were similar to this week around Beaufort, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reported
February 10
Morning surface water temperatures are about 47-49 degrees around Beaufort, and the water conditions are so clear it’s like fishing in an aquarium. Visibility is ten or more feet in places.
It’s some of the prettiest fishing conditions of the year, and in the clear water Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
February 1
Morning surface water temperatures are about 50 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are mostly clear.
As on other parts of the South Carolina coast, Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
January 20
Morning surface water temperatures are about 49 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are mostly clear.
With dramatically cooler water temperatures in Beaufort the redfish have gotten further into winter patterns, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
January 6
Morning surface water temperatures are about 61 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are mostly clear.
Inconsistent weather patterns continue to confuse the redfish in Beaufort, and as a result Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
December 22
Morning surface water temperatures are about 56-57 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are mostly clear.
Rising or falling temperatures usually don’t affect the redfish for very long in Beaufort, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
December 16
Morning surface water temperatures are about 59 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are gin clear.
It’s still a good bite for redfish in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
December 3
Morning surface water temperatures are about 56 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are gin clear.
While other action is good the best thing going has been the redfish bite in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
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 12
Morning surface water temperatures are about 60 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are pretty clear.
It may be mid-November, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
November 4
Morning surface water temperatures are about 67 degrees around Beaufort and water conditions are pretty clear.
For the last couple of weeks the redfish have been pretty happy to eat in Beaufort, but Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) wonders
October 7
Morning surface water temperatures are about 79 degrees around Beaufort and there has been a ton of rain recently after a dry couple of weeks.
It’s been a clear if not easy pattern for redfish in Beaufort, and Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
September 29
Morning surface water temperatures are about 81-82 degrees around Beaufort, and from mullet to menhaden to shrimp there is tons of bait in the area.
Back on the water in Beaufort, Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250) reports
September 2
Morning surface water temperatures are still in the mid-80s degrees around Beaufort, and from mullet to menhaden to shrimp there is tons of bait in the area.
Our regular correspondent Captain Tuck Scott with Bay Street Outfitters (843-524-5250)