August 18
Morning surface water temperatures are around 85 degrees around Little River and with a lot of rain clarity is down. Bait is still abundant.
August 4
Morning surface water temperatures are around 85 inshore around Charleston and the creeks are full of bait.
August 4
Lake Wylie is at 97.0% of full pool and morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid-80s after the rain.
July 20
Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are in the mid- and even upper 80s, and water levels typically fluctuate daily. The lake is very stained for Monticello.
June 29
Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the lower 80s and the creeks are loaded with finger mullet and menhaden. Bait-sized shrimp are a little harder to find.
June 29
Santee Cooper water levels are at 76.44 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 75.22 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Parts of the lake are dirty and morning surface water temperatures are in the lower 80s.
June 29
Lake Keowee is at 97.7% of full pool and water clarity is high on the main lake but still stained in the backs of creeks. Water temperatures are on the rise with high 70s to low 80s now present over the lake.
June 29
Lake Greenwood water levels are up to 439.12 (full pool is 440.0) and the upper end is muddy after recent rains. Water temperatures are in the lower 80s.
June 28
Lake Hartwell water levels are back down to 660.71 (full pool is 660.00) after shooting up earlier this week, and the lake is more stained than usual. Morning surface water temperatures are around 80 degrees.
June 15
Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s in Murrells Inlet.
June 15
Lake Wateree is at 94.2% of full pool and the lake is still clear on the lower end. Morning surface water temperatures are still around 76 degrees.
June 15
Lake Keowee is at 97.6% of full pool and clarity is normal. Cool nights and cloud cover have allowed water temperatures to remain almost constant with most of the lake now in the upper-70s.
June 8
Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s and the lake has cleared. Water levels typically fluctuate daily.
June 1
Lake Greenwood water levels are at 439.06 (full pool is 440.0) and the lake is pretty clear on the lower end but stained from the mid-lake up. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 68-72.
May 26
Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are about 70 or 71 degrees and the lake has cleared. Water levels typically fluctuate daily.
May 11
Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s around Little River and the water is still pretty dirty with all the wind.
May 11
Lake Jocassee is at 97.8% of full pool and the main lake and major rivers are clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 65-68 degrees and should continue to shoot up.
May 11
Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are in the low 70s. Water levels typically fluctuate daily.
May 5
Morning surface water temperatures are down to 63-67 degrees inside the creeks around Beaufort, and clarity varies greatly depending on area and conditions.
May 4
Lake Hartwell water levels are very high at 661.61 (full pool is 660.00) and morning surface water temperatures have dropped all the way to 63 degrees. Clarity is normal.
April 27
Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 70 degrees and clarity in both rivers is good.
April 21
Lake Jocassee is at 98.6% of full pool and the main lake and major rivers are clear. Morning surface water temperatures are about 60 degrees on the big water, but the rivers can be much warmer and hitting the big water can feel like running into air conditioning.
April 11
Morning surface water temperatures have dropped back to about 65 degrees around Beaufort and clarity is still good.
March 30
Lake Hartwell water levels are jumping around full pool, currently at 659.87 (full pool is 660.00) and morning surface water temperatures range from about 61-64.