April 24

Morning surface water temperatures are around 69 degrees at the mouth of Winyah Bay and captains are seeing 70s inside North Inlet.  Bait is arriving with mullet now prevalent, tiny flea shrimp everywhere, and the number of small menhaden about to explode. 

April 9

Morning surface water temperatures are around 67 degrees at the mouth of Winyah Bay but captains are seeing 70s inside North Inlet.  More mullet are appearing and menhaden should be arriving soon. 

March 26

Morning surface water temperatures are around 60 degrees at the mouth of Winyah Bay.  With the steady rise in temperature bait is starting to show up.

March 12

Morning surface water temperatures are hovering around 55-56 degrees at the mouth of Winyah Bay.  There are a few early reports of small schools of menhaden showing up early, but even when around they are mostly holding deeper and difficult to net.  

February 26

Morning surface water temperatures are hovering around 51 degrees at the mouth of Winyah Bay.

January 29

Surface water temperatures are down to the low 40s around Georgetown. 

January 16

Surface water temperatures are down to the low to mid-40s in North Inlet. 

December 19

Surface water temperatures are still in the mid-50s out towards the ocean near Georgetown.   

December 3

Surface water temperatures are ranging between about 50 and 56 degrees in the creeks around Georgetown after the cold snap. 

November 20

Morning surface water temperatures are hovering around 65 degrees in the creeks around Georgetown and there is still a good amount of bait in the area. Mullet may not be as visible in the cooling water but they are still prolific. Water color ranges from muddy to clear. 

November 13

Morning surface water temperatures are about 67 degrees in the creeks around Georgetown and there is still a good amount of bait in the area. 

October 30

Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s around Georgetown and there is a good amount of bait in the area. 

October 16

Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s around Georgetown and there is a good amount of bait around. 

October 3

Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s around Georgetown and the water is starting to get dirtier and less saline. 

September 26

Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-70s around Georgetown and water conditions have cleared – but that is likely to change. 

September 12

Morning surface water temperatures have dropped into the mid-70s in Debordieu Creek and water conditions are dirty but normalizing. 

August 28

Morning surface water temperatures dropped into the upper 70s in Debordieu Creek but have now rebounded into the 80s. Water conditions are slowly normalizing and bait is returning to areas it vacated after the storm. 

August 14

Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 82 degrees in Debordieu Creek and there is an incredible amount of freshwater inflow. Bait is still around but has moved to higher salinity. 

August 1

Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 83-84 degrees in Debordieu Creek and there is a lot of freshwater inflow. Mullet are abundant although the cooler temperatures have pushed them a bit lower in the water column and can make them harder to net. 

July 18

Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 87 degrees in Debordieu Creek. Finger mullet are now abundant. 

July 11

Morning surface water temperatures are about 87 degrees in Debordieu Creek. There is a ton of bait around but a lot of it is very small menhaden and finger mullet.