July 18

Lake Russell water levels are around 474.35 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are about 86-87 degrees on the main lake. 

July 18

Morning surface water temperatures are still in the mid-80s around Little River, and the water has gotten very dirty.  Bait is abundant. 

July 18

Lake Greenwood water levels are at 439.10 (full pool is 440.0) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 86-87 on the main lake. 

July 17

Lake Wylie is at 96.5% of full pool. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s. 

July 17

Lake Wateree is at 97.5% of full pool and conditions have normalized. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 86 degrees or more.

July 17

Morning surface water temperatures are about 86 or 87 around Charleston and bait is now abundant. 

July 17

Santee Cooper water levels are at 75.04 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.9 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s.

July 17

Lake Hartwell water levels are well down to 657.32 (full pool is 660.00) and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures were 89 on the big water this morning. 

July 17

Clarks Hill water levels are down to 327.41 (full pool is 330.00) and clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 80s over most of the lake. 

July 12

Inshore surface water temperature temperatures are in the upper 80s around Hilton head, and bait is again abundant. Water clarity varies depending on tide.

July 11

Lake Monticello morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s or higher. Water levels generally fluctuate daily. 

July 11

Morning surface water temperatures around Beaufort are in the mid- to upper 80s.

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.

July 11

Morning surface water temperatures are at least 85 around Little River, and sometimes higher.

July 11

Lake Jocassee is at 97.5% of full pool and water clarity is very high. Morning surface water temperatures have shot up to 81 degrees on the big water and as high as the upper 80s in the backs. Luckily there has been a good breeze to make angling comfortable. 

July 11

Lake Keowee is at 97.8% of full pool and water clarity is very high on the main lake.  Water temperatures are now in the mid- to upper 80s throughout the lake, with the coolest water north of the Highway 11 bridge to the Jocassee dam.

July 11

Lake Russell water levels are around 474.3 (full pool is 475.00) and water clarity is high. Morning surface water temperatures are 88 degrees on the main lake. 

July 11

Morning surface water temperatures around Edisto Island are about 86, as warm as the water is likely to get this year, and with no rain the water is very clear. We are between shrimp seasons but finger mullet are abundant.

July 11

Lake Greenwood water levels are at 439.17 (full pool is 440.0) and the lake is very clear for Greenwood.  Morning surface water temperatures are now in the upper 80s on the main lake. 

July 11

Lake Wateree is at 98.2% of full pool and even though water levels are still up the lake is clearing, and certainly there is now less debris floating than a day or two ago. Morning surface water temperatures are still about 86 degrees or more.

July 11

Lake Wylie is at 97.1% of full pool and the lake is now super clear. Morning surface water temperatures range from 85-88 degrees. 

July 11

Morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s or higher in Murrells Inlet. 

July 10

Santee Cooper water levels are down to 74.99 in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and bouncing around 74.80 in Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Morning surface water temperatures are 84-87 degrees on the main lake.