Water Temps

I've never found anything reliable for this area. Saturday with a stiff wind and falling water Washington waterfront was 56-58 according to both of my Lowrance FFs..

New river was 65 in the center yesterday and 68 in a few creeks.

Bogue Sound 55

55-56 inshore at wrightsville beach on sunday afternoon

65 sounds awfully warm for any non pond waters in the state right now imo. all bodies i have heard about have been mid 50s this week.

jab0106 said:

65 sounds awfully warm for any non pond waters in the state right now imo. all bodies i have heard about have been mid 50s this week.

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It's not, I've seen 64-66 on two different occasions in two different creeks. Both are no more than 6 feet at the maximum depth and average only 3-4 feet and have dark soft bottoms and were out of the wind and in the sun for the majority of the day. Surrounding water was 59-62 in the same area.

Keep in mind you can easily see a 2-10 degree difference between a main body of moving water and a still, shallow, dark bottom side creek even this time of year. Especially in early spring when we are getting warmer afternoons and sunshine to heat up those areas better.

Trigger - did you find fish in those creeks?

Greenmonster said:

Trigger - did you find fish in those creeks?

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Yes they were full of fish. Was crappie and bream fishing. Also caught stripers, largemouth, and jacks.

i just realized this was a saltwater thread also. my apologies and i cede my point. but a brackish creek in the mid 60s would be of interest if in the neuse basin.

led0321 said:

New river was 65 in the center yesterday and 68 in a few creeks.

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I saw 65 there today. Mostly low sixties on the falling tide.

Trigger whats that structure at the bottom of your screen, finger islands?

Island Man said:

Trigger whats that structure at the bottom of your screen, finger islands?

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Looks like one of those Apple iUnderwater secret bases.

58-61 at Jordan, NE Creek today.