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By Mike Busch I took a late afternoon flight over Old Inlet last week at high tide. The entire delta was underwater and water clarity was excellent…

By Mike Busch 7-2-2020 I checked out Old Inlet at low tide on Sunday. Water clarity was incredible and as the tide started running you could feel t…

By Mike Busch 6-17-2020 I checked out Old Inlet at mid-tide Monday June 8th. Water clarity was incredible. Shoaling inside the bay has continued …

By Mike Busch 5-21-2020 I checked out Old Inlet last Thursday during one of the lowest tides I can recall outside a storm produced blow-out tide. I…

By Mike Busch 5-5-2020 I checked out Old Inlet late afternoon on May 1st. The tides and surf were both running high due to an offshore storm and a …

By Mike Busch 4-6-2020 Tides were running much higher than normal this weekend with many low lying areas on the south shore dealing with some coasta…

By Mike Busch 2-27-2020 Following up on Dr. Flagg's report on the status of Old Inlet, I took several drone flights over the area on February 17th w…

Dr. Charles Flagg of SoMAS was kind enough to share his report and observations of recent changes at Old Inlet taken on February 15th. His ongoing r…

By Mike Busch 1-8-2020 I checked out Old Inlet for the first time since late November on Thursday, January 2nd at dead low tide. Water clarity was…

By Mike Busch 11-26-19 I checked out Old Inlet last Thursday morning at low tide. After the recent widening from the Fall storms, sand is starting …