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Local Dive Conditions
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- Chris
Saturday 18th May. Rigs 30 miles offshore. A little bouncy on the way out then it laid down a bit.
First rig had very mild current, surge to about 30ft. Vis ok but not amazing, 30-40 ft perhaps. 20ft at the bottom, which isn't bad.
Surface temp 73C, bottom (100ft) 70F.
Second rig, 1 mile away. Same temps. Surface vis no better, they were testing the fire cannons on top, perhaps that didn't help. But a band of incredible vis between 50 and 80ft depths, could see clear across the rig, maybe 80-100ft vis. Murk band 80-100ft had 20ft vis. And a huge grouper.
First rig had very mild current, surge to about 30ft. Vis ok but not amazing, 30-40 ft perhaps. 20ft at the bottom, which isn't bad.
Surface temp 73C, bottom (100ft) 70F.
Second rig, 1 mile away. Same temps. Surface vis no better, they were testing the fire cannons on top, perhaps that didn't help. But a band of incredible vis between 50 and 80ft depths, could see clear across the rig, maybe 80-100ft vis. Murk band 80-100ft had 20ft vis. And a huge grouper.
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- Chris
Sunday June 23rd. 2-3ft chop, laying down. Swell coming from two directions, made for odd waves.
40 miles offshore - GA-A-40A. 86F on the surface, 81F at about 50ft with a fairly decent thermocline and a chilly 72.3 right at the bottom at 115ft. Vis 5ft in bottom murk, 60ft at the best middle layer.
Lots of jellyfish around near the surface, and they seem to sting.
8 miles further in (Todd, what was this rig?) pretty similar temps, 75F at the bottom (100ft). Not quite as good vis, much more variable, clouds of silt coming and going at lower depths.
40 miles offshore - GA-A-40A. 86F on the surface, 81F at about 50ft with a fairly decent thermocline and a chilly 72.3 right at the bottom at 115ft. Vis 5ft in bottom murk, 60ft at the best middle layer.
Lots of jellyfish around near the surface, and they seem to sting.
8 miles further in (Todd, what was this rig?) pretty similar temps, 75F at the bottom (100ft). Not quite as good vis, much more variable, clouds of silt coming and going at lower depths.
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- Todd
GA-352B. The water above 30' was messy, lots of jellies and particles and a halocline. The best viz was the 40-80 foot range. Viz was too poor to do Star Reef but I did have a dolphin swim around me on the dive to check it out.
Conditions Saturday were similar, slightly better viz. We did two on Star Reef and one on GA-040A. After the second dive Garnett did a little fishing and quickly hooked a 4' shark that jumped clear out of the water and broke the line. Then a few minutes later I had to go back down and untie us.
Conditions Saturday were similar, slightly better viz. We did two on Star Reef and one on GA-040A. After the second dive Garnett did a little fishing and quickly hooked a 4' shark that jumped clear out of the water and broke the line. Then a few minutes later I had to go back down and untie us.
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- Todd
Saturday July 13.
1' seas and light wind made it a very smooth ride both ways.
GA-424C, temps mid to upper 80's, viz 60' plus down to 80'. Thermocline there but I didn't venture down. No need.
Schools and schools of fish. Schools of spades. Schools of snapper. Schools of several others that don't come to mind at the moment. Big barracuda, several dolphins (swam beside the boat while tied up), crabs swimming on the surface, and the usual damsels and blennies.
1' seas and light wind made it a very smooth ride both ways.
GA-424C, temps mid to upper 80's, viz 60' plus down to 80'. Thermocline there but I didn't venture down. No need.
Schools and schools of fish. Schools of spades. Schools of snapper. Schools of several others that don't come to mind at the moment. Big barracuda, several dolphins (swam beside the boat while tied up), crabs swimming on the surface, and the usual damsels and blennies.
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- Todd
Sunday July 14.
Mammoth Lake. In the morning, viz was 15-20'. At this point I was just free diving to cool off. Then a storm cell passed over for an hour or so and viz went to 5-10'. Water temps was upper 80's down to 28' then low 80's. Had a nice long dive that included the fighter plane, motorcycle, mammoth, rocket ship, pirate ship, and cabin cruiser.
Shop is closed and lake not open to public til July 27th so don't plan an outing this month. Only reason I had access was through contacts with a shop that had a bunch of classes there.
Mammoth Lake. In the morning, viz was 15-20'. At this point I was just free diving to cool off. Then a storm cell passed over for an hour or so and viz went to 5-10'. Water temps was upper 80's down to 28' then low 80's. Had a nice long dive that included the fighter plane, motorcycle, mammoth, rocket ship, pirate ship, and cabin cruiser.
Shop is closed and lake not open to public til July 27th so don't plan an outing this month. Only reason I had access was through contacts with a shop that had a bunch of classes there.
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- Chris
labor day weekend. Vis at Stetson not amazing but the fish life was. Surface 85F, 70' vis. Big noticeable thermocline at 120ft, dropped to 78F at 150' and vis was 20ft. Very big sandbar shark kept buzzing us and we didn't want to go any further... Ripping current at surface.
Deep rig HI-550A, 130' vis. See the 150' structure level from the surface. Deep blue water, various silky sharks, hammerhead and dolphin made an appearance. I missed those because I was too tired for a very long dive. Temps: surface 85F, 135' 80F, 200' 74F (chilly). Lots of huge jacks at 200'. Could see thin murk layer starting below us at ~240' (bottom was at 290', which we didn't visit)
Deep rig about 100 mile out - Vis 130' (see the surface from that level): Temps: surface 85F, thermocline around 80' to 83F, 81F at 125'. Lots of barracuda, occasional shark. Incredible blue water.
Texas has some amazing diving!
Deep rig HI-550A, 130' vis. See the 150' structure level from the surface. Deep blue water, various silky sharks, hammerhead and dolphin made an appearance. I missed those because I was too tired for a very long dive. Temps: surface 85F, 135' 80F, 200' 74F (chilly). Lots of huge jacks at 200'. Could see thin murk layer starting below us at ~240' (bottom was at 290', which we didn't visit)
Deep rig about 100 mile out - Vis 130' (see the surface from that level): Temps: surface 85F, thermocline around 80' to 83F, 81F at 125'. Lots of barracuda, occasional shark. Incredible blue water.
Texas has some amazing diving!
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Drew
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- Drew
Mammoth lake Oct 27th.
This was the day after a large storm rolled through the area and I arrived fairly late in the day after all the classes had been in the water.
Temp High to Mid 70's but ok for me in a 3mm suit
Viz-Really horrible maybe 2 feet but very silty (probably from the rain and classes)
Found rubber reef and lots of mud.
-Drew
This was the day after a large storm rolled through the area and I arrived fairly late in the day after all the classes had been in the water.
Temp High to Mid 70's but ok for me in a 3mm suit
Viz-Really horrible maybe 2 feet but very silty (probably from the rain and classes)
Found rubber reef and lots of mud.
-Drew