OK. Yes, I DO live at the bridge. Anyway, the conditions today were incredible. On the way south to the bridge I saw the blue water close to shore and knew it was going to be a fabulous day for vis. Two Discover Scuba students and I had an incredible dive under the big bridge in seventy-five degree water with thirty-plus feet of vis. A small spotted eagle ray made two passes, one at the beginning and one at the end. An enormous school of crevalle jacks, hundreds of them, surrounded us for about thirty seconds. Awesome experience! Always something I haven't seen before. Get in the water! Ham
Dive Report 27 March
Incredible day at the bridge! (I know you are wondering, "Is this guy there every day? What kind of a life is that?") I am there frequently, I admit. Anyway, today was a great day to be there as the vis was fabulous. The east wind IS our friend. We had over thirty feet of vis and I believe I'm being conservative. Water temperature was seventy-five. Nice. We did some skills practice and then poked around with the fish and critters. At the east bridge we saw blue, gray, and french angelfish, snook, barracuda, a BIG southern ray, beautiful sailfin blennies doing their thing, a sharptail eel trying to get a meal, and many of the other usual suspects; the fish collectors haven't trapped them all. The weather report looks great for continued good conditions at the bridges. Get in the water! Ham
Dive Report 26 March
Wow! What a difference a day can make (and a wind change)! The water temperature at the bridge was 77 today. Yes, 77! Gerry and I jumped in to do some skills practice and I couldn't believe how different the conditions were. Vis was about 15', much better than yesterday's 8'. The east wind is our friend it appears. We had a very nice dive under the big bridge. What a great day at work! Ham
Dive Report 25 March
The north wind is not our friend. We did a Discover Scuba today with 8' of vis in 71 degree water. Thank goodness our young new diver is a tough kid; we gave him a JDC Gorilla Diver stamp. The east wind forecast for the next couple of days should clear the water. We have our fingers crossed. Ham
Bridge Picnic Supper, Sunday, 13 April
The next get-together is Sunday, April 13 for a 3:39 high tide. We plan on entering the water at 3:15 so we'll be there about 2:30. At about 5:00 we'll have a picnic supper for those who wish to participate. It's a combination of byo and something to pass if you wish. This last week has been a good example of how fast conditions can change. On Thursday and Friday, 3/20 and 3/21, the vis at the bridge was 8'. On Saturday, 3/22, it was 30'. Guess which days I was there! The water temperature was 73.
We hope to see you on the thirteenth.
Dive safely,
Ham
