Training in Mississippi, dive spots, clubs???

[trevttu76]

I am new to Mississippi; south of Jackson in the Brookhaven/McComb area to be exact. I am looking for an instructor for AOW training and hopefully up to Master. As a last resort a good LDS would be good too.

I was active in my last area club so finding a club around would be great also.

Last but not least, I have little information on where to dive around here. Looks like the options are slim and I am only a few hours from the Gulf, what gives!?

I figure I will have to go to Jackson, Hattiesburg, or NO for classes but any guidance is great. Any help for a new transplant to MS would be appreciated!

 

[shakespear]

Deep South Scuba in Jackson or Sea Urchins in Hattiesburg

 

[philmottrek99and02]

Silt from Mighty Miss snots up the view off the MS coast unless you go quite a ways out. Suggest you head off towards Gulf Shores AL for diving. Plenty of folks there to dive with and shops that instruct. My 2 cents.
Howard

 

[trevttu76]

Thanks for your replies guys, I was beginning to wonder if anyone was actually on this part of the forum. Guess there isn't an active club around or club members would have jumped on someone asking about a club in the area.

I went ahead and signed up at Deep South in Jackson since it is near by, so the training continues. The checkout dive is in Pelham so that will give me a chance to see that dive site. I lived in Montgomery AL years ago before I was a diver, so Gulf Shores/Orange beach is well known but I guess I have to now figure out diving spots there again.

Thanks again and if anyone ever needs a dive partner or has anymore advice keep it coming.

 

[shakespear]

Yeah I havent been on here in years as I havent been diving in years. My GF wants to get certified though, so we are going to do that this summer.