Horn Pond, Acton Maine/ Wakefield NH
This pond is on the border between Maine and NH with the border bisecting the length of the pond. The shoreline showed lots of granite boulders making it a promising dive. My wife in particular is fond of UW boulders. They make great fish spotting locations.
So this ended up being a solo exploration dive on a quiet Sunday morning. I ended up crossing the lake into NH, running the far shore slope south, crossing back to Maine and running north along the shore slope north to the entry point. Run Time 130 minutes, 95 CF or air, Average depth 20', max depth 31.
Other than being a 1.5+ mile tour de Force the dive was a dud. The lake seems fairly immaculate with very few bottles or cans and there wasn't a golf ball to be found. Other than an occasional sunken tree the bottom was pretty flat. Past 18 feet the light plant growth gives way to a silty moonscape. At 28 feet and a few thermoclines latter the silty bottom becomes a fluidized bed of hazy murk with no apparent top. Visibility was consistently 20+ feet making for nice viewing, if there has been much to see. I did meet up with a few schools of fish as well as several keepers. An American Eel on a stony ridge showed me his bravest face. Boat traffic was limited. I do not know of a public launch on this body of water so those there have an interest in the place.
It's a place to get wet but we have others that offer more to see & find.
Friday at
Colony Beach and Saturday at
Ships Cove were far more stimulating.
Tomorrow night it's
Kettle Cove to celebrate the solstice.
Pete