Hetland
Contributor
Snuck out of the office early Friday afternoon, and headed to Navarre Pier with my dive buddy "G".
The surf was almost non-existant. Once we were down, there was a significant surge, but not enough to put us into any of the pilings. Deepest depth was a startling 17 feet
viz was 10-20ish, and water temps were 80F.
The water was positively ate-up with jellies. We did well avoiding them on the afternoon dive, but we both took heavy hits to the face during our night dive. The fishies were pretty scarce on the first run (neap tide I believe) but once it got dark, and the tide shifted, a few more critters made an appearance, including a sheepshead that looked like it could feed a family of six by himself. G also found an octopus, but the little guy was pretty shy. I put a shell near his hidey-hole, hoping to coax him out, and he promptly reached out a single arm, grabbed the shell, and added it to his little defensive rock pile
Video: YouTube - Navarre Beach Pier - http://gulf-coast-divers.com/
The surf was almost non-existant. Once we were down, there was a significant surge, but not enough to put us into any of the pilings. Deepest depth was a startling 17 feet
viz was 10-20ish, and water temps were 80F. The water was positively ate-up with jellies. We did well avoiding them on the afternoon dive, but we both took heavy hits to the face during our night dive. The fishies were pretty scarce on the first run (neap tide I believe) but once it got dark, and the tide shifted, a few more critters made an appearance, including a sheepshead that looked like it could feed a family of six by himself. G also found an octopus, but the little guy was pretty shy. I put a shell near his hidey-hole, hoping to coax him out, and he promptly reached out a single arm, grabbed the shell, and added it to his little defensive rock pile
Video: YouTube - Navarre Beach Pier - http://gulf-coast-divers.com/
