wjefferis
Contributor
I made my journey out to Ft. Pickens today (6-23-09) at about 7:45 AM to catch a couple dives close to high tide which was supposed to be at 10:21. Upon entering the water at 08:15, I noticed the water was quite clear and couldn’t wait to check things out. Once under the water I noticed that there was a noticeable, but manageable current moving to the West (outgoing). I couldn’t figure out what was going on because I double checked the tide times and even looked at them again once I got home and everything still showed a 10:21 high tide. Unfortunately, this current was bringing in a lot of particulate which brought down the visibility to 10 ft. Without this particulate I would say the visibility would have easy been 25 ft or better. Water temps were 75*, which felt awesome with the balmy air temps we have been experiencing. My wife and I made the best of things and we scouted around a bit. We played around with a very friendly octopus that brought his tentacle out to shake my wife’s finger and enjoyed all of the life that makes Ft. Pickens its home. I brought the camera out and I was able to get some decent pictures even with all of the particulate in the water. Here are a few pictures from today’s dives:
