JKSteger and I met at Diver's Cove in West Bank Park at about 8:45 AM. The sky was overcast and there was a cool breeze blowing. The cool air made suiting up a pleasant experience for a change.
The water level was low. I'm thinking about 15 feet at least. We were a little discouraged to see the water in the cove looking very silty. We couldn't see our fins while putting them on. We decided to follow the rocks on the East side at about 20 feet and see if the viz improved any closer to the point. At some points I couldn't see Jeremy even though we were side-by-side. A couple of times Jeremy wondered if we should just abort.
At about 60 feet shy of the point, we decided to follow the bottom toward the North to see if deeper water was any better. As we broke through 36' we were really surprised. I wish we had a camera, because nobody on here is going to believe this. Below the thermocline the viz was at least 25 feet. I have never seen viz in Lanier like this. I have heard others say that sometimes you can catch good viz, but I had no idea it could be this good.
We puttered around at the edge of a stand of trees and really enjoyed ourselves. It turned out to be a great, great dive. We could shine our lights on stuff and recognize things from 20 feet away. Jeremy saw only one small fish, and I didn't see any. I chuckled to myself when we ascended to see fishermen in boats casting into the area where we had been.
My computer says the surface temp was 82 degrees with 69 degrees the coldest at my max depth. Max depth for me was 43 feet. Both of us used our dry suits.
Jeremy needed to go back home to get ready for an important family birthday. If we had made another dive, we would have navigated from shore straight out to the buoy. Then we would have followed the bottom on a heading of about 120 to further explore the clear water.
OK, there you have it. I almost feel like saying, "Believe It or Not!"
Darel
The water level was low. I'm thinking about 15 feet at least. We were a little discouraged to see the water in the cove looking very silty. We couldn't see our fins while putting them on. We decided to follow the rocks on the East side at about 20 feet and see if the viz improved any closer to the point. At some points I couldn't see Jeremy even though we were side-by-side. A couple of times Jeremy wondered if we should just abort.
At about 60 feet shy of the point, we decided to follow the bottom toward the North to see if deeper water was any better. As we broke through 36' we were really surprised. I wish we had a camera, because nobody on here is going to believe this. Below the thermocline the viz was at least 25 feet. I have never seen viz in Lanier like this. I have heard others say that sometimes you can catch good viz, but I had no idea it could be this good.
We puttered around at the edge of a stand of trees and really enjoyed ourselves. It turned out to be a great, great dive. We could shine our lights on stuff and recognize things from 20 feet away. Jeremy saw only one small fish, and I didn't see any. I chuckled to myself when we ascended to see fishermen in boats casting into the area where we had been.
My computer says the surface temp was 82 degrees with 69 degrees the coldest at my max depth. Max depth for me was 43 feet. Both of us used our dry suits.
Jeremy needed to go back home to get ready for an important family birthday. If we had made another dive, we would have navigated from shore straight out to the buoy. Then we would have followed the bottom on a heading of about 120 to further explore the clear water.
OK, there you have it. I almost feel like saying, "Believe It or Not!"
Darel
