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I am going to be staying in Niagara Falls the first week of August. I have heard there is some drift diving in the Niagara River (hopefully not anywhere near the falls themselves). How close are these ops to my hotel (staying in Country Inn and Suites right near the falls). I have never been in the area before and am not familiar with the area. Anyone have contact info for the ops? Also how far of a drive is it to a wreck dive charter in Lake Ontario?
Well, the river is a fun dive, you will see some fish. Bass, Sheep head, maybe a Musky, but thats about it. Find some bottles, golf balls, cans, and what not. But its more about flying across the bottom at 2-3 knots.
Wreck dives in lake Erie are awesome, but you need to drive a ways down near the PA line before you really get to the good ones. Its about a 2 hour ride. All the wrecks near buffalo are just flat skeletons because its real shallow, like 30-40 feet. If you choose to do dives in Erie Osprey is the best chatter on the lake. Those dives are advanced though, most are in the 120 foot or deeper range.
I don't know of anyone that is doing dives in the west end of Ontario.
Call Matt at Dan's Dive shop and talk to him about charters. He knows all the wrecks in the area and can give you an idea of how much driving is involved.
Be aware of the passport issue: if you are an American and want to dive on the Canadian side of the border, you will need a US passport to return to the States as of last month. And Canadians need a passport to get into the States to dive, no more driver's licenses only to cross the border.
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The local drift dives are only an excuse to get wet. If you only have time for 1 dive then get on a charter and take in one of the wrecks. You are going to kill an afternoon either way. The Welland park is OK but then you need to bring all your own stuff - not really worth the rental.
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). How close are these ops to my hotel (staying in Country Inn and Suites right near the falls). I have never been in the area before and am not familiar with the area. Anyone have contact info for the ops? Also how far of a drive is it to a wreck dive charter in Lake Ontario?
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