Dive reports with beach/weather conditions

[Bestshooter]

I think crystal river is supposed to be nice .. the weather to beach dive around that time , the water is usually still cool . I dove last year around march 21st week and was wearing a 3mil wetsuit and it was a little chilly still so you might be ok if you can handle cool and at least a 3mil suit. Best bet if you don't know the area well would be take a charter boat . Aristakat is really good and he posts on here too . Hope that helps

 

[cbm369]

Yes, I second checking with Aristakat.

I stayed on Villas Dr. last year and did numerous beach dives from that area. I just walked up about 200 yards north and entered there. That area is known as the Alhambra area and I did pretty good there.

 

[2TH DIVR]

2/25/2017
Service Club
Time 8:45 am
Seas 1'+
Vis 0-3'
Water Temp 68
Find 100 small teeth, a broken 3" meg and 300 yards of mono with a shark rig on the end

 

[gytwypt]

I live here in North Port and would probably be down for a shore dive, but it is a long swim to have a better chance,at finding anything. Definitely would recommend looking at Aristicat Charters

 

[2TH DIVR]

Service Club
3/5/2017
Time 9 am
Seas <1'
Wind ENE @ 10+
Water Temp 70
Vis 1'-4'
Finds usual small stuff and a 3.5" meg in decent condition

 

[Bestshooter]

I am planning on coming down the week of the 22nd-30th . Don't know exact dates yet , but if anyone is interested in some shore diving that week or needs a buddy or interested in me tagging along , drop me a pm plz . Thanks

 

[2TH DIVR]

3/26/2017
Service Club
8:45 am
Seas <1'
Wind calm
Vis 3'-5'
Water Temp 68
finds nice 2" lower Mako and a nice posterior Meg, 150 small teeth
saw a few big 4'+ wide southern stingrays

 

[Siilverback]

4/2/17
Service Club
930 am - late start from running the 5k at Sharky's
Viz- was non existent. L literally could not see my hand in front of my face. Only reason I even tried today was because my son who just got certified wanted to go diving. Our total bottom time was 7 minutes.

 

[2TH DIVR]

Viz- was non existent. L literally could not see my hand in front of my face

It wasn't that bad, I actually found a few spots with about 1'+ of vis
did find about 50 small teeth and a stingray plate

But did cut the dive at an hour because it was so bad.

water temp 73

 

[Bob Fuqua]

Dive at Alhambra this morning.
4-6 foot viz, 72 F.
Lots of small finds.