Justwander
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Has anyone gone to King's Beach to dive? What's it like? How deep does it get and what's the vis like? What can you see there?
King's Beach diving in Newport
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paulthenurse
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It's not deep at all but a nice site to bring a new diver to get them confident in their skills. If you live in the area it would be a nice after work dive.
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LobstaMan
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I did some of my AOW dives there a few years ago. Parking is good, entry very easy and close to water, viz was good, easy to navigate and it's pretty shallow. I'd rate it a beginner dive or a good dive after some time off or trying out new gear. I've dove there at night and there were lots of lobsters running around.
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How many places in Newport can you say that about?
And yes, it is a pretty easy/shallow site. Plenty of life around the rocks.
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Justwander
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thanks much- I am excited for Whetherill but may try out King's Beach in a few weeks.
LobstaMan
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How many places in Newport can you say that about?
And yes, it is a pretty easy/shallow site. Plenty of life around the rocks.
Not too many places. Even that lot will fill up on Saturday/Sunday in the summer between the divers, fishermen, beachcombers and assorted tourists.
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johlar
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Entry is actually an old boat ramp ...be careful when you step it's very uneven. It's a nice place for a night dive early in the year.
NewportDiving
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Kings beach we use for our open water dives it is a very easy and pleasurable dive, fish start to swarm there around memorial day weekend. But right now the squid have been coming and and have been spotted there so the fish may be in sooner this year.
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Thanks- now I'm not sure what to do, I'd like to dive there to try it, but would like to see some fish. Maybe I'll take the risk next weekend.
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Just got reports today that black fish are in and allot of them big and small, I will not have a chance to check it out for a few days, but the people whop reported it were very excited as they said there were a S*** load of them. This will lead to the Striped Bass coming in also next as the squid are running good now also.
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