I've made hundreds of dives over the years at Laurel. Countless night dives @ Craigs Creek boat ramp and camping areas. By the camping area there is a platform for training. You can also see plenty of fish here.
To the left of the boat ramp is a nice cove. Fisherman have sunk plenty of old christmas trees for fish habitat. Believe it or not there is very little if any monofiliment in this area. But I have seen 20 lb. catfish, 7 lb. bass, etc. etc. in this cove at depths from 13 ft. to 35 ft. The deepest part of the cove in the center near the mouth hits about 80 ft. It's a nice shore dive. You can pull your vehicle right up to the shore, unload your equipment then park your vehicle not 100 ft. away in the parking area.
The dam area is really fun to. Rocky with marine life present. The problems are that everything is deep. You have a bouy tied off to the guardrail of the old road at about 80 ft. down. This can be a dangerous area to take open water students. Not to mention walking up and down with all that equipment is a pain the tailend. It's nothing to get the equipment down the hill. But after a day of diving, lugging that stuff up a hill is the last thing I want to do.
Then there is Marsh Branch. This is closer to the Interstate than Craigs and the Dam. I've only dove her a few times. It was similar to Craigs Creek area though. We brought up someone's Jeep Grand Cherokee one afternoon at Marsh Branch of Laurel Lake. $$$$$
Have Fun
Cincybengalsfan19 out..... Sequel to come
