| Inshore
(0
to
20
Nautical
Miles) |
Offshore
(20
Nautical
Miles
and
Further) |
| Low
80's |
Mid
80's |
| Date |
Location | Visibility | Temperature |
Current | Comments | |
| --- | August 2010 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ---------------
August
2010-------------- |
|
| 08/22 | Normannia
Wreck |
80-100' |
87F |
None |
Water so blue it was
purple. Slick calm. Mating dolphins right behind the boat. |
|
| 08/18 |
Dredge Wreck
& Pocahontas Tug |
50' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/17 | City of
Houston & Rosin Wrecks |
80-100' |
85F |
None |
Incredible conditions on the
CoH. Clear and warm, tons of fish. |
|
| 08/16 |
John D. Gill |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/15 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
Michelle Brown (mate Lloyd's
daughter) sees the sharks for the first time out of Open Water class. |
|
| 08/14 08/14 08/14 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
The Hyde is not just for BIG
stuff, but there's plenty of it. |
|
| 08/13 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/11 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/09 |
Sharktooth
Ledge |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/08 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/07 | Normannia
& Nashville Wrecks |
80' |
80F |
Mild |
Nice to get out to these wrecks
again. They never disappoint. |
|
| 08/05 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
Sharks, swimming rays, cobia,
pompano, jacks, baracuda.... |
|
| 08/02 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
These wrecks are amazing this
time of year. |
|
| --- | July 2010 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ---------------
July
2010-------------- |
|
| 07/30 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 07/28 |
Hyde &
Markham |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
Surf Camp dives...sharks at the
hang bar. |
|
| 07/27 |
Dredge Wreck & Pocahontas Tug | 20' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 07/24 |
Dredge Wreck
& Pocahontas Tug |
40' |
80F |
Mild |
Not exactly Frying Pan Tower,
but we had some nice dives. Lil' P's birthday dive. |
|
| 07/23 |
Hyde &
Markham |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
A great day on the
water. Mate Brad found a meg tooth. |
|
| 07/07 |
Hyde &
Markham |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
These wrecks are amazing this
time of year. |
|
| --- | June 2010 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ---------------
June
2010-------------- |
|
| 06/11 |
Frying Pan
Tower & Ledge |
60' |
75F |
Mild |
Drift Dive on the Ledge.
What a way to celebrate Dustin's Wedding. |
|
| --- | May 2010 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ---------------
May
2010-------------- |
|
| 05/23 05/23 |
Normannia |
60'+ |
73F |
None |
Ocean was slick calm. |
|
| 05/20 |
Hyde Night
Dive |
60' |
68F |
None |
It doesn't get any better than
this...diving with the sandtigers at night. |
|
| 05/15 |
Hyde &
Markham |
60' |
68F |
None |
The sharks are back. |
|
| 05/01 |
Liberty Ship |
15' |
62F |
None |
Safari Hunt 2010. |
|
| --- | April 2010 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ---------------
April
2010-------------- |
|
| 04/24 |
Stone &
Dredge Wrecks |
20' |
62F |
None |
The water is a bit cold, but all
the divers had a great time. Checkout Scotty's pics. |
|
| --- | Oct 2009 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
Oct
2009
----------------- |
|
| 10/04 10/04 |
Normannia |
80' |
80F |
None |
Another great dive. |
|
| 10/02 |
Sharktooth
Ledge & Dredge Wreck |
60-80' |
80F |
None |
Special Forces testing out some
new toys. |
|
| --- | Sept 2009 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
Sept
2009
----------------- |
|
| 09/24 |
Hyde Night
Dive |
as far as your light would shine |
80F |
None |
Cool things come out at night,
especially great divers, billons of stars, and flat seas. |
|
| 09/12 |
Ed's Lobster
Wreck |
80'+ |
80F |
None |
This is why we dive NC. |
|
| --- | August 2009 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
August
2009
----------------- |
|
| 08/18 |
Markham |
80'
on
top,
20'
on
the
bottom |
80F |
None |
The Markham proves
that you don't have to get to the bottom to have a great dive.
Sharks, rays, spade fish, baracuda, amber jack and thousands of bait
fish...all at 45'. Check out Peter's picture. |
|
| 08/16 |
Hyde & Markham |
60'
on top, 30' on bottom |
80F |
Mild |
Sand Tiger sharks,
Nurse sharks, stingrays, baitfish, spade fish, and great divers.
What a nice Sunday on the ocean? |
|
| --- | July 2009 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
July
2009
----------------- |
|
| 07/13-07/16 |
Wreck Hunt |
15-100' |
80F |
Mild-Strong |
Thanks Richie,
Carrie and guys for a great week. |
|
| 07/16 |
Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
Shark Alley! |
|
| 07/12 |
Gill & Hyde |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
Flounder, sharks,
eels, stingrays. |
|
| 07/04 |
Normannia |
80' |
77F |
Mild |
Happy Independence
Day! |
|
| 07/03 |
Tower, Sharktooth & Dredge Wreck |
80-40' |
77F |
Strong
-Mild |
Some dove the
tower, some the Sharktooth Ledge, then the Dredge. An adventure
on the water. |
|
| 07/01 |
Hyde & Markham |
50' |
77F |
Mild |
||
| --- | June 2009 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
June
2009
----------------- |
|
| 06/25 |
Liberty Ship |
15' |
78F |
Mild |
Creating some new
divers. |
|
| 06/24 |
Hyde |
50' |
77F |
Mild |
Schools of big
Amberjack. |
|
| 06/24 |
Cassimir |
80' |
80F |
None |
Flat seas and blue
water. Swimming with the dolphins. |
|
| 06/23 |
School House Barge |
50' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 06/22 |
John D. Gill |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 06/19 |
Fossil Ledge |
60' |
78F |
Mild |
Swimming with the
dolphins. |
|
| 06/14 |
City of Houston |
70' |
77F |
Mild |
The long boat ride
was definitly worth it. Check out the octopus. |
|
| 06/14 |
Liberty Ship |
20' |
78F |
Mild |
Creating some new
divers. |
|
| 06/13 |
Fossil Ledge |
70' |
77F |
Mild |
The ledge is still
giving up teeth. Some nice ones too. |
|
| 06/13 |
Liberty Ship |
20' |
78F |
Mild |
||
| 06/12 |
23 Mile Ledge |
80' |
77F |
Mild |
Steve Campbell's dive
report and pictures |
|
| 06/10 |
Hyde Night Dive |
80+' |
78F |
Mild |
A night dive on
the Hyde....one of the pleasures in life. |
|
| 06/10 |
Markham & Hyde |
80+' |
78F |
Mild |
And this is why we
go there so often. It never disappoints. |
|
| 06/01 |
Liberty Ship |
15' |
77F |
Mild |
What a nice way to
spend a Monday afternoon? |
|
| --- | May 2009 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
May
2009
----------------- |
|
| 05/31 05/31 |
Rosin
Wreck |
60' |
78F |
Mild |
So many
fish. Check out Drew and Andre's pictures. |
|
| 05/30 |
Normannia | 80' |
77F |
Mild |
Blue from top to bottom. |
|
| 05/25 |
Gill & Hyde |
40' |
72F |
Mild |
||
| 05/24 |
Liberty Ship |
15' |
77F |
Mild |
What a nice way to
spend a Monday afternoon? |
|
| 05/23 |
Dredge Wreck & Stone Tug |
30' |
70F |
Mild |
||
| 05/16 |
Fossil Ledge & a diver Rescue |
30' |
70F |
Mild |
A fun day hunting
teeth. Then, a rescue at Frying Pan Tower of a diver in
trouble. Read
about
it. |
|
| --- | April 2009 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
April
2009
----------------- |
|
| 04/24 |
Hyde & Markham |
30' |
63F |
Mild |
||
| 04/18 |
Nashville
& Lobster Ledge |
30' |
65F |
Mild |
The wreck was nice. Some
bugs were recovered from the ledge. |
|
| 04/18 |
Hyde |
20' |
63F |
Mild |
Schools of big
Amberjack. |
|
| --- | November 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
November
2008
----------------- |
|
| 11/23 |
Hyde |
50-70' |
61F |
Mild |
Calm seas and
sunny skies. Check out Steve Campbell's pictures. |
|
| 11/21 |
Queen of
Nassau Key Largo, FL |
80'+ |
79F |
Mild |
This was the final certification
dive of our Trimix class in Key Largo. At 210' on 18/50 mix, we
were as clear headed as diving on the Gill, except that there were
400lb Goliath grouper and schooling hamerhead sharks. Group Picture |
|
| --- | October 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
October
2008
----------------- |
|
| 10/15 |
Hyde and Gill |
40-70' |
75F |
Mild |
||
| 10/15 |
Hyde |
40-70' |
75F |
Mild |
Night dive on the
Hyde. Oh what a feeling? |
|
| 10/04 |
Hyde |
40-70' |
75F |
Mild |
Great dive...lots
of life. |
|
| 10/03 |
Normannia |
50' |
75F |
Mild |
||
| --- | September 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
September
2008
----------------- |
|
| 09/20 |
Lake Leamon Project AWARE Cleanup |
10' |
80F |
None |
A great time was
had by all. Check out all the trash these eco-friendly divers
collected. |
|
| 09/14 |
Hyde and Markham |
30-65' |
82F |
Mild |
||
| 09/13 |
Hyde |
30-65' |
82F |
Mild |
||
| 09/13 |
City of Houston Frying Pan Tower |
30-60' 20' |
82F |
Mild |
Lots of big fish
on the CoH Tower was good, but we've all seen it better. |
|
| 09/12 |
Hyde |
20-50' |
82F |
Mild |
||
| 09/10 09/10 09/10 |
Hyde |
20-50' |
82F |
Mild |
Large schools of
fish! |
|
| --- | August 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
August
2008
----------------- |
|
| 08/29 |
Hyde & Markham |
50-60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/27 08/27 |
Rosin |
50-80' |
80F |
Mild |
The Rosin always
delivers. |
|
| 08/26 |
Gill & Hyde |
50' |
80F |
Mild |
Swimming with the
dolphins. |
|
| 08/24 |
Normannia |
50-80' |
80F |
Mild |
A beautiful day on
the ocean. |
|
| 08/18 |
Hyde |
50' |
80F |
Mild |
Boiling with life. |
|
| 08/15 08/15 |
Fossil Ledge |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
Some nice finds. |
|
| 08/12 08/12 |
Hyde & Markham |
50-60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/11 |
Hyde & Markham |
50-60' |
80F |
Mild |
Lots of Sandbar
Sharks |
|
| 08/10 |
Liberty Ship |
10-15' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/08 |
Hyde & Dredge |
40-50' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/05 |
Liberty Ship |
10-15' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/04 |
Hyde |
50-60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| 08/02 |
John D Gill & Hyde |
50-60' |
80F |
Mild |
||
| --- | July 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
July
2008
----------------- |
|
| 07/23 07/23 |
John D Gill & Hyde |
50-60' |
80F |
Mild |
Look at the
pictures and decide for yourself! |
|
| 07/22 |
Hyde & Markham |
50-60' |
80F |
Mild |
Incredible diving |
|
| 07/09 |
John D Gill & Hyde |
50-60' |
79F |
Mild |
Awesome dive,
great vis, tons of big fish |
|
| 07/07 |
Fossil Ledge |
60' |
80F |
None |
||
| 07/06 |
Stone Tug & Dredge Wreck |
40' |
80F |
None |
A new manta ray. |
|
| 07/04 |
Fossil Ledge |
50' |
80F |
None |
Nice Teeth. |
|
| 07/03 07/03 |
Cassimir |
80+' |
80F |
None |
Checkout Charlotte
and Sue's pictures. Awsome. |
|
| 07/03 |
Hyde & Markham |
60' |
80F |
None |
Spectacular |
|
| --- | June 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
June
2008
----------------- |
|
| 06/29 |
Hyde & Markham |
60' |
80F |
None |
Nice, nice sharky. |
|
| 06/25 |
Fossil Ledge |
50' |
77F |
None |
||
| 06/24 |
Fossil Ledge |
50' |
77F |
None |
||
| 06/20 |
Normannia & Lobster Ledge |
50' |
77F |
None |
||
| 06/20 |
Stone Tug & Dredge Wreck |
40' |
77F |
None |
How about a 12'
Manta Ray. |
|
| 06/19 |
Liberty Ship |
15' |
75F |
None |
Boy Scout Troop
check out dives. |
|
| 06/17 |
Upsidedown Barge & Firefighter Tug |
30' |
75F |
None |
The biggest flat
thing ever. |
|
| 06/14 |
Hyde & Markham |
30' |
81/73F |
None |
Downunder
group. Aaron Harmon Pictures. |
|
| 06/13 |
Hyde & Markham |
50' |
76F |
Mild |
Night dive on the
Hyde with UNCW Research class |
|
| 06/11 |
Hyde & Markham |
50' |
76F |
Mild |
||
| 06/09 |
6 Mile Barges |
20' |
77F |
Mild |
UNCW Research
class training dive. |
|
| 06/06 |
Hyde & Markham |
50' |
76F |
Mild |
Mindbender |
|
| 06/05 |
Liberty Ship |
15' |
77F |
Mild |
||
| 06/04 |
Liberty Ship |
15' |
77F |
Mild |
||
| 06/07 |
Cassimir |
60' |
76F |
Mild |
Lionfish, trumpet fish, jacks, grouper, lobster. What else do you want? | |
| 06/07 |
Normannia |
60' |
76F |
None |
Matt
Head
said
"Unreal
Life!
Mahi,
Wahoo,
Tuna,
Pompano,
Cobia,
AJ's,
Pelagic
Rays,
and
the
highlight....10+'
Tiger
Shark
(no
not sand
tiger!). " |
|
| 06/07 |
Stone & Pocahontas Tugs |
40' |
74F |
Mild |
Check out Pete's
pictures. |
|
| 06/03 |
Cassimir |
80' |
77F |
Mild |
A great day on the
Cass! |
|
| 06/03 |
Fossil Ledge |
60' |
74F |
Mild |
The sweet spot |
|
| --- | May 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
May
2008
----------------- |
|
| 05/31 05/31 05/31 |
Hyde and Markham |
50' |
73F |
Mild |
Check out DM
Matt's pictures. Notice the breeding bite marks on the big ones and the
spots on the babies. Tara said "Too much to see, sea life is cruising around everywhere. Sandtiger and sandbar sharks around every corner." Check out the pictures. |
|
| 05/30 |
Hyde and Markham |
50' |
73F |
Mild |
The sharks are
early this year. |
|
| 05/27 |
Fossil Ledge |
40' |
72F |
Mild |
Check out the meg
teeth and whale spine. WOW! |
|
| 05/25 |
Liberty Ship |
10-15' |
72F |
Mild |
||
| 05/25 05/25 |
Hyde & Markham |
40-50' |
72F |
Mild |
||
| 05/24 |
John D Gill |
50-60' |
72F |
Mild |
Awesome dive,
great vis, tons of big fish |
|
| 05/23 |
DAN Interns |
|||||
| 05/23 |
Liberty Ship |
10-20' |
72F |
Mild |
||
| 05/22 |
Dredge Wreck |
30-40' |
72F |
Mild |
Night Dive was
great! |
|
| 05/15 |
Hyde & Markham |
30-40' |
69F |
Mild |
Awesome sandbar
shark and schooling amberjacks |
|
| 05/14 |
Stone & Dredge Wrecks |
10-30' |
69F |
Mild |
||
| 05/04 |
Liberty Ship |
10-30' |
65F |
Mild |
||
| 05/03 05/03 05/03 05/03 |
Safari Hunt 2008 |
10-30' |
65F |
Mild |
Thanks for a great
kickoff to the dive season. |
|
| --- | April 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
April
2008
----------------- |
|
| 04/30 |
Liberty Ship |
10-30' |
65F |
Mild |
A very nice dive
with our friends from ECU. |
|
| 04/27 |
Liberty Ship |
20' |
68F |
Mild |
Creating some new
divers. Congratulations. |
|
| 04/26 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60' |
68F |
Mild |
Lots of life minus the sand tiger sharks. They're on holiday. | |
| 04/25 |
YMCA
Pool |
60' |
85F |
None |
Underwater
fullface masks with communications test and training run. |
|
| 04/19 04/19 |
Hyde
&
Markham |
40' |
64F |
Mild |
The ocean is alive. Dolphins greeted us, plus an ocean sunfish. | |
| --- | January 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
January
2008
----------------- |
|
| 02/03 |
Hyde
&
Markham |
40' |
55F |
Mild |
Nice dive with Bob and Jason from NC Divers and a group of NC State students, plus a few good divers. | |
| --- | February 2008 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
February
2008
----------------- |
|
| 01/05 01/05 |
18
Fathom & City of Houston |
40' |
69F |
Mild |
A
great start to the 2008 dive season. Lots of sandtigers on the 18
Fathom wreck. Flat seas. |
|
| --- | December 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
December
2007
----------------- |
|
| 12/09 |
Fossil
Ledge |
60' |
68F |
None |
Yea, it's December and the diving is great. | |
| 12/08 |
Fossil
Ledge |
60' |
68F |
None |
Gotta love 1' seas and lots of Meg teeth. | |
| 12/08 |
Hyde
& Markham |
70 |
64F |
None |
Lots of life minus the sand tiger sharks. They're on holiday. | |
| --- | November 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
November
2007
----------------- |
|
| 11/18 |
Dredge
Wreck |
50' |
70F |
Mild |
Beautiful
visibility on the Dredge Wreck. |
|
| 11/12 |
Fossil
Ledge |
50' |
72F |
Mild |
A lot of very nice Meg teeth were found on the ledge, as well as whale bones. | |
| --- | October 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
October
2007
----------------- |
|
| 10/21 |
Stone
Tug |
40' |
75F |
Mild |
There
is beauty in the beast. |
|
| 10/18 |
Liberty
Ship |
20' |
75F |
Mild |
Fantastic
Liberty ship dive. |
|
| 10/17 |
Cenote
Cavern, Mexico |
200' |
75F |
None |
Avery Bates pictures diving the Cenotes in Mexico. Avery said "Pretty cool. Not as cool as diving with AS, but still cool." | |
| 10/14 |
Lobster
Ledge |
80' |
80F |
None |
Lobsters on the Lobster Ledge. Big stingray, fish, etc. Gotta love our ledges. | |
| 10/14 |
Liberty
Ship |
20' |
75F |
Mild |
Fantastic
Liberty ship dive. |
|
| 10/13 |
City
of Houston |
80' |
80F |
Mild |
A
few BIG sandtiger sharks and lots of fish. A ?ivory? toothbrush was
found. |
|
| 10/12 |
Liberty
Ship |
20' |
75F |
Mild |
Fantastic
Liberty ship dive. |
|
| --- | September 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -----------------
September
2007
----------------- |
|
| 09/28 |
Gill
& Markham |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
The
sharks are still at the Markham. Tutle, Eagle ray and sharks on
Markham. |
|
| 09/26 |
Valour
Tug |
90' |
80F |
Strong |
We
were hired to take some gear and crew to the salvage
operation over the Valour Tug. It turned into two long days of
running, but we got to do a nice dive on the way back. |
|
| 09/23 |
Greg
MicKey Wreck & Tower Ledge |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
Great
vis and great dives. We love diving in the fall. |
|
| 09/23 |
Gill
& Markham |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
The
sharks are still at the Markham. Gill continues to be a great
site. |
|
| 09/22 |
Hyde
& Markham |
40' |
80F |
Mild |
A
wonderful dive with the Divers Alert Network group. |
|
| 09/14 09/14 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60' |
81F |
Mild |
||
| 09/04 |
Gill
& Markham |
60' |
80F |
Mild |
Check
out the cobia swimming with the amberjack and the big sandbar shark. |
|
| --- | August 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | -------------------
August
2007
------------------- |
|
| 08/31 |
Cassimir
& Normania |
80' |
81F |
Mild |
What
a great way to finish August. |
|
| 08/28 08/28 |
23
Mile Ledge & John D. Gill |
80' |
81F |
Mild |
The
ledge was beautiful. The Gill was spectacular. There are
dozens of sandtiger sharks on the bow of
the Gill. Gotta check out Sue's pics! |
|
| 08/27 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60' |
81F |
Mild |
Another
wonderful dive. |
|
| 08/26 |
Stone
Tug & Liberty Ship |
30'-15' |
81F |
Mild |
There
is beauty in the beast. Running from the storm. |
|
| 08/25 |
Kathy's
Ledge & Lobster Ledge |
80' |
82F |
Mild |
Lobster,
grouper, angel fish, and lion fish. Three friendly dolphins showed up
for 20 minutes of playtime during the surface inteval. |
|
| 08/25 08/25 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60' |
81F |
Mild |
Nice
stingray, sharks, and barracudas. |
|
| 08/24 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60' |
81F |
Mild |
Great
day on the ocean. |
|
| 08/23 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60' |
81F |
Mild |
Great
day on the ocean. |
|
| 08/18 08/18 08/18 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60' |
82F |
Mild |
Nice
schooling barracudas. Check out the pictures from Phil Adcock. |
|
| 08/16 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60' |
81F |
Mild |
Great
day on the ocean. |
|
| 08/14 08/14 |
Greg
MicKey
&
Frying
Pan
Tower
Ledge |
60' |
82F |
Moderate |
First
dive on the new wreck. It was great! |
|
| 08/09 |
Hyde
& Markham |
50' |
81F |
Mild |
Great
day on the ocean. |
|
| 08/05 |
Stone
& Dredge |
50' |
81F |
Mild |
Lots
of stuff. |
|
| 08/04 08/04 08/04 |
Frying
Pan Tower Ledges & Greg MicKey ship sinking |
80' |
81F |
Moderate |
As
usual, the ledges did not disappoint. Watching the sinking was a
once-in-a-lifetime event. It's going to be a great wreck. |
|
| 08/04 |
Markham |
50' |
81F |
Mild |
Swimming
with the sharks. Oh, what a feeling! |
|
| 08/03 |
Markham |
50' |
81F |
Mild |
A
nice day on the boat and in the water. |
|
| 08/01 |
23
Mile Ledge & Markham |
50' |
81F |
Mild |
Great
shark day. Check out the
sandtiger video. |
|
| --- | July 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------- July 2007 ------------------- | |
| 07/28 |
18
Fathom Wreck |
80+' |
82F |
Mild |
The
longest distance charter that we have ever done. It was well
worth it. WOW! Top to bottom visibility. Tons of
fish. Lots of diversity. Sandtiger and Nurse sharks, eels,
etc. |
|
| 07/27 |
City
of Houston & Fossil Ledge |
80'
on
CoH |
80F |
Mild |
A few goodies were bagged. A number of very nice Meg teeth were found on the ledge. Just a great day of wreck and ledge diving. | |
| 07/25 |
Hyde & Markham |
50' |
80F |
Mild |
Big
sharks and lots of life continue to make these dives a favorite. |
|
| 07/24 |
Ed's Lobster Wreck |
60-70' |
80F |
Mild |
And
lobster were found. Another great dive that we don't visit enough. |
|
| 07/13 |
John D. Gill |
50' |
79F |
Mild |
Nice shark. |
|
| 07/10 |
Stone
& Dredge |
40-50' |
79F |
Mild |
Great
inshore dive. |
|
| 07/09 |
23
Mile Ledge & Hyde |
60' |
79F |
Mild |
Check
out the sharks and frog fish. |
|
| 07/09 |
Gill
& Hyde |
50' |
79F |
Mild |
Lots
of life, good divers. We all had fun. Tom's pictures. |
|
| 07/09 |
Gill
& Hyde |
50' |
79F |
Mild |
Sandtigers,
sandbars. |
|
| 07/07 |
Stone
& Dredge |
40-50' |
79F |
Mild |
Like
flying through a cloud. |
|
| 07/06 |
Normania/Lobster
Ledge |
70' |
80F |
Mild |
Another
great dive. |
|
| 07/05 |
Hyde
& Markham |
70' |
79F |
Mild |
Lots
of Sharks. |
|
| 07/04 |
Gill
& Markham |
50' |
79F |
Mild |
Beautiful
water. Big stuff. |
|
| 07/01 |
Lobster
Ledge |
70' |
79F |
Mild |
Just
beautiful! |
|
| 07/01 |
River
& Lake |
0' |
85F |
None |
Water
was black, catfish big. |
|
| --- | June 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------- June 2007 ------------------- | |
| 06/29 |
Hyde
& Markham |
70' |
79F |
Mild |
||
| 06/28 |
Hyde
Night Dive |
50' |
77F |
Mild |
||
| 06/25 |
Hyde
& Markham |
50' |
79F |
Mild |
||
| 06/23 |
Cassimir |
80+' |
76F |
Mild |
It
doen't get much better than this. |
|
| 06/23 |
Hyde
& Markham |
60-70' |
76F |
Mild |
The
sandtiger sharks are back. |
|
| 06/22 |
Hyde |
50' |
77F |
Mild |
Lots
of everything, an adventure. |
|
| 06/18 |
Gill & Markham |
60-70' |
76F |
Mild |
Gill
was fantastic. Markham was better. Massive stingray, big
cobia, sandtigers. A pod of five dolphins went diving with
us. World-class diving. |
|
| 06/16 |
Hyde
& Markham |
40-60' |
76F |
Mild |
Checkout
the stingray and cobia pictures. |
|
| 06/16 |
23
Mile Ledge |
40-60' |
76F |
Mild |
Spearfishing
charter. Great conditions. Fish were shot. |
|
| 06/15 |
Hyde |
40-50' |
76F |
Mild |
Sharks
are moving in. Conditions are great. Goliath grouper was
spotted at the props. He's federally protected. Don't shoot
him. |
|
| 06/13 | Hyde |
50' |
75F |
Mild |
The
weatherman got the winds wrong, way wrong! This did not take away
from the very good diving, water was warm, visibility was great and
there was lots to see. Most divers got to see some sand tigers, big
schools of barracuda hanging around the center tower. Schools of
spanish passing through. |
|
| 06/11 |
Liberty
Ship |
25-30' |
74F |
Mild |
Great
dive on the Liberty Ship, always lots to see. Top 30 foot was
great bottom 20 not as good. Students had a great time. |
|
| 06/08 |
Fossil
Ledge |
40-50' |
75F |
Mild |
Mostly
black; water on the top, not as good on the bottom. Some teeth
were
found as seen in the photos. |
|
| 06/07 |
Hyde |
40-50' |
73F |
Mild |
Diving
is getting better and better on this wreck. |
|
| 06/01 |
Hyde |
50-60' |
73F |
Mild |
Great
black; water over the Hyde all kinds of fish. |
|
| --- | May 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------- May 2007 ------------------- | |
| 05/31 |
Cassimir |
80 |
75 |
Mild |
Another
incredible dive. World class diving. |
|
| 05/30 |
5
Mile
Barges
&
?? |
15 |
75 |
Mild |
Underwater
Hunter class. Fish were shot. |
|
| 05/28 |
Liberty
Ship |
20-30 |
72 |
None |
Incredibe
amount of life around this wreck, big schools of spanish, sand tigers,
sheep head, flounder, ver large unidentified snapper looking
fish.......... |
|
| 05/27 |
Rosin
Wreck |
80+ |
75 |
Mild |
Beautiful
dive. Limitless visability. Tons of fish. EPIC dive.
Click on the date link for incredible pictures. |
|
| 05/26 |
Hyde |
30-40 |
72 |
Mild |
Huge
thorny back ray, biggest on I have ever seen, tons of other fish.
Six bottle-nose dolphin came and greeted two divers doing their
hang. A few sand tigers have started moving onto the the
Hyde and Markam, they are big ones. |
|
| 05/26 |
23
Mile/Hyde |
40-70 |
72 |
Mild |
Great
vis on the 23 Mile ledge, butterfly fish, amberjack, big flounder,
jacks....... |
|
| 05/25 |
5
Mile
Barges |
15-20 |
72 |
Mild |
DAN
Interin training dive. |
|
| 05/22 |
Markham
&
Hyde |
20
-
40 |
72 |
Mild |
Huge
schools of amberjacks and bait fish. |
|
| 05/21 |
Gill |
70
@
top
last
20
-
20 |
75 |
None |
A
swath of black; warm water has moved in all the way up to the Markam
and
Hyde (almost four degree change from Friday!). Sunday was a great
day for diving. Incredible amount of life on the
wreck. Fish, fish everywhere. |
|
| 05/21 |
Hyde |
60
all
round. |
74 |
Mild |
Warmer
water has moved all the way to the Hyde. When I reached the bar
at fifteen foot I could see the wreck. Grouper everywhere,
tropicals, a school of fifteen large black; fish, amber jacks, very big
southern stingray, one sand bar shark just passing through and the odd
fossil tooth off the bottom.......... |
|
| 05/21 |
Liberty
Ship |
5-30 |
71 |
Mild |
Water
is getting warmer here with very decent visibility on the high
tide. Big old flounder lying everywhere, large school of jacks,
the Lib ship always has a surprise. |
|
| 05/17 |
6 Mile Ledge |
70 |
None |
UNCW
Scientific
class dive. |
||
| 05/15 |
Dredge
&
Stone
Wrecks |
10-25 |
69 |
None |
Beautiful,
flat day. Lots to see. |
|
| 05/12 |
Frying
Pan Tower |
40 |
74 |
Mild |
The
grouper must be spawning...they're all at the tower. We were all
impressed with the vis considering the weather the week before. |
|
| --- |
April 2007 | -------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- April 2007 ------------------- | |
| 04/29 | Liberty
Ship |
10-25' |
67F |
None |
Wreck
looking good! Big fat chunky Sheep Head and Flounder.
Eleven students certified, if they are doing it you should be diving
too. |
|
| 04/29 | Hyde
& Markham |
50' |
68F |
Mild |
Lots
of big Amber jack and other fish. |
|
| 04/28 | Gill
& Hyde |
40' |
67F |
Mild |
The
wrecks are alive with fish. |
|
| 04/22 | 8
Mile Ledge |
5' |
62F |
Mild |
Surface
vis was nice, but mucked up on the bottom |
|
| 04/14 | Stone
& Dredge wrecks |
30'-40' |
62F |
Mild |
||
| --- |
February 2007 | -------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- February 2007 ------------------- | |
| 02/24 | John
D. Gill |
20-30' |
52F |
Mild |
COLD,
but a nice dive. |
|
| --- | January 2007 | -------- | --------- | ---------- | ------------------- January 2007 ------------------- | |
| 01/13 |
City of Houston |
60-70' |
69F |
Mild |
Too
many fish to
see the wreck. A couple of Sand Tigers were spotted, along with
some nice grouper, flounder and lots of bait fish. Schools of
False Albacore could be seen crashing bait around the wreck.
Awesome day and dive for January! |
|
| --- |
September 2006 | -------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- September 2006 ------------------- | |
| 09/07 |
Hyde
Markham |
20-60' |
81F |
Mild |
Diver's
reported
vis
not
as
bad
as
expected
after
TS
Ernesto,
between
20'and
60',
very
clear
right
on
the
bottom. There was a feeding
frenzy going on with huge balls of bait fish and all the gamefish in
attendance. A few Sand Tigers were spotted. |
|
| --- |
July 2006 | -------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- July 2006 ------------------- | |
| 07/16 |
Hyde
Markham/Lib
ship |
50-60' |
74F |
Mild |
Diver's
reported
seeing
a
whale
on
the
charter
today.
Two
divers
confirmed
the
Captain's
sighting
of
a
whale
just
off the
Hyde...!!! Inshore the Viz on the Lib was 10-15 ft. |
|
| 7/05 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
50-60' |
74F |
Mild |
Another
great
dive
at
the
hopper
dredges.
A
huge
10'
momma
sand
tiger
was
seen
cruising
around
the
wrecks. |
|
| 7/04 |
Frying
Pan
Tower |
80' |
76F |
Mild |
An
awesome
spearfishing
trip.
One
young
spear
fisherman
even
shot
his
first
fish,
a
nice
Hog.
I'm
sure
he
gutted
and cleaned it with
pride. |
|
| 7/04 |
Assimilate |
90-100'+ |
75F |
Mild |
North
Carolina
Diving
Does
not
get
any
better
than
this!!
Even
the
mates
and
seasoned
divers
on
the
boat
agreed this was one of the best
days we have ever seen. Huge Trumpet fish were everywhere. |
|
| 7/03 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
60' |
75F |
Mild |
The
Dredges
are
looking
good.
Some
big
sand
tigers
are
happily
hanging
out. |
|
| 7/03 |
Lobster
Ledge |
60' |
75F |
None |
Bugs!
Lots
of
Lobster
what
a
great
day!! |
|
| 7/02 |
Liberty
Ship |
10' |
74F |
None |
Vis
is
getting
better
on
the
Ramsey.
Lots
of
inshore
fish
as
well. |
|
| 7/02 |
Frying
Pan
Tower |
60' |
76F |
Strong |
Tons
of
Grouper
and
Hogfish
with
a
bunch
of
Nurse
sharks
too.
Great
dive
with
a
little
current
to
deal with. |
|
| 7/01 | Hyde
/
Markham |
40' | 75F | Mild | Just
like
the
morning
run.
What
a
fantastic
dive. |
|
| 7/01 |
Hyde |
40' |
75F |
Mild |
Wow
the
vis
is
back
and
so
are
the
fish.
So
much
life
it's
hard
to
believe
this
was
a wreck!! |
|
| --- |
June 2006 | -------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- June 2006 ------------------- | |
| 6/11 |
Libship |
5-8 |
69F-70F |
mild |
Viz
has
been
a
little
off
with
all
the
storms
we
have
had
but
the
fish
are
coming
in....we
saw a lot more spanish on the wreck than we have lately. |
|
| --- |
May 2006 | -------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- May 2006 ------------------- | |
| 5/5 |
Schoolhouse Markham Hyde |
30'-50' |
69F-70F |
mild |
Large
Sandbar
on
the
Schoolhouse
Barge.
Three
Spotted
Dolphins
greeted
us
on
the
Markham
at
80
feet.
Many
large
Amber jacks on the
Hyde. Tropicals moving in. Lots of fossil teeth lying
around for the sharp eye. An incredible three
dives...............................some big old Flounder stacked up on
one of the wrecks - your guess! |
|
| 5/15 |
5
Mile
Ledges |
5'-15' |
68F |
mild |
UNCW
students
back
in
the
water,
their
first
dive
off
Aquatic
II.
Vis
was
lowered
with
tough
diving
conditions
which will always prepare you. |
|
| 5/14 |
Liberty
Ship |
10'-20' |
67F |
none |
Student
check
out
dives.............first
time
ocean
dive
for
all
of
them
and
to
be
greeted
buy
two
beefy
Sand
tigers when they reached the
bottom. Does it get better? Lots of big Sheep head,
blackfish and also many Sand tigers. |
|
| 5/13 |
Liberty
Ship |
10'-15' |
67F |
mild |
UNCW
students
project,
lots
of
big
Sheep
head,
some
flounder
hanging
around
and
always
the
odd
anchor.
Challenging
training
conditions for
the students, can only make them better divers. |
|
| 5/7 |
Hyde/Markam |
60'-80' |
66F |
very
mild |
No
typo!
Jumped
in
could
see
the
sand
and
then
the
whole
wreck.
No
Sand
Tigers
yet,
one
Sand
Bar swooped in to say howdy. Some
tropicals around, big Blue Fish and Amber Jacks. Found one fossil
dolphin tooth.................. |
|
| --- |
April 2006 | -------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- April 2006 ------------------- | |
| 4/20 |
Hyde |
45' |
66F |
Mild |
No
Sand
Tigers
yet
but
all
the
big
fish
are
back
along
with
the
barracuda
and
AJ's!! |
|
| --- |
Jan 2006 | -------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- January 2006 ------------------- | |
| 1/16 |
John
D.
Gill |
40' |
55F |
Mild |
Tons
of
fish!!
Big
Grouper
and
lots
of
Flounder. |
|
| --- |
Nov
2005 |
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- November 2005 ------------------- | |
| 11/06 |
Frying
Pan
Tower |
50'-60' |
76F |
Strong |
The current was ripping! Lots of tropicals along with some African pompano and a few hog snapper. Plenty of cudas under the tower and some big AJs to keep you company. Pretty dive minus the current. Dustin | |
| 11/06 |
Liberty
Ship |
10' |
72F |
None |
Good
ol'
Lib
Ship |
|
| 11/05 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
25'-35' |
74F |
Mild |
1
Shark |
|
| 11/04 |
Hyde |
25'-35' |
74F |
Mild |
Vis
getting
back
to
normal.
No
sharks
today.
The
Hyde
is
changing.
The
deck
forward
the
Pilot
house
has
begun to collapse
and the hull is cracked and beginning to buckle. |
|
| --- |
Oct
2005 |
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- October 2005 ------------------- | |
| 10/31 |
5
Miles
N
Frying
Pan |
50'-65' |
73F |
Mild |
Great
diving.
No change in temp from surface to ocean floor. A few bugs and nice size grouper swimming around. Seemed like swimming in an aquarium. Seas a bit choppy, heading inland they flattened out. |
|
| 10/19 |
37
Miles
Out |
40'-50' |
75F |
None |
Good
diving |
|
| 10/17 |
Dallas
Rock/Lib
Ship |
10'-15' |
71F |
Mild |
We
dove
dallas
rock
and
the
lib
ship
area
today.
Vis.
at
dallas
rock
was
10-15ft
and
water
temp
was 71 degrees. Lots of
particulate in
the water. Not much besides ringtail pinfish and on the
ledge.. At
the lib. ship, the water was green but decent. The vis. was
pretty
good being 15ft. or better. Tons of bait and barracudas.
Managed one
nice flounder and a sheepshead. Dustin |
|
| --- |
Sept
2005
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
-------------------
September
2005
------------------- |
|
| 09/21 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
5'-7' |
80F |
Mild |
Lowered
vis
but
still
plenty
of
life |
|
| 09/18 |
30
Miles
Offshore |
30' |
-- |
-- |
30'
but
not
bad
shot
a
few
fish |
|
| 09/18 |
Normannia |
30'-40' |
82F |
None |
Lion
fish
everywhere.
Great
dive
considering
the
storm. |
|
| --- |
Aug
2005
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
-------------------
August
2005
------------------- |
|
| 08-21 |
John
D.
Gill |
50' |
80 |
Mild |
A
few
sand
tigers
and
African
pompano |
|
| 08-20 |
Normannia/lobster
ledge |
60+ |
81 |
Mild |
Conditions
just beautiful for diving. flat sea, rolling swell. Black
tip reef shark, grouper etc etc........................very good dives. |
|
| 08-19 |
Markam |
50+ |
81 |
None |
Conditions just beautiful
for diving. flat sea, to current. Large Sand Tiger Sharks,
six large African Pompano, Tuna, Amberjacks, huge balls of bait
fish........................mind blowing dives. |
|
| 08-19 |
Stone/Dredge |
50+ |
81 |
None |
Conditions just beautiful
for diving. flat sea, to current. Two large Cobia resting
on the sand. Lots of starfish. |
|
| 08-06 |
Stone/Dredge |
50+ |
78 |
None |
A little choppy on the surface but beautiful underwater. A 2ft kamikaze remora tried to latch on to every diver which was interesting. | |
| 08-04 |
Frying Pan | 40-60 |
77-78 |
Ripping |
The
Viz
was
great
but
the
current
was
no
joke,
the
name
of
the
game
this
day
was
drift
dive..... |
|
| 08-04 |
Fossil Ledge | 40-50 |
77-78 |
Mild |
The
ocean
looked
like
a
Mill
Pond.
Few
teeth
of
good
size,
great
viz,
some
grouper
in
the
cooler
too.....great day |
|
| 08-03 |
Hyde |
10-15 |
76-77 |
N/A |
Great
viz
until
you
got
to
the
Deck,
below
the
deck
some
mucky
water
has
gotten
blown
in
and
makes for a low viz Hyde dive |
|
| 08-03 |
John
D.
Gill |
50-60 |
76-77 |
None |
You
could
see
the
wreck
at
20
feet,
sharks,
pompano,
Awesome
Gill
dive |
|
| 07-28 |
Liberty
Area |
20 |
76 |
None |
Good
viz
with
a
lot
of
fish
around,
cloudy
surface
layer
with
clearer
water
below,
not
many
flounder
inshore |
|
| 07-23 |
Rosin |
40+ |
77 |
Stiff |
Awesome
dive,
everyone
went
crazy
over
the
swim
through
and
this
new
site |
|
| 07-03 |
Hyde |
80+ |
78 |
Mild |
Unbelievable |
|
| 07-01 |
Dredge Wreck |
60+ |
74 |
Mild |
Great
dives
with
Sand
Tigers
and
two
large
Sand
Bars
sharks |
|
| 06-28 |
Hyde/
Markham |
60+ |
74 |
Mild |
Tuna
were
hit
the
surface
hard
and
a
big
Sand
Tiger
was
seen
on
the
Markham |
|
| 06-13 |
Liberty |
20'-40' |
73 |
Mild |
Time
to
take
the
Farmer
John
Wetsuit
out!
Temperatures
are
rising.
Reef
fish,
Spanish,
and
many
more. |
|
| 06-05 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
40' |
69 |
Mild |
No
sharks
yet
but
still
an
awesome
dive.
Big
Grouper
and
lots
of
bait
fish
which
brought
in
a
lot
of Spanish and Kings. |
|
| 06-05 |
Frying
Pan
Tower |
60'-70' |
78 |
Mild |
Blue
water,
mild
current,
flat
sea...................what
more
do
you
want?
Large
amount
of
big
Sand
Tiger
Sharks,
two
Hammerhead
Sharks,
large schools of Spanish Mackrel, Tuna and much more |
|
| 06-05 |
Liberty |
40'-50' |
68 |
None |
Second
Weekend
in
a
row
with
fantastic
visibility
for
the
Lib
Ship.....!
OW
Check
Out
Students
had
a
blast.
Lots of fish, large Cobia, no
sand
tiger sharks. |
|
| 06-04 |
8
Mile
ledge |
10' |
68 |
None |
Particulate
in
the
water
caused
lack
of
visibility |
|
| 06-04 |
Old
Dredge
Wreck |
30'-40' |
68 |
None |
Blue
water
made
for
a
GREAT
dive!! |
|
| --- |
May
2005
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
-------------------
May
2005
------------------- |
|
| 05-29 |
Liberty |
50' |
73 |
Mild |
Lots
of
fish
&
few
sand
tiger
sharks. |
|
| 05-14 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
80' |
63 |
Mild |
Able
to
see
wreck
from
surface.
Thanks
Steve |
|
| 05-13 |
Liberty
Ship |
Still
40' |
64 |
Mild |
Night
Dive--Phenomenal.
The
Lib'
has
bloomed
with
black;
water
and
lots
of
life.
The
Bonita
were
popping
bait
and
the sand tigers are
back. |
|
| 05-11 |
Liberty
Ship |
40-45' |
63.8F |
None |
40'
Plus
visibility
unbelievable
for
the
Liberty
Ship |
|
| 05-08 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
10'-15' |
63F |
Mild |
Lots
of
big
Grouper.
Lots
of
Amberjack.
No
Sharks
yet. |
|
| --- |
April
2005
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
------------------- April 2005 ------------------- | |
| 04-21 |
Fossil
Ledge |
30' |
60F |
Mild |
Teeth
found.
Lots
of
fish. |
|
| --- |
January
2005
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
-------------------
January
2005
------------------- |
|
| 01-01 |
Near
Frying
Pan
Tower |
20'-25' |
71F |
Mild |
A
few
Lobster,
Grouper,
Hogsnappers,
and
some
Tropicals
...
and
great
diving
for
January. From FatCat Via E-mail. |
|
| --- |
December
2004
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
-------------------
December
2004
------------------- |
|
| 11-20 |
18
Fathom
Wreck |
100' |
79F |
None |
"PERFECT
CONDITIONS
...
lots of Sand
Tigers (quit counting after 50) from 50’ down to wreck, wreck
was
covered
with bait fish, also saw two spotted eagle rays." From PLAYPENN Via E-mail. |
|
| --- |
November
2004
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
-------------------
November
2004
------------------- |
|
| 10-31 |
Liberty
Ship |
20'+ |
68F |
None |
Many
divers
take
this
site
for
granted,
but
for
3
miles
from
shore
I
think
it's
one
of
the
most exciting wrecks that we go to. |
|
| 10-30 | Lobster
Ledge |
20' |
73F |
Mild |
"Saw
a
Lion
Fish
at
110',
and
a
huge
Loggerhead
about
3'
across
shell."
From
Terry
via
e-mail. |
|
| 10-30 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
20' |
70F |
Mild |
The
visibility
was
not
quite
what
we
had
hoped
because
there
had
been
a
full
moon
coral
spawn
and
the larvae were clouding the water and
forming slicks on the surface. Mark one more for Mother Nature! |
|
| 10-28 |
Hyde |
10' |
70F |
Strong |
Thought
it
would
be
better,
recent
swell
and
lunar
tides
must
have
stirred
up
the
silt
within
the
wreck. |
|
| 10-28 |
Stone
Tug |
15' |
69F |
Surge |
Should
be
better
by
the
weekend! |
|
| 10-7 |
23
Mile
Ledge |
70'-80' |
76F |
- |
"We
made
seven
dives
yesterday
(Thursday
Oct.
7th)." |
|
| 10-7 | 15
Mile
Ledge |
60' |
76F | - |
"We
started
at
23
Mile
and
worked
our
way
towards
shore." |
|
| 10-7 | 5
Mile
ledge |
40' |
76F | - |
"It
was
rough
but
the
vis
was
spectacular.
Best
I
have
seen
all
summer.
Conditions
were
the
same
top
to bottom, no stratification
at all." |
|
| 10-7 | 1
mile
out |
10' |
76F | - |
"What a delight. Man I'm ready to make up for lost time." Jay Souza | |
| 10-3 |
Lobster
Ledge |
30' |
77F |
None |
Lots
of
activity.
Calm
&
beautiful.
We
saw
some
Juvinile
Pompano
with
long
streamers
swimming
about. |
|
| 10-2 |
28
Mile
Ledge |
20' |
77F |
Mild |
Great
Dive!! |
|
| --- |
September
2004
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
-------------------
September
2004
------------------- |
|
| 9-23 |
23 Mile Ledge | 10'-15' |
76F |
Mild |
The water was beautiful. |
|
| 9-23 | 15
Mile
Ledge |
5' |
76F |
Mild | The water was beautiful. | |
| 9-23 | 5
Mile
Ledge |
2'-3' |
75F |
Mild | The water was beautiful. | |
| 9-13 |
23
Mile
Ledge |
20'-25' |
79F |
- |
Choppy
surface
but
surprisingly
good
vis
considering. |
|
| --- |
August
2004
|
-------- |
--------- |
---------- |
-------------------
August
2004
------------------- |
|
| 8-28 |
8
Mile
Ledge |
35'+ |
81F |
None |
If
you
haven't
done
this
dive-
put
it
on
your
list!
So
many
different
fish
species
and
so
much
activity. Lots of nooks to explore with rewards
such as seashells and flounder. |
|
| 8-22 |
Hyde
/
Schoolhouse |
30'-40' | 81F | Mild | Still
had
fun,
just
had
to
shorten
the
focal
length
and
search
out
the
smaller,
more
elusive
critters. |
|
| 8-21 |
Hyde / Markham | 15'-20' | 81F | Mild |
Some
were
disappointed,
but...
"a bad day of diving is better than a good day at work" if you ask us! |
|
| 8-20 |
33
Mile
Ledge |
50' |
81F |
None |
Abundant
Lobster
and
Grouper. |
|
| 8-20 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
25' |
80F |
Mild |
Getting
better,
still
somewhat
cloudy
but
plenty
of
marine
life
in
action.
Rumors
that
the
Sand
tigers
have
moved
off are false. |
|
| 8-19 |
Gill
/
Hyde |
15'-20' |
80F |
Mild |
Water
color
at
the
bottom
was
a
milky
green
indicating
that
a
algae/plankton
bloom
is
in
effect.
Often
after
a storm nutrients are released from the
substrate or are drawn up from deeper water which can initiate a
macrobiotic proliferation event. |
|
| 8-17 |
Ed's
Lobster
Wreck |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Blue
surface
water,
but
no
diving
to
report. |
|
| 8-10 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
50' |
81F |
None |
Exciting! |
|
| 8-8 |
Stone
Tug |
40' |
80F |
None |
Active
bait
fish
(Cigar
minnows,
Mullet,
etc.)
being
watched
closely
by
the
Barracudas.
Nice
warm
water! |
|
| 8-8 |
Liberty
Ship |
20'-25' |
81F |
None |
Top
shelf
inshore
diving
at
high
tides
right
now. |
|
| 8-8 | 33
Mile
Lidge |
30' |
75F |
Mild |
Lobsters
galore
but
still
messy
water
at
depth. |
|
| 8-8 | Frying
Pan
Tower |
20'-30' |
77F |
Mild |
Tons
of
marine
life
but
a
stirred
up
bottom-water.
|
|
| 8-7 |
8
Mile
Ledge |
25' |
81F |
Mild |
Great
dive
site
for
sea
shells
(especially
after
a
storm)
and
invertebrates
like
Arrowhead
crabs
and
Featherduster
worms. |
|
| 8-7 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
50' |
81F |
None |
Three
different
shark
species
located
on
one
dive:
Sandtiger
(big
guys
w/gnarly
teeth),
Sandbar
(traditional
looking
shark)
and
Nurse
(lays on
the bottom). |
|
| --- |
July
2004 |
------ |
--------- |
-------- |
------------------
July
2004
----------------- |
|
| 7-30 |
Stone
/
Dredge |
25'
-
30' |
77F |
None |
Manta
Ray
Madness!!!
A
rare
encounter
with
an
8'
Atlantic
Manta
Ray
that
lasted
the
entire
dive
at
the
Stone Tug. She was so playful and curious
that, although not recommended, many divers got the opportunity to
touch her. |
|
| 7-27 |
23
Mile
Ledge |
80"+ |
81F |
Mild |
Stormy
weather
in
the
morning
dissipated
quickly,
leaving
lots
of
sunshine
and
calm,
clear
water.
Many
lobsters,
eels,
and
angelfish. |
|
| 7-24 |
Cassimir
/
LobLedge |
Unlimited |
80F |
None |
Oil
slick-like
sea
surface,
water
so
clear
it
looked
indigo,
and
lots
of
fish
of
all
sizes.
Epic
dive
trip. |
|
| 7-24 |
Stone |
60"+ |
81F |
Mild |
Very
clear
all
the
way
to
the
sand
and
no
thermocline! |
|
| 7-23 |
Liberty
Ship |
5'
-
10' |
78F |
Mild |
Hazy
water,
lots
of
suspended
particulate
matter.
Plenty
of
fish
life
including
Barracudas
and
Oyster
Cracker
Toadfish. |
|
| 7-23 |
8
mile
Ledge |
30' |
82F
/
77F |
Mild |
Morning
storms
reduced
visibility
but
the
seas
were
flat. |
|
| 7-22 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
60'
/
30' |
82F
/
76F |
None |
Slick
glassy
seas.
No
current.
Great
water
clarity. |
|
| 7-21 |
Stone
/
Dredge |
60'
/
20' |
82F
/
75F |
Mild |
Interesting
conditions:
South
swell
and
current
against
a
North
wind.
Also,
the
vis
went
from
clear
to
milk
at
50' and the temp dropped 8 degrees, lots of
cool macro loife to see though. |
|
| 7-20 |
Gill
/
Hyde |
40'
-
70' |
82F
/
76F |
Mild |
Pleasant
dives
and
surprisingly
good
water
clarity.
Lots
of
schooling
Amberjack
and
some
nice
tropical
fish
on
both
wrecks. |
|
| 7-15 |
Hyde
/
Schoolhouse
Barge |
40'
-
60' |
81F
/
75F |
Mild
-
Mod |
The
Schoolhouse
is
a
great
alternative
to
the
more
often
dived
sites
and
it
is
covered
in
marine
life.
Underwater naturalists can locate such
species as the High-hat fish living within the wreck, which is easily
penetrable. |
|
| 7-11 |
Stone
Tug |
50' |
77F |
None |
One
of
the
most
alive
dive
sites
we
go
to.
The
entire
food
pyramid
is
represented
at
this
wreck.
I can't remember the last night dive we've
done there but now is the time! |
|
| 7-10 |
Lobster
Ledge |
70'+ |
77F |
Mild |
Great
dive
as
always,
clear
water
and
even
a
few
bugs
crawling
around. |
|
| 7-9 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
70'
/
50' |
79F
/
73F |
Mild
-
Moderate |
In
50
square
feet
of
wreck
at
the
Markham
we
saw
5
stingrays,
1
Loggerhead
turtle,
7
sharks,
and
3 Barracuda. Oh yeah, and the Spanish Macks
were everywhere, just chewing up the bait! |
|
| 7-7 |
Gill
/
Sharktooth
Ledge |
Unlimited
/
60' |
81F
/
72F |
Moderate |
Refreshing
temps
and
some
water
movement
on
the
bottom.
Old
Loggerhead
turtle
joined
us
on
the
ledge
dive.
Found
a fossilized Carcharadon megalodon
tooth! |
|
| 7-7 |
8
mile
/
5
mile
Ledges |
20'-30' |
80F
/
75F |
Mild |
Great
places
for
fish
identification
-
tropicals
and
benthics
(bottom
dwelling
organisms)
everywhere!
Also
saw
Arrowhead
crabs
and
Queen
Helmet
snails. |
|
| 7-6 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
60' |
76F |
Mild |
Bumpy
seas
make
the
underwater
world
seem
that
much
more
peaceful.
100
dives
on
these
sites
won't
uncover
all
of the explorable opportunities. |
|
| 7-5 |
Gill
/
Markham |
80'
/
60' |
80F
/
75F |
Mild |
Thermocline
beginning
to
develop
which
is
common
in
summer.
Many
of
Wrightsville
Beach's
wrecks
have
over
25'
of
relief
so it is easy to find a balance
of temperature, visibility, and depth. |
|
| 7-4 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
60' |
77F |
Moderate |
Guaranteed
awesome
dives...
the
best
of
what
North
Carolina
has
to
offer:
shipwrecks,
sharks
and
warm,
clear
water
. |
|
| 7-3 |
Frying
Pan
Tower |
50' |
78F |
Moderate
-
Strong |
The
Tower
is
a
diving
icon
known
along
the
entire
East
Coast.
Tropical
and
deep
water
species
are
abundant
in only 50' of depth. Lunar tides
created a decent current which reduced the viz but it's always a
memorable experience. |
|
| 7-1 |
Hyde
-
Night
Dive |
60' |
80F
/
75F |
Moderate |
Lights,
Cameras,
Action!
Incredible
feeding
behaviors
from
the
'Cudas,
Bonito
and
Pompano.
11
Sand
Tiger
sharks
chilling
out
on
the stern. Decent
current from the
West and a Thermocline at 60'. |
|
| 7-1 |
John
D.
Gill |
80' |
78F |
None |
"Crystal
black;
water,
large
schools
of
bait
fish...
stellar
day!"
-Scott
Corbet |
|
| --- |
June
2004 |
---------- |
---------- |
---------- |
----------------------
June
2004
------------------------ |
|
| 6-30 |
Liberty
Ship |
10'-20' |
79F |
None |
Stayed
near
or
inside
the
wreck
to
avoid
light
pollution,
still
a
great
dive. |
|
| 6-30 |
8
Mile
Ledge |
20'-30' |
78F |
Mild |
Lots
of
schooling
Spadefish
and
some
Triggerfish
also.
This
ledge
is
great
because
it
is
rarely
dived. |
|
| 6-28 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
60'+ |
78F |
Mild |
Lots
of
Sargasso
weed
and
Flying
fish,
good
signs
of
Gulf
Stream
water
near
shore! |
|
| 6-27 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
60'+ |
78F |
Mild |
Turtles,
Rays,
Sharks...
oh
my! |
|
| 6-24 |
Liberty
Ship |
15'-25' |
79F |
None |
Surprisingly
clear
water
given
the
recent
weather,
best
visibility
underneath
the
overhangs.
Active
marine
life
including
Spanish
Mackerel,
Amberjack
and
Barracuda. |
|
| 6-23 |
Masonboro
Inlet
Jetty |
2'-3' |
78F |
Tidal |
Late
in
the
day
on
the
North
Jetty,
water
was
clear
but
the
low
tide
stirred
up
the
particulate
matter. Not many gamefish but lots of juvenile
flounder. |
|
| 6-22 |
John
D.
Gill
(WR-4) |
40'-50' |
75F |
Mild |
Dive
into
American
History
on
the
Gill.
Lots
of
swim-thru's
and
packed
with
marine
life. |
|
| 6-19 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
60' |
76F |
None |
Big
bait
schools
on
both
wrecks
and
lots
of
feeding
activity
from
the
Jacks
and
Barracuda.
Cool
Octopus
on
the Mark'. |
|
| 6-18 |
Hyde
/
Markham |
60'-100'+ |
74F |
Mild |
"You
could
see
most
of
each
wreck
as
soon
as
you
put
your face in the water!" Sightings: Loggerhead Sea Turtle and numerous Sand-Tiger sharks! |
|
| 6-16 |
5
mi.
Barge |
15' |
75F |
Mild |
Great swim-thru's, vis was better inside the wreck... |
|
| 6-16 |
8
mi.
ledge |
25' |
75F |
Mild |
Big stingray, several flounder |
|
| 6-14 |
Stone
Tug
/
Dredge
Wreck |
60'+ |
76F |
None |
As good as NC diving gets - Calm and clear and tons of fish |
|
