| Inshore
(0 to 20 Nautical Miles) |
Offshore
(20 Nautical Miles and Further) |
| Mid
70's |
High
70's |
| Date |
Location | Visibility | Temperature |
Current | Comments | |
| --- | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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