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