Blue Heron Bridge Trolls

[UforSCUBA?]

Dived the bridge for the 1st time today! What a little gem this place is! I can't wait to finish up moving so I can come here regularly and earn my troll status. The only bad thing is that I'm going to have to empty the bank account on a camera set up. Oh well... At least the parking is free! Hope to meet you all soon!

 

[Biminitwist]

Ahhh, forgot to mention Kelly lost her titanium dive knife Sat.
It is a wee Wenokia with a blue handle possibly in the parking lot next to the beach east of the playground.
Will be going again tomorrow solo but without my spotter so anything smaller than that is pure chance...
Any help would be appreciated but am thinking it may be another sacrifice to the dive gods
John

 

[mntlblok]

Great stuff. I swore I'd never get back in a car again after the last trip, but this almost has me ready to try again this weekend. . .

Kevin

Vis was 30 ft or better, temp 79 degrees and biggest challenge was finding parking.
Lots of cool sightings but technical difficulties made things challenging for good photos....




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The jawfish was tiny but had a cool rosy color to mouth as well as lots of google eyed offspring....

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Good dive today!

 

[mscott556]

Can someone help me with these?

OK, going with melanistic, Spotted Scorpionfish


Plumed Scorpionfish


and

Sargassumfish


I know you'll let me know if I'm off here...

Typical Spotted Scorpionfish seen there.

 

[trigfunctions]

Good dive today!

Agreed! I didn't see you there, but conditions were perfect.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Rat-man.. sounds good to me.. sweet find on the sargassum fish!


I am playing with the RAW setting on my camera. Lots of mixed results. Sometimes I get lucky, mostly I delete. Here is a couple of the better shots.

Frogfish eye

Frogfish LOVED the reddish hue on him. Glad I was able to capture it.

Seahorse.. yeah, I went a little dramatic on the settings in post edit.

 

[mntlblok]

Dang! Can I follow you around??

How big was the Sargassumfish?

Kevin

Can someone help me with these?

OK, going with melanistic, Spotted Scorpionfish


Plumed Scorpionfish


and

Sargassumfish


I know you'll let me know if I'm off here...

Typical Spotted Scorpionfish seen there.

 

[jet126]

Definitely summer time between all the swimmers and extra divers for a random Monday. But beautiful conditions: water temp 82 and viz as good as it gets. I am finally in my 3mm (w/ skin) and was comfy the whole dive.

We happened upon a huge stingray feeding(?). He paid us no nevermind. The highlight of the dive but unfortunately he was silting way too much for me to get a decent pic.

Here are two I did manage.

 

[Biminitwist]

Had a great 3 hour dive with Jenny Monday and conditions were excellent as mentioned.
Saw multiple striated froggies of various hues, seahorses, pipefish and some unusal fish behavior.
Must have spent 20 minutes watching a small patch of reef with dueling Cottonwicks.
Video controls were acting up so it was a bit challenging at times.
Highlight for me was finding an unusal long green shrimp that Debbie and Lureen were hunting Sat.
Marauding juvenile yellow jacks straffed through before Jenny could get a shot.
Maybe Deb can provide the shrimp's correct name, which she had told me Sat. but I can't remember.
I think I will need double 130's to best Jenny's air consumption (or lack there of)...
Thanks Jenny, another great dive at BHB.
John