SPIEGEL GROVE dive report, sunday, 2/24/13, pics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[reefman]

fantastic day on the water in the upper keys for late FEBURARY. usually avoid the grove on weekends, today decided to check it out,,,,, list of dive operators moored during our double dip: quiescence, ocean divers, horizion, SW, scuba do, atlantis, fl keys dive center, bluewater and rainbowreef. it was crowded out there! 88F up the road in homestead, sunshine, <1ft seas, light winds on buoy SG4, portside aft crane. zero surface and mdt reverse current on the wreck. blue water, a milky(mediocre) 40-50 FT viz, water temp 75F @ 60-100ft. not much of a wideangle day, juvenile smooth trunkfish a highlight @ 85FT. photos from timg,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


reefman
key largo

 

[oly5050user]

Just got in today Sunday to Key Largo from NY with the wife and fur kids. LONG LONG drive..Whew..Staying at a friends house he graciously gave me access to for the week here. Will try to get to SG wreck this week for sure. Have cameras will dive! Most likely will go out with Silent World , no real solid plans yet.

 

[reefman]

Just got in today Sunday to Key Largo from NY with the wife and fur kids. LONG LONG drive..Whew..Staying at a friends house he graciously gave me access to for the week here. Will try to get to SG wreck this week for sure. Have cameras will dive! Most likely will go out with Silent World , no real solid plans yet.

i suggest you dive before friday as winds are forecasted to increase 15-20KTS thursday evening. we hope to get out tomorrow,,,,,,,



reefman
key largo

 

[oly5050user]

Will do..Probably go tomorrow afternoon as we are a little beat up from the drive today..definitely will try to go out rest of the week daily as the week progresses and weather conditions permit.Only here till next Sat or Sunday.

 

[deeper thoughts]

Will do..Probably go tomorrow afternoon as we are a little beat up from the drive today..definitely will try to go out rest of the week daily as the week progresses and weather conditions permit.Only here till next Sat or Sunday.

I have done that drive 4 times. Did you go straight thru or stop along the way?

 

[mntlblok]

Love the juvies.

 

[reefman]

Love the juvies.

it's amazing the macro life on the SG in 135FT(especially the cranes, gunmounts and arch beams connecting the cranes), highly underated. the juvenile spotfin hogfish and smooth trunkfish are a 1st on the SG for me yesterday. timg is considering bringing his 60MM on our next trip, possibly WED,,,,,,,,


reefman
key largo

 

[mntlblok]

it's amazing the macro life on the SG in 135FT(especially the cranes, gunmounts and arch beams connecting the cranes), highly underated. the juvenile spotfin hogfish and smooth trunkfish for a 1st on the SG for me yesterday. timg is considering bringing his 60MM on our next trip, possibly WED,,,,,,,,
reefman
key largo

That would be about 120 ft too deep for me. I even avoid the east side of BHB.

 

[reefman]

the spotfin and trunkfish were captured @ 80-85FT. cranes top off @ 60FT, the shallowest portion of the wreck,,,,,


reefman
key largo

 

[Chris Brown Tech]

fantastic day on the water in the upper keys for late FEBURARY. usually avoid the grove on weekends, today decided to check it out,,,,, list of dive operators moored during our double dip: quiescence, ocean divers, horizion, SW, scuba do, atlantis, fl keys dive center, bluewater and rainbowreef. it was crowded out there! 88F up the road in homestead, sunshine, <1ft seas, light winds on buoy SG4, portside aft crane. zero surface and mdt reverse current on the wreck. blue water, a milky(mediocre) 40-50 FT viz, water temp 75F @ 60-100ft. not much of a wideangle day, juvenile smooth trunkfish a highlight @ 85FT. photos from timg,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


reefman
key largo

Which boat is yours? we were out there too. And today....and tomorrow.... LOL. We went this morning and it was awesome. By the afternoon on our return trip, current was screaming. Fortunately I was doing post office, starbucks etc and didnt go.

Planning a double dip night dive Thursday night. Hopefully the winds not picked up by then.