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You may want to consider Osprey Charters - they are based in Westfield NY right on Lake Erie. It might be a slightly longer drive but the dive boat is extremely well set up. The wrecks tend to be on the deeper side so an AOW would be a good idea.

I've been told that if you miss a year of diving at Bonne Terre then they won't let you pick back up at the higher number trails. I.e. if you dive trails 1-4 in 2009, but then don't dive there in 2010, when you return in 2011 - you have to start back at trail 1. Does anyone know if this is correct?

I would agree with the idea that it is darker then one might expect based on the photo's especially in certain parts of the mine. I organized a trip there a couple of years ago and I had opened up to divers of all level's including OW. As it turned out, I didn't have anyone on the trip that were...

CO2 is very narcotic ... most divers are familiar with nitrogen narcosis but a better term should be "inert gas narcosis". I had an almost exact similar situation a few years ago at roughly the same depth and the speed the panic cycle can kick in is absolutely amazing, especially when you (as I...

Glad to hear that we are on the same page - did Terry confirm that this was a requirement for club sanctioned dives only as well? The drift dives in the river are a blast if you are comfortable, have the right training, experience and equipment. That said, for those not properly prepared...

Glad that your experience has been positive - I am a member of SUC and last summer I (and I assume the rest of the club) received an email that would suggest otherwise. The explanation given was that club sanctioned dives were insured under OUC (Ontario Underwater Council) and in order to...

I'm not 100% positive on this but I was pretty sure that the dives they do as a club requires you to be a club member to participate with them. I'm sure there are some members that frequent SB that might turn a blind eye to this requirement and would be willing to buddy up with someone outside...

Oops almost forgot: You run the risk of having dive buddies that will attempt to talk you into something silly like ice diving since they get bored in the winter. Don't get me wrong - I love my great lake diving but I do prefer to be able to be somewhat warm prior to and immediately after...

Since the OP is in Toronto - I'll answer from a fellow great lakes diver. 1) Biggest issue that I encounter is the boat traffic that others have mentioned. 2) Zebra mussels to a lesser extent can be a bit of a PITA but good buoyancy control should eliminate that for the most part. 3)...

Hey Steve, When are you thinking of doing this dive (evening, weekend)? What kind of experience level do you have as far as drift diving? I have done this dive a bunch of times and with several different buddies and provided you have some experience and comfort in the water, I would have...

I did some dives in Lake Erie over this weekend and tried a few things that were mentioned. #1) Moving ISO to 400 wasn't such a great idea with this camera. The pictures came out grainy and although I knew this was a possibility, it was worse then I expected. I had been shooting at 100...

Its been my experience that zebra mussels don't seem to attach to brass items. A couple of years ago I came across the brass fire hose nozzle on the Wexford and while everything else was covered - it wasn't. Likewise on the Monarch in the St. Clair River ... there is a piece of brass or copper...

Thanks for the suggestions - that is exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I normally shoot in manual mode but I was getting rather frustrated with the pictures being too dark so I had attempted to shoot in aperture priority mode and had some slightly better success although I am...

I am an avid Great Lakes diver and a couple of years ago I upgraded my camera to a DX1G so that I could shoot in manual mode. I also have dual strobes (YS 27 on right and YS110 on left) and the wide angle lens. About once a year I make a trip down to the Caribbean and have loved what I am able...

Sorry for the slow response on this - work has been a little hectic as of late and my diving has suffered because of it. I've made some changes which should answer your question and might make this more interested to others. The new plan is to split the entire trip into 3 smaller segments...

The boat holds 15 divers comfortably and as of right now - there are 11 spots still open. I had originally planned on filling the boat with a bunch of my regular dive buddies but the local economy has continued to tank so I've had a bunch of people back out (hence the 11 spots). I just...

Giving this a bump seeing as we are about a month away. Anyone interested?

What kind of conditions are you planning on doing your photography in? Are you going to be doing shipwrecks, coral, etc.? I would suggest any camera that you purchase you check to make sure that your system is "expandable" - you say $400-$600 but before long you are going to be looking at for a...

Anyone up for a dive Saturday morning under the bridge? Thinking Barge/Monarch if someone is interested ... around 10 am or so?

+1 for Sarnia and some of the St. Clair River shore dives - you'll be 30-45 mins away from most of them You may also want to check with Red Devil Scuba in Chatham - they organize charters to the wexford out of Grand Bend. You can check them out at Home - RED DEVIL SCUBA SUPPLIES. My...