My last time posting as I am moving! wishing all you fossil hunters good tidings! Sadly, there is no more parking right at the Alhambra entrance as more development has nixed that. so drop your gear off and find a spot down the road, but not in the bike lane or you will get a ticket!
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Venice FL, asking $20 local pickup preferred
post from Toothdiver 10/20/22:
Dove Service Club 10/17 & 10/18 did not notice red tide.
But the nettle jellies are back, saw several during both dives.
Don't know if red tide effects jellies.
Vis 5'- 10'+
Water Temp 80
Finds usual small stuff
Some of the local dive charters have started going out again looking for teeth and finding some nice ones! Not sure about beach diving. Water has cooled down and not sure how viz is re: beach diving.
Still waiting for power to come back on. Lots of damage around town and things are still being assessed for structural damage and safety. Some businesses have been able to open others it will be a few weeks or longer. Some have been hit harder than others. North Port is still dealing with...
Yes rivers are still flooded and oozing into the Gulf. There are many people “anxious” to go looking for teeth but they are not going anywhere. Gulf has cooled down considerably also.
6//17/2022 9 am
N of Alhambra
Seas pretty calm
Water Temp 86
Vis 10' horizontal/ 20' vertical
Tide outgoing
small finds, saw a school of tarpon fly over me
Sat 9/25/21 9:45 am S. Brohard w/Dkramer
winds out of E
tide incoming
vis 5-8
temp 84
max depth 17 fsw
small fish starting to come back after the red tide. box jellies and snot in the water. just diving around the blocks to check things out. found one small tooth, lol
Service Club is just north of the Venice Pier, near Sharky's. winds have been out of the west and this week we are having morning thunderstorms. Varying reports of viz. i was not out last weekend but a local boat charter said they had 5 ft viz. red tide has been patchy, a little worse this week...
7/17/21
Service Club (looking for the P47) did not find it
winds from ENE
tide outgoing
some swells, no current, no hint of red tide
20 fsw, vis 3 ft
lots of jellyfish with 4 foot long tentacles! suit up if you are going out to dive
6.27.21
South Brohard with Dkramer
small swell ENE winds 10-15
water 84
tide outgoing, low @ 10:26 am, some current
vis around 5-7
in 18 fsw max, on the blocks
different varieties of fish, and lots of them
lots of snot in the water made vis variable
no fossil finds to brag home about
from a diver on that Facebook page:
It was a nice morning for a shore dive off Venice today! Water was 80 degrees visibility was about 10 ft, and over a pound and a half of small teeth. With the two megs, a couple of hammerheads, and some colorful teeth, what could have been better? Two...
Hoping to get out soon. Today would have been a good morning as water is warming up and i heard there was some visibility. sigh! Thanks Tooth for your report!
7/19/20
S. Brohard with Dkramer
light swell, slight current
water 86
tide incoming
vis around 6 ft.
in 17 fsw max
sorry, no teeth but lots of rope from abandoned crab traps
different varieties of fish, and lots of them
Buddy let a snapper and another fish out that were trapped inside of a crab trap.
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