another MOLASSES REEF report, tuesday, 2/25/14, some pics,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[reefman]

once again very nice dive conditions for late feb on the water in Monroe county. viz @ the blue hole was only average so we cruised south to dependable molasses reef(with 30+ mooring buoys, there's plenty of space, variety of sites and dependable visibility!). sunshine, light winds, seas <1 FT. 1st dive, deep buoy M28: blue water, viz 60FT, light reverse current, water temp 77F @ 50-90 FT. somewhat ho-hum dive, very quiet out there. elected to go shallow and find some fish action(reef sharks). 2nd dive, buoy M25(logans run): variable blue viz 45-70FT, no current, 78F @ 25-43FT. fish everywhere! 2 separate reef sharks, schooling grey, dog, yellowtail snappers, black/nassau groupers, jacks and chubs. the north end was active today! might attempt the duane or bibb tomorrow. timg provides the photos,,

dive #2 pics 1 thru 10
#1 pics 11 thru 15

reefman
key largo

 

[CajunDiva]

Thanks for the detailed report As always...great pics TimG! I especially enjoyed the white spotted filefish, but my favorite is the boat pic - LOVE the over/under effect

 

[scubadada]

Tim, gorgeous picture of the pair of Whitespotted Filefish

 

[timg]

Thanks for the detailed report As always...great pics TimG! I especially enjoyed the white spotted filefish, but my favorite is the boat pic - LOVE the over/under effect

Thank you CajunDiva. Flat calm.

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Tim, gorgeous picture of the pair of Whitespotted Filefish

Thank you scubadada. Usually they are pretty shy, but these two stayed close.