Boston Island Chain....worth any effort?

[Goody1986]

Hey Folks,

Yesterday went off my morther-in-law's boat in search of scallops and lobster. We went between Long and George's island on a high tide. Water was calm. Went down 30 ft and couldn't see my own fins....Thankfully I had my wreck reel to guide me back to the anchorline.

Not looking for spots - I just need to know if it's worth going in the region? Did I time the tides wrong? What did I do wrong?

Best Wishes and Thanks

Greg

 

[paulthenurse]

Boston Hbr can be great or it can be like diving in a bowl of cold pea soup. (Honestly more the latter than the former.) High tide is usually better than low as it brings in fresh, clear water. That said, knowledge of Braille is EXTREMEMLY valuable diving there. I would expect that there would be poor vis with the HUGE tides we had this week with the full moon.

 

[macado]

Very good scallop beds and productive lobstering sites if you know where to look. I won't give any scallop sites away but Graves Light can often be very productive for lobstering.

Visibility is typically less than Cape Ann but it can be hit or miss. We had around 20-25ft this weekend at various sites throughout Boston Harbor Islands.

 

[Tug]

Very good scallop beds and productive lobstering sites if you know where to look. I won't give any scallop sites away but Graves Light can often be very productive for lobstering.

Visibility is typically less than Cape Ann but it can be hit or miss. We had around 20-25ft this weekend at various sites throughout Boston Harbor Islands.

I'll second what macado said. Visibility is really hit or miss but when you get closer to the inner harbor it tends to be worse on the ebb tide.

Typically when I go scalloping in the harbor islands it's done via live boat as it's a little bit of a drift dive. As you found out today, a reel is very helpful if you're not live boating as the bottom can get stirred up very quickly when scalloping.

 

[Goody1986]

Thanks for the input guys!