carysfort reef report, sunday, 4/1/12

[reefman]

gorgeous day on the water @ south carysfort deep today, not so much below! normally the deep south carysfort site we visit regulary is characterized by reef sharks, massive schools of fish, eagle rays, zero current and below average viz. today; no sharks, rippin current, average viz and fishy. viz 30-35FT, water temp a cool 73F@ 60-75FT(only 75F on the surface) and as mentioned the strongest current iv'e ever encountered @ this site. much improved viz in the shallow areas as you can see in the topside photos of south carysfort and the lighthouse. the corinthian is based out of the ocean reef club (snorkel/dive) and is still using the crystal clear charters name(silent world is the only other upper keys operator iv'e observed @ carysfort in some time). strong currents have plagued the deeper reefs and wrecks for weeks. topside conditons look great thru tues. hopefully french or molasses tomorrow. pics from timg,,,,,,,,,,,,




reefman
key largo

 

[deeper thoughts]

We went to Davis today.Light current and about 80 feet viz if we had a foot. Doing Alligator tomorrow and will post some pix if anything comes out. Had the reef to ourselves, pretty cool

 

[reefman]

We went to Davis today.Light current and about 80 feet viz if we had a foot. Doing Alligator tomorrow and will post some pix if anything comes out. Had the reef to ourselves, pretty cool

light winds this am and reports yesterday had light current on shallow mo. if you decide to head north we'll be moored someplace on molasses,,,,,,,,

reefman
key largo

 

[deeper thoughts]

light winds this am and reports yesterday had light current on shallow mo. if you decide to head north we'll be moored someplace on molasses,,,,,,,,

reefman
key largo

I think I saw your boat at M1? Too much current at Mo for us so we did a nice leisurely dive at Pickles. Will post a few pix tonight

 

[reefman]

I think I saw your boat at M1? Too much current at Mo for us so we did a nice leisurely dive at Pickles. Will post a few pix tonight

that was us and yes the current was strong. however the viz and fishlife was terrific and we did two, 95min dives(we could see the bottom features off the northern deep buoy in 110FT on the boat, current was outrageous). i'll post a report when i recieve photos from timg. going out tomorrow? viz was 80FT @ hens and chicks according to conch republic today. i think were're returning to MO tomorrow,,


reefman
key largo