Diving in Port Aransas/Isabel

[bigred177]

I am going down to Port Aransas over spring break and was wondering if there was any diving down there other than the clipper and rig diving. I would love to go out on the rigs but I don't spearfish and don't think there would be much to do, but I may be mistaken. I would be willing to drive down to Port Isabel or anywhere in between too.
Thanks

 

[shaggie]

I would love to go out on the rigs but I don't spearfish and don't think there would be much to do, but I may be mistaken. Thanks

IMO you are mistaken. My first trip out to an oil rig, I couldn't even shoot any fish because there were so many and such variety, I didn't know what to shoot at!

 

[Hemlon]

I agree with Shaggie. I have been on two rig trips and they are awesome. (I don't spearfish either.)

Remember...even if you aren't fishing, you are still diving!

 

[bigred177]

Glad to hear that, I will have to find someone going out there while I'm down there. Is the water temp. right now worth the drysuit or could I get by with a thicker wetsuit?

 

[Hemlon]

I could get by with a 7mm wetsuit. YMMV.

 

[bigred177]

What are some of the dive ops you guys recommend for rig diving or any other kind of diving out there?

 

[Hemlon]

What are some of the dive ops you guys recommend for rig diving or any other kind of diving out there?

Mike Miglini runs an op called "Out to Sea". He's fantastic!

 

[RockHunter]

Ditto contact out to sea have logged 15 or so trips on the orion you will love it.

 

[Willie]

I agree with Shaggie. I have been on two rig trips and they are awesome. (I don't spearfish either.)

Remember...even if you aren't fishing, you are still diving!

You can find a thread on one of those trips here. Unfortunately the link to the pictures is broken and I do not have a good replacement.

However, the video that I posted from the trip can be found here.

Still ranks as the best dive I have recorded yet.

Willie