Hello From Central Wisconsin!

[DmitriC]

Hey all! I'm a newer diver finishing college up here in Stevens Point. Any frequent divers in the area? I'm looking to hook up with a few buddies and do some weekend diving in the area. I hear Devil's lake and Wazee are pretty good spots. Eventually I would like to get into doing some wreck dives; Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, wherever really.

 

[thatmark]

Welcome to SB! While I was in Madison for work last summer I did two dives at Devil's Lake with a group of locals from Madison Scuba. They do regular Tuesday evening/ night dives at a couple of different sites around the area during the summer. Nice folks and very accommodating with making arrangements since I was coming in from out of town. Viz wasn't great, but it was still a good time and I actually saw more fish on the night dive than on the first dive.

Mark

 

[Marie13]

There are beginner's wrecks on southern Lake Michigan. Depths around 50ft or shallower. I've done them myself.

Welcome!

 

[Chris H]

I don't think it exists anymore, but 20 years ago there was a UWSP Scuba Club and we dove as much as we could get away with. Is there somebody that was in your class with similar wishes? I was at Devils Lake last weekend, and vis and temp were good. I've heard a lot of complaints about the vis at Wazee this year, but I haven't been there lately to see for myself. Tell Bob, at Divepoint, that he should put together a Munising, MI trip.

 

[DmitriC]

Hey folks thanks for the replies!

Mark,
It's funny that you mention Madison Scuba, because I'm actually doing my second dive with them tomorrow at Devil's Lake. I'm pretty excited; in all my years of living in Wisconsin, I've never actually been there.

Marie,
Whats wrecks would you be referring to? The areas around Milwaukee are the parts that I would really like to dive.

Chris,
Sadly I don't think a club exists anymore. I have heard a lot about the wrecks in Munising, my major concern with the cold up there. I was always under the impression that those were drysuit dives.

 

[Marie13]

I'm talking about wrecks off Hammond, IN or Chicago. Boat I was on goes out of Hammond. Not that far of a drive for you.

 

[Chris H]

It is possible to do some diving in the Great Lakes in a wetsuit. Several of the wrecks in Munising are shallow and in the bay. Drysuits are ideal, but you could certainly have a positive experience in a wetsuit.

I also dove a lot in Lake Emily, Sunset Lake, and Redgranite Quarry when I was in Stevens Point. Devils Lake will be a fun dive. There are a lot of fish to see and the water is warm.