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@Guba & Cyp...thanks for the replies! A couple of those places, Aquatrax and I have looked at already when we went to dive there last year (& didn't dive). Yesterday, we were able to catch a boat ride (a converted houseboat that's without the house now, but with a top deck) with some students who were doing OW & AOW. We were tied into the metal tower and Rick & I splashed and took off. Wearing only 3mm, we only ventured to 50' where the temps got to 68° and after staying there a bit it was time to move up to a bit warmer temps. It's a shame that people don't take better care of that lake....so many beer cans littering everywhere (along with an oversized bathing suit and someones draws). Some pleasure boat decided to stop & hang out within 150' off our starboard side (with our flags out). Not long & the ranger showed up and we saw him writing them up. I heard our boat owner say that it's an $800 fine!! Anyway, they were a couple of fun dives and good to get away from CSSP. The boat owner is Johnny Johnson, an instructor out of Lone Star Scuba in Dallas. He accepts a $25 donation that includes a nice grilled lunch with chips, waters & sodas. Call the shop & see when he's going out next, if you're interested. I'm sure it beats climbing the goat trails.
Surface water temps were in the 80°'s, drop to 34' and temps to 78°, then @ 35' drops to about 72° & at 50' it's 68°
Viz varied depending on where you were at & depth, but went from 10' - 15' to about 2' - 3'
@billyparker....we actually went there last year, but with the expense of my gear, I'm very cautious of entrances & exits, so no goat type trails or boulders to jump over for me.
Good day to be on the lake
I'm glad you got to go out on the USS Rust, as Johnny so affectionately calls it. That is the exact same boat that I dove off of at the exact same spot last winter. Johnny is good people.
As relates to the trash, I agree with you. The club start up that I have been working on is planning a clean up day at Murray. Right now we are thinking about Marietta's, but the possibility of diving off Johnny's boat and cleaning up around the tower has been brought up. I would just have to see if Johnny is game. I know that he has done this before.
Glad to hear ya'll had fun.
I'm looking forward to the day when the vis opens back up under the thermocline. If you get a chance to dive there again and drop a little deeper, watch out for the dilapidated platform in about 70' of water. I believe that is what Frank (Timeliner) calls the crap trap.
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I guess I should have finished the thought above...when we get this cleanup scheduled, we will be welcoming any diver that wants to help! Info will be posted here, at dive shops, etc.
Thanks.
