Doggone perch are like pirhanas when they see something interesting! I just love giving them the magic "finger" dance. I take off a glove and extend my fingers nice and wide, then wiggle them (carefully) while moving my hand from side to side. They just get zombified and follow my fingers.
Those pics turned out nice. Hope the vis is that good the 16th.
As for theskull's q about moonshine beach:
1. when you enter through the "shack", there will be a boat ramp to the left (first left heading to the beach). If you turn there, you can enter by the boat ramp and surface swim around the bouy line for a dive along the spillway wall on the North side. If not, you can brave the rocks if you like...I'm liking the boat ramp from now on. The spillway is a NO BOAT area, so you'll be good to dive there without the threat of getting hit.
2. Go down to the beach/swim area to the right. If you have a dive buddy, this will work well. The lower level is handicap parking only. You may use it to unload (good dive buddy), but you'll have to park on the upper level. From the lower level, simply gear up and walk down the steps to the sand and into the swim area. From the upper level, to the far north of the parking area there is a walk-way ramp you can go down. Keep in mind that you'll have to lug your gear down and back up again.
3. If you don't like those options, you can unload by the boat slip and lug your gear a few yards toward the south side of the peninsual by the swim area along the shore..there is a path there. Then you can enter on the south side and dive around the peninsula and come up in the swim area.
