Tahoe Dive Shop Manager

[TahoeDive]

Hey guys I just opened up a scubaboard account. I am the manager of Tahoe Dive Center and run all operations. If any of you guys are looking to come and scuba dive the clearest water in the USA, just let me know!

I am only a Dive Master at this point, but am going to complete my IDC and some various specilities this winter/spring.

Hope to make some good freinds and get some good information from this forum

Paul C

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

I shriveled just thinking of diving in Tahoe.

 

[TahoeDive]

I go no wetsuit when temps are above 65 F and I am fine. Guest are fine in the summer with 7mm. It is when temps drop into the 50's that guests get cold. This happens around the 3rd week of October

 

[TahoeDive]

I shriveled just thinking of diving in Tahoe.

I am actually considering trying to with a wetsuit and that heated undergarment in the next few days. The temps are 44 right now, I will let you know how that goes.

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

Hardcore

 

[Ted Judah]

Hope to make some good freinds and get some good information from this forum

Hi Paul, we try to get up once a year to dive Lake Tahoe. Love it. I'm curious about the wrecks in Emerald bay - are they worth visiting?

 

[Searcaigh]

Hardcore

Nutter more like

I am actually considering trying to with a wetsuit and that heated undergarment in the next few days. The temps are 44 right now, I will let you know how that goes.

A drysuit would be a more comfortable choice.

And welcome to SB

 

[Thrutch]

Hi Paul, we try to get up once a year to dive Lake Tahoe. Love it. I'm curious about the wrecks in Emerald bay - are they worth visiting?

The barges are worth a dive, and you can loop in the hard chine skiff while you're there. The barges themselves are around 85 and 100 feet long and sport massive timbers, which are awesome to see. In summer, they make a nice reef for native and introduced species. A group of perch have actually made it over there from the Tahoe Keys, which was surprising to see this year. There were also some huge Sierra yellow-legged tadpoles (nearly baseball-sized) hiding out, as well. Excellent dive.

The other wrecks are small and interesting for like five minutes. I have all the GPS coordinates listed on my site in a format that's easier to use than the Forest Service's, as well as shots of the barges and the passenger ferry (next largest after the barges at 26'). It's called a maritime heritage trail, but they're quite spread out. You'd need a rebreather and one hell of a scooter to hit all the wrecks on the "trail" in one dive.

I believe Paul's shop takes folks out to the barges on a boat, as does Just So Scuba.

Also, personally, I dive a drysuit year round in Tahoe. It's reliably in the 40s at depth all year.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Welcome to scubaboard!
I love diving Tahoe.
In spring it can be pretty chilly with snow melt runoff, but in summer and late summer I can use a 5 mil.
I love getting crawdads then having a big crawdad boil Louisiana style.
One great thing is I don’t have to rinse my gear.
I like the North Shore at Speedboat Beach and I take my kayak out from there to the Calneva wall right at stateline.
It used to be easy to find an Airbnb to rent, now all the goddam yuppies from SF moved up there during Covid and ruined it.

 

[lostsheep]

Are you guys tech friendly? Running charters out to the SS Tahoe?