Tampa Bay area Shore diving locations?

[yukoneer]

I don't mind going diving the first weekend of march. Are there any shore diving spots in the tampa bay area (including clearwater, st. pete, etc)?

 

[Divergirl4U]

http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/divergirl4u/Grand Cayman 2007/?start=all

 

[yukoneer]

http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n78/divergirl4u/Grand Cayman 2007/?start=all

nice pics of grand cayman... but umm.. it's pretty far from tampa to do some shore diving

 

[eandiver]

I don't mind going diving the first weekend of march. Are there any shore diving spots in the tampa bay area (including clearwater, st. pete, etc)?

No, not really. The closest is Bradenton and then Venice.

 

[ScubaJW]

Yukoneer is my dive buddy... eandiver - where in Brandenton and Venice?

 

[Divergirl4U]

nice pics of grand cayman... but umm.. it's pretty far from tampa to do some shore diving

try this link:

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=171632

Here is the active Tampa area group but they do alot of boat dives:

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=175953

And dont forget the free dive offered to all Scuba board members:

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?threadid=173574

KP

 

[eandiver]

Yukoneer is my dive buddy... eandiver - where in Brandenton and Venice?

Venice Beach. CBulla, reefguy and CoolTech can give you better directions than me. Look above this thread 2 places to the Venice Beach thread.

There is the sugar barge aka Regina on Bradenton Beach across from SeaTrek (sp) divers. Also someone had posted some other spots along the beach in that area I believe near passes. Again contact some of the folks who live down there.

If ya'll really desperate there is a couple of places off the south end of the skyway. Mud/sand bottom, shallow, no vis, tides but it beats sitting on the couch.

 

[1amphibian]

If ya'll really desperate there is a couple of places off the south end of the skyway. Mud/sand bottom, shallow, no vis, tides but it beats sitting on the couch.

You forgot the friendly and lovely bull sharks...

 

[Crazy Fingers]

Do yourself a favor and do NOT visit what tiny little bit remains of the Regina. It is the most over-hyped thing I've ever seen. I heard it was good before the hurricanes, but what remains is about the size of a VW Beetle.

 

[eandiver]

You forgot the friendly and lovely bull sharks...

It's a package deal....all inclusive.

BTW, congratulations on cavern!