Texoma report

Please register or login

Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.

Benefits of registering include

  • Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
  • A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
  • You can make this box go away

Joining is quick and easy. Log in or Register now!

Kunk35

Contributor
Messages
390
Reaction score
22
Location
Texas
# of dives
200 - 499
Well, I guess I'm going to have to start hangin around with Timeliner more often. John and Illini_Fan just don't seem to appreciate the fine art of low viz divin.

Today around 10, the dragon divers sub-chapter of the Texas Swamp Divers, inducted a new member while hovering about 6 inches or so off the bottom of beautiful Lake Texoma. You pretty much have to hover about 6 inches off the bottom or you wouldn't see much. We did however, get the rare opportunity to glimpse the biggest fish I've seen so far in my 75 dive career. I'll bet that catfish was every bit of 30 to 50 lbs. Possibly as long as 3-4 ft!! He came at me out of the haze headon, then turned toward John just long enough for him to catch a glimpse of his huge tail. John and I looked at each other, and I could just make out the blurbly outburst "Holy S___!!). Oh wait, that was me.... I think John said something like, "What the H___ was that!!"

Unfortunately, since Tom was soooo far away, (about 4'), he missed all the action. He'll just have to take our word for it.

Water temps were right at 69 deg for the entire dive from the surface to 45'. No thermoclines, but John coined the term, "illumicline", due to the fact that after about 25', absolutely no sunlight gets through that layer.

So, if anyone wants to experience awesomely fun Timeliner lovin low viz, along with daytime night dives, give me a call and we'll head on up to Eisenhower Park. It's only about 10 minutes from my house. I'll go anytime!!
 
Sounded like a wonderful day of diving Texas style!!!! :D
 
Sorry I missed it. Glad you guys had a good time. Water temp is dropping quickly.

We will do this again soon.

What did John think of the stairs back up?
 
He was very grumbly....
 
Wow that is far for a military guy. I am not allowed to leave the 250mile radius without taking leave. keep in touch with me and just maybe I will have a chance to visit someday. Can u send me some picts? or is it too dark?
 
None of us brought cameras, but even if we had a camera and two or three can lights it would not have mattered. If you want a good image, just turn on your TV, unplug the cable so you have nothing but snow -- then turn the brightness all the way down. It was close to that.
 
Wow that is pretty bad. I looked up the lake and aperently there are some aircraft down there. Have you seen any?
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

Back
Top Bottom