Victoria Vis conditions?

[wwunder]

Hey mark, nice meeting you at the goldstream ramp on Sunday. We dove Repulse Rock and the vis cleared up nicely at depth (100' to 120'), but it was pretty bad in the shallows.

Sounds like the vis is better in JDF right now, but I guess you have to watch the currents carefully. Did you just beach the inflatable and dive from shore?

 

[MarkH]

Hey mark, nice meeting you at the goldstream ramp on Sunday. We dove Repulse Rock and the vis cleared up nicely at depth (100' to 120'), but it was pretty bad in the shallows.

Sounds like the vis is better in JDF right now, but I guess you have to watch the currents carefully. Did you just beach the inflatable and dive from shore?

-Glad things eventually cleared for you in the Inlet. It was a nasty suprise for me that day after 2 weeks of great visibility there. And, yeah the Strait of Juan de Fuca was really nice. I missed that good shallow-water visibility and lots of life. I'll post the photos/reports in a minute.

 

[MarkH]

Oh, and 15-20' around the islands off Oak Bay yesterday (Chatham/Chain).

 

[Hyper-limits]

Xmas PT yesterday about 15ft all the way down to 120ft.

Al

 

[MarkH]

10-15' in the Chain Islets area (off Oak Bay) today.

 

[MarkH]

About 20' at the outside of Chatham Island (Oak Bay area) today.

 

[MarkH]

15-20 at Ten Mile this evening.

 

[MarkH]

20-30' in the Chain Islets (Oak Bay area) this morning.

 

[sschlesi]

~15' at Ten Mile yesterday morning/early afternoon. We did two dives, current was zero for a bit, and very light the rest of the time. In the next couple days there are some good opportunities to get out to Ten Mile.

 

[DaleC]

~15' at Ten Mile yesterday morning/early afternoon. We did two dives, current was zero for a bit, and very light the rest of the time. In the next couple days there are some good opportunities to get out to Ten Mile.

Would you say it was worth it (vis vs flora/fauna)? Realising, of course, that any dive is "worth it".