SuPrBuGmAn
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Mikey P and I met up with Trey J, USCGflyer, and kchFLA at the parking lot next to Bahama Bob's yesterday at 7:15PMish for a night dive. The seas were pretty calm aside from a slight wind chop, so we had no problems entering the water and no problems with surge during the dive.
Visibility was similar to Memorial Day's night dive in that there was very clear, warm(84ºF) water on top, while a cooler(76ºF), murkier thermocline below 10' of water. Spades are still schooling like crazy while searobins and lizardfish line the seafloor. An assortment of other fish could also be spotted on occasion and lots of crabs were out scavenging the bottom. I saw a nice big southern ray as well. Of course, flounder were out as well. I took 8, Trey took 4, USCG took 2, and Mikey managed a single one(HA!). Visibility on the murkier side varied from 3-10' and shallow the visibility ranged to 20-25'ish. I hit a max depth of 16' for a dive lasting 102 minutes(maybe my longest dive? I'll have to check).
Visibility was similar to Memorial Day's night dive in that there was very clear, warm(84ºF) water on top, while a cooler(76ºF), murkier thermocline below 10' of water. Spades are still schooling like crazy while searobins and lizardfish line the seafloor. An assortment of other fish could also be spotted on occasion and lots of crabs were out scavenging the bottom. I saw a nice big southern ray as well. Of course, flounder were out as well. I took 8, Trey took 4, USCG took 2, and Mikey managed a single one(HA!). Visibility on the murkier side varied from 3-10' and shallow the visibility ranged to 20-25'ish. I hit a max depth of 16' for a dive lasting 102 minutes(maybe my longest dive? I'll have to check).
