SuPrBuGmAn
Contributor
I met up with jwhitlock and TwoBitTxn across from Bahama Bob's this afternoon to dive the Whiskey Wreck. The water looked great and it was very warm(mid-80sF I'd guess) so I dove sans suit, just some shorts. TBT wanted to shoot some fish, so I leant him my polespear. Visibility averaged 10-15' and often was as good as 20', maybe slightly better. There was no thermocline. More of the wreck seems to be uncovered and we found more hull West of the stern section. There was quite a few schooling fish and lots of life on the wreck. TBT tagged 3 flounder. I hit a max depth of 17' and the dive lasted for 84 minutes. Everyone seemed to have alot of fun with the dive.
TBT and I headed back into the water(whitlock only brought one tank), this time we were further west and diving for the West Beach Paddlewheeler. We found the wreckage without any problems and immediately came upon some flounder. The wreck is simply swarmed by baitfish and larger schooling fish feeding on them. Often, visibility was limited by the amount of fish between you and any given distance. There were lots of flounder on the bottom. TBT ended up with 5-6 flounder and a couple sheepshead. There is also a ~20# Jewfish and we saw some Speckled Trout around the wreck. The wreck itself is pretty neat, the stern rises 8-10' off the bottom and the paddlewheels are mostly intact, midship, with a large axel stretching between them. The majority of the bow is either broken or buried(or both). Visibility was 10-15' and dropped to 5-10' by the end of the dive. I hit a max depth of 14' and the dive lasted for 68 min. We had alot of fun and TBT came back with quite a few fish to clean.
Looking forward to doing some more diving tomorrow
TBT and I headed back into the water(whitlock only brought one tank), this time we were further west and diving for the West Beach Paddlewheeler. We found the wreckage without any problems and immediately came upon some flounder. The wreck is simply swarmed by baitfish and larger schooling fish feeding on them. Often, visibility was limited by the amount of fish between you and any given distance. There were lots of flounder on the bottom. TBT ended up with 5-6 flounder and a couple sheepshead. There is also a ~20# Jewfish and we saw some Speckled Trout around the wreck. The wreck itself is pretty neat, the stern rises 8-10' off the bottom and the paddlewheels are mostly intact, midship, with a large axel stretching between them. The majority of the bow is either broken or buried(or both). Visibility was 10-15' and dropped to 5-10' by the end of the dive. I hit a max depth of 14' and the dive lasted for 68 min. We had alot of fun and TBT came back with quite a few fish to clean.
Looking forward to doing some more diving tomorrow