WHEN DOES OUR "AMAZING" WINTER VIZ ARRIVE?!?

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:22 am

Hmmm.... question for all you long time Winter divers in the PNW.

Just WHEN does our amazing Winter viz arrive!?!

Is it only when we've had a week or two without rain?

Just wondering...

Pinkpadigal · Post by **Pinkpadigal** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:24 am

Yeah, I was wondering that too. I think we got spoiled last fall.

Aquanautchuck · Post by **Aquanautchuck** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:12 pm

It is only when you or I do not dive. I do not beleive it since I haven't dove it. It is a fish tail that scuba divers tell all the time.

In 10 years of diving up the Puget Sound, I have just about the same vis in the summer as winter. Just different.

Summer you deal with the bloom and in the winter run off or freshwater. I have had great vis in the summer as well as the winter. I am so use to 10' vis that whenever I get anything more I am happy. Be it 25 or 50'.

Charles

gcbryan · Post by **gcbryan** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:23 pm

There is rarely amazing viz in Puget Sound but better viz is when it has not been raining for a while and at sites with less runoff.

Sometimes the best viz is late summer after all of the plankton bloom is done for the year and before the rains begin.

Northern Vancouver Island usually has great viz during the winter especially Quadra and north of that.

Aquanautchuck · Post by **Aquanautchuck** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:00 pm

Brrrrrrrrrrrr.

dsteding · Post by **dsteding** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:25 pm

We had 20 to 50 feet of vis in Nanaimo this weekend . . .

But, even our first dive on the Breton was only 20 feet, there was a bit of silt from some river somewhere blowing past us.

Last dive was close to 50 feet in places, and it was downright strange to be in such clear water . . . strange, but pleasant.

Sergeant Pepper · Post by **Sergeant Pepper** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:09 am

aquanautchuck wrote:Brrrrrrrrrrrr.

Triple Dog Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:35 am

Maybe it will arrive this week. Lots of big sunny suns on the weather forecast. Of course I won't be diving for a week or so, so you all ought to get your gear ready and go diving! The viz will be great cause I'm not in the water!!

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:53 am

I'll go! I'll go!

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:38 am

straitscuba · Post by **straitscuba** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:45 pm

vis has been good out here on the west end! 15-30 feet. No complaints here $\:D/$

DiverDown · Post by **DiverDown** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:07 pm

Up here in Canada at Kal and Anns vis must be 80ft plus..