Viz Reports Thread

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Post by ScubaJess » Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:02 pm

9/2 - Sund Rock! super bad brown/yellow viz till 40 feet, then opened up nicely but dark! Saw 8 wolf eels, super cute squats & a huge GPO!

9/2 - Redondo!! 25+ viz! Perfect for 6 Gill viewers but I was not one of them!

9/3 - Deception Pass!!! 15 feet milky viz! Pretty crazy upwell/down well maddness but so colorful & fun!

9/4 - Skyline!!!! 15 feet milky Viz! H2oDOC found us a CANDY STRIPE SHRIMP!!!! Epic weekend!
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Post by FlyinV » Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:53 pm

Anyone got a viz report today (Friday 9/7) for around Edmonds?
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Post by Tom Nic » Fri Sep 07, 2018 5:11 pm

Fox Island West Wall 9/7 was 10-15' at a very minus tide.
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Post by Vjw » Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:28 pm

9/9 Point defiance north wall Was an epic 50 ft viz!!!!!

9/9 Z’s reef 10 - 15 ft milky viz
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Post by jerryehrlich » Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:51 pm

Hood Canal 9/11 very good, 20 plus top to bottom.
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Post by Jeff Pack » Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:40 pm

nice, we're diving flagpole again, or Pulali on saturday. Depends how crowded pleasant harbor boat launch is.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it

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Post by Nickoli21 » Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:46 pm

9/14 Redondo Beach 20+


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Post by Jeff Pack » Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:32 am

Saturday 9/15 Sund Rock.

Less than 3ft till 20 ft. Opened to a very hazy 12ft (at best) all the way to 260.

What happened to the epic viz there?
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Post by jeffgerritsen » Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:58 am

Probably rain water run off over the last week. :rjack: :banghead:
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Post by Tom Nic » Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:20 pm

San Juans - Bell Island West, maybe 10'. Flattop Marine Reserve, 20-35'
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Post by ScubaJess » Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:23 pm

Saturday 9/15
Ed's Fault a very silty 10-15 feet viz all the way to 70 feet, and worse in the shallows.
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Post by Sharkb8 » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:11 pm

Keystone on Saturday afternoon, 9/29. Nice 20+ viz at the Jetty and maybe closing in on 30 at the pilings. Hard to tell though with the massive schools of fish EVERYWHERE!
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Post by jmartel » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:31 pm

Sund Rock was pretty nasty Saturday 9/29. 3-5ft until you hit 40fsw, then only up to 10-12ft.
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Post by Tom Nic » Thu Oct 04, 2018 7:31 pm

10-4 TTN was a solid 40'
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Post by 60south » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:00 pm

Hood Canal (Triton Cove and Point Whitney), lentil soup to 20' deep, opening up below with 25-30ft of vis.
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Post by Vjw » Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:10 pm

10/20. Fox island west wall 20-25 ft.
Fox island east wall 25-30 ft.
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Post by Gdog » Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:10 pm

10/21 Fox Island West Wall 15-20'
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Post by ohopdiver » Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:35 am

10/20 Flagpole Hood Canal: up to 40 ft vis below the yellow cloud at 20fsw
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Post by Tom Nic » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:39 pm

FIWW was 20' today
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Post by Tom Nic » Thu Nov 01, 2018 6:44 pm

Titlow was a solid 30' today!
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Post by Sharkb8 » Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:48 pm

Saltwater State Park was a good 30 ft this morning. It was my first visit there, and being able to see the structure clearly was pretty nice! Vis dropped a little on the 2nd dive at low tide but was still an solid 20+.
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Post by Tom Nic » Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:19 am

11-15, Day Island Wall, deep South wall, 25' horizontal. You could see the top of the wall and surface light from 85-90 fsw.
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Post by Novice » Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:20 pm

Ogden Point Jetty 15-18 at 40 FSW
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Post by H20doctor » Mon Dec 03, 2018 5:42 pm

Mukilteo today .... Brrrrrr surface temps in the 47 Deg range Viz was 30 feet .. at High Tide
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Post by carlk3 » Sat Dec 08, 2018 6:18 am

Edmonds, Dec 7, midday low tide
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