Viz Reports Thread

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:07 pm

C2 tonight at about 5 -- tide was probably +4 or 5. Viz in the shallows (<20) so bad that I couldn't even figure out the depth contour to navigate (no compass). Below 40, it opened up to a delightful 8 to 10 -- very dark, but at least down there you could see the bottom before your nose hit it.

shaggie · Post by **shaggie** » Thu May 10, 2012 5:12 pm

Les Davis, 5/10 2 pm. Truly crapulent! 5-6 ft vis top to bottom. I was still able to locate a juvinile wolf eel though!

ljjames · Post by **ljjames** » Thu May 10, 2012 5:36 pm

Junkyard, today, 1pm-ish. Low tide, minimal current, maximal plankton

5' vis would be generous... same from surface to 50'.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Thu May 10, 2012 7:35 pm

Looks like I picked a great weekend to do Bandito...:(

Zen Diver · Post by **Zen Diver** » Thu May 10, 2012 9:35 pm

I did Bandito last w/e and we had very nice viz, 15-30 feet depending on the site.

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:55 pm

TTN Thursday night, Vis was bad all the way down to 100+ fsw!
5 feet or less.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:59 pm

Jorstad Creek today, 0-10 fsw - 10', 10-60 fsw - 2 to 5', 70 to 95fsw, 15 to 20'.

GMan · Post by **GMan** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:23 am

10-15' on the Alki fishing reef Sunday, with lots o' fishing boats.

ljjames · Post by **ljjames** » Tue May 15, 2012 4:50 pm

Vis at Junkyard on the high tide this afternoon = 3-5' max Pea soup and ratfish boogers

And a million million tiny jellyfish...

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Tue May 22, 2012 2:42 pm

And the good news is -- we have whale snot! Yes, the algae bloom is beginning to coagulate into those clumps and strings that leave the water in between much clearer. I'd say viz, where the DIT divers HADN'T been, was up to 20 feet in places today, and it was actually almost better in the shallows.

ljjames · Post by **ljjames** » Tue May 22, 2012 5:44 pm

LCF wrote:And the good news is -- we have whale snot! Yes, the algae bloom is beginning to coagulate into those clumps and strings that leave the water in between much clearer. I'd say viz, where the DIT divers HADN'T been, was up to 20 feet in places today, and it was actually almost better in the shallows.

Hey! No sniping at the DIT divers! We were all new once!

Vis at junkyard on lower low tide mid-day today was 15' +/-

Jeff Pack · Post by **Jeff Pack** » Tue May 22, 2012 5:57 pm

whats a DIT diver? DIR diver +2?

Serious question though...

spatman · Post by **spatman** » Tue May 22, 2012 6:05 pm

Divers Institute of Technology. Commercial dive training.

defied · Post by **defied** » Tue May 22, 2012 6:23 pm

My Alma Mater.

D

Diver_Dave · Post by **Diver_Dave** » Tue May 22, 2012 11:02 pm

45ft most every wear here in Alaska

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ljjames · Post by **ljjames** » Wed May 23, 2012 12:24 am

Leschi - Lake Washington, pea soup down to ~30', 40+ at depth.

WylerBear · Post by **WylerBear** » Wed May 23, 2012 9:13 pm

Three Tree 5/23 10-15' deeper than 50'. A bit less shallower. But the lumpies are out in force. Saw 14 on 2 dives today. The biggest ones are pea-sized.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » Thu May 24, 2012 8:27 pm

Dash Point was about 5 down to 30 and then opened up progressively better with about 15-20 at 105.

pogiguy05 · Post by **pogiguy05** » Thu May 24, 2012 10:25 pm

Today at Redondo viz was 3 fsw down to 40fsw then opened up to much nicer vis of 10-15fsw.

NOTE: there was a large exchange today. End of our first dive it was still out toward the end of the pier, but after the 1 hour SI it was lashing at the first steps.

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Fri May 25, 2012 9:25 am

defied wrote:My Alma Mater.

D

THREAD JACK!
That was you, who was walking on the bottom of the ocean???! (at some time in your life)

Keith.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Fri May 25, 2012 2:16 pm

nd back to your regularly scheduled program - Pt. Lobos, 3' in the bay, 15' or so 'at depth', although it would have taken a shovel to hit 40fsw with low tide we had.

oldsalt · Post by **oldsalt** » Fri May 25, 2012 5:30 pm

Tom: The only Pt Lobos I know of is near Monterey. Are you referring to that one or another?
-Curt

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Fri May 25, 2012 5:38 pm

oldsalt wrote:Tom: The only Pt Lobos I know of is near Monterey. Are you referring to that one or another?
-Curt

Monterey!

Mortuus · Post by **Mortuus** » Sat May 26, 2012 4:14 am

~35ft vis at Mukilteo. 0ft vis between 0 and 30 feet, but it opens up beneath that quite a bit. Tons of ambient light at 110ft too.

diverden · Post by **diverden** » Mon May 28, 2012 7:32 pm

< 5 ft above about 20 ft.10 ft viz 20-50 fsw, opening up to 20+ below 60 this morning at Muk Lighthouse. Did not get kicked out of The Knot for being underage

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