Smmcdonald
United States
-
Nº148
Date: 2020-05-31 - 10:57
-
Max Depth: 11.3m Duration: 46mins
Pictures
No pictures for this dive
- Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 17°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Average Water: Fresh
Specific gear used
- BCD: Scubapro - Nighthawk
- Computer: Shearwater - Perdix AI
- Fins: Scubapro - Twin Jet
- Gloves:
- Mask: Genesis - Panview
- Other: Scubapro - 2.5mm Hooded Vest
- Regulator: Scubapro - AIR2
- Regulator: Scubapro - MK21/S560
- Wet suit: Henderson - Thermaxx 3mm
- Weights: 0 kg
Dive reviews
| Overall review | ||
| Dive difficulty | ||
| Marine life quality |
Recent Divers in Wake Forest, NC
Recent Pictures in Wake Forest, NC
Link to this spot:
- Spot:
- Country:
- Area:
- Body of water:
Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 10L Aluminium 225 → 60 bar
- Average depth: 7.3m
Data provided by EOL.org
Species Identified
Share on Social Networks
- Facebook:
personalize your shared text as well as its destination (wall, page...) or send as a private message to a friend
- Twitter: Tweet personalize your tweet
- Google Plus:
Direct link to this dive
- Long link:
- Short link:
We are participating today in the startup contest Techcrunch Disrupt. Support Diveboard by voting for us!
Patrick and I met at Fantasy Lake at around 10am. The skies were still cloudy, but were supposed to disperse soon.
We walked in from the 'beach' entry nearest the shelter, past a small group of divers--I believe they were taking the Stress and Rescue course--and down toward the beds near the shallow airplane. After a quick swim-through from the port-side cockpit window to the starboard hatch, made our way to the bream beds. The males have already bedded and seemed anxiously awaiting their mates. We swam low and slow over them as they circled and bluff-charged us until we were no longer perceived as a threat, or, perhaps, because they felt that they had gotten their message across. After examining the bluegills for awhile, we made our way to the nearby deck, then headed north toward the Buddha and cliff on the northeast side of the lake. There, a line lead us back along the wall to the cauldrons, where we turned west. Along the way we swam over the glass-bottomed boat and other various artifacts that are strewn across the lake bed--a transmission, transmission, kids' playhouse, etc--to the basketball court, and back to the plane. We made a quick check of our air near the entry point, and turned toward the rock crusher. As usual, the water temps seemed cooler over the crusher than the surrounding area, and murkier, too, even though we seemed to be the only ones that had visited the area today. (The other two early morning groups were nearer the plane and platforms on the roadbed.) This isn't unusual: I've noted the difference on several dives--even in late summer and early autumn. From the crusher, we started toward the bus until Patrick motioned for us to return to the entry. I wasn't sure why, as we had been consuming about the same amount of air and I still had over 1200 PSI, but we turned back parallel to the roadbed toward the shelter. We were close enough to the bus at this point, and decided to go over to the front to check it out. I was happy about that as it gave me a better bearing to the exit point, but also allowed me to gauge the visibility of the water. From there we swam back to the entry point where we hung out at the ruins of the old platform for a three-minute safety stop before popping up and out of the water.
I noticed a lot more fish today than last week: Bass seemed to be everywhere and multiple schools of fry were abundant, especially under the platforms and other sheltered places. A pair of largemouth bass were bedding bedding by the rock crusher, and several juveniles were in the rubble near the cauldrons. The water was about as clear as I have ever seen it, save a couple of times during the autumn: the bus was almost visible from the rock crusher, and the entire length was visible as we swam parallel to the roadbed. I'm not sure the exact vis, but my guess was twenty feet at worse, and around thirty or more in some places.
After we emerged from the water, Patrick told me he had completed a long bike ride yesterday and the swim and cold water was causing him to have severe leg cramps, thus his turn toward the entry point. Even still, he agreed this was one of the best dives either of us has had at the quarry.
This dive was for pleasure, practice, and to get used to wearing a hooded vest. Despite what my SAC rate may suggest, I felt more at ease with the latter this time than any other, so I call it a success!