posted by admin on May 15
Well the water is very clear and warm. There has been 40-80 feet of visibility and calm seas. You really don’t get conditions much better then that.
Couple pics, a sea turtle
some sort of old anchor
and a nurse shark, totally harmless. Nurse sharks actualy have sand paper for teeth and are very docile. They are very common on the reef.
Some other pics from yesterday
posted by admin on Apr 23
Vis is back to around 30-35 feet
no photos
posted by admin on Apr 17
Well bad to us is like 20 feet. You can see fine, if you are in shallow water like 10 feet deep, but its no where near as good as it can be. Will see if the water clears up by this weekend.
posted by admin on Apr 13
Between Rock Key and Sand Key there is an artificial reef structure which apparently is some sort of tribute to ancient mariners. Its in 20 feet of water and is now a home to dozens of mangrove snapper, large angelfish and a large jewfish.
Its a good depth for snorkeling and is surrounded by white sand which creates a great contrast between the bottom and the stucture.
posted by admin on Apr 6
Well Conditions have drastically improved over the last couple weeks here in Key West. There is awesome visibility out on reef, at 60 or 70 feet on the reef edge at places such as Sand Key and Western Dry rocks. The tricky thing is that that’s at high tide , its at about half that at low tide so plan your trip accordingly. We saw all the usually reef denizens such as hog snapper
and red grouper
We saw ton of see life and even had a pod of dolphins swim in to check us out, unfortunately the underwater camera was in the boat at the time.
We also rescued a sea turtle that was caught on a crab trap line while we where coming home.
posted by admin on Apr 5
There is 40-60 feet of visibility yesterday on outer edge of the reef.
One tip, during high tide the visibility is often better then it is at low tide. So when you plan your trip you should consult a tide chart to see when high tide is. The try to be out in the water on the high tide.
Here is a tide chart for Sand Key, one of the most popular snorkeling spots in Key West
Marine Conditions