posted by admin on Apr 1
as of this past Monday the visibility was pretty bad in front of Key West , like 10 feet of vis.
But the gulfstream is close and the winds of March have finally stopped so we will see what this weekend brings.
posted by admin on Mar 18
Well the waters in front of Key West are bit chalky but the visibility is ok for snorkeling. The water is blue but it just isn’t got the crystal clear quality we had the past couple weeks. You can see fine down but horizontally not as much.
Saw some new animals last time we were out
Some type scorpion fish
Baby Black Grouper
Spider Crab
Ray
posted by admin on Mar 2
Here is a little video of snorkeling in the shallow inshore waters of Key West, it was all taped in water less then 12 feet deep and within a half mile of shore.
The past couple weeks have been very windy, and although there was very clear water on the outer edge of the reef , then wind and waves made it difficult to get to and rather uncomfortable once you get there.
We went out a couple times to some inshore spots. Inshore to me generally would mean, within a mile or so of land. The big key west snorkeling spots such as Sand Key are around 6 miles from shore. Fortunately in Key West we are blessed with some coral and rock formations that are very close to shore but are teaming with life. Even though large fish are few close to shore we did see a large barracuda and a baby Goliath grouper.
So when the wind is howling there is still some pretty interesting stuff to see while snorkeling in Key West, even in the shallow inshore waters.
posted by admin on Feb 15
The visibility is great despite all the wind from the last couple weeks. This week there was up to 80 feet of visibility. It fluctuated with the tide a bit but pretty much good visibility all day, although yesterday was a bit chalky at the low tide and the vis got down to 30.
Here are some pics
some sort of angel fish?
Close up of coral
Another soft coral
A jewfish or Goliath grouper, don’t let the picture fool you he was almost as big as a person
Everyone’s favorite , a Sea Turtle
posted by admin on Jan 13
Visibility the past couple weeks has been good to great, ranging from 30- 80 feet. Perfect for snorkeling in Key West.
We have seen a variety of species while snorkeling including large amber jacks and massive King Mackerel.
That is a Remora, often referred to as a shark sucker. They often will try to follow you while your snorkeling hoping that you will be its new friend and provide it with shelter and free meals.
This is some type of reef squid, he also was pretty friendly and curious
This Gabi snorkeling and looking for stuff to take pictures of.
Sort of pufferfish, you can often see these hiding under rocks.
posted by admin on Dec 3
Some pieces of video from last couple months. All the animals and fish are seen often at the various Snorkeling spots in Key West Snorkeling Spots.
