Went for a quick dive yesterday. The S has brought in warm water but the sea still looks dirty. We decided to go out wide. Left at Sparrow's fart or half past stupid as a friend describes the crack of dawn. Headed out to the wave-recorder. Recently there has been some clean warm water out near the continental shelf and we were hoping for some of that. Some divers have managed the odd Dorado, one even jumping in just outside the harbour to check out conditions, finding a school of huge Cobia. He did not have a gun but one was quickly provided and a good Cobia shot. The rest of the day they scratched.
We jumped in but the water at the surface was dirty, down to about 3 metres. Not cold but not warm like we expected. I took a dive through the muck and found clean blue water below that felt considerably warmer. The fish were hanging in this warmer water. My nerve was shot because I kept expecting to see something big with lots of teeth come up to me. The conditions were just not to my liking. A White took a chunk out of a surfboard about 40km S of Coffs 2 days ago and that picture is still fresh in my mind. We looked at some fish traps in the area but only small Dorado were seen. A fresh NW was starting up making the boating unpleasant so we decided to head back for an early breakfast and try some deer-hunting with bows instead.
This Sunday is the next club competition and I really hope the situation improves. Although in shallower water, one is really not too fussed over being able to see from the surface unless you are trying to orientate yourself on the reef. It would be great to have some decent viz for a change.
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