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Old 10-22-2012, 09:13 AM   #1141
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Re: Daily Vis Report Thread

Dove east side of Jamestown just south of the north end Saturday morning and the viz was a very clear 8-10 feet and water temp 59 deg. It was about an hour before High. Best viz I've seen all season, even after all the rain. The last time I dove there about 7 weeks ago the viz was a murky 2 feet.
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Old 10-22-2012, 11:43 AM   #1142
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Wow, best vis you've seen there all season...

Two of us bailed on Sat Jamestown plans because figured high seas were stirring everything up, killing viz. Seemed a good call after seeing that LI sound 0.0 ft viz post.

Anyone offer ideas on how to predict viz?
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Old 10-22-2012, 12:29 PM   #1143
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The bad viz this year was mostly due to the plankton bloom. Now all of that is behind us and the dead plankton has either washed out to sea or settled on the bottom. Areas that get stirred up by rough seas will still have bad viz but in the bay where the seas are not bad like 1-2 feet I would think that the viz wouldn't be so bad. Also near the end of incoming tides is always best. I think also that the viz will clear up more quickly once things have calmed down since the plankton is gone.
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Old 10-23-2012, 09:21 AM   #1144
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Went out yesterday and tried to find some viz. None found along Waterford and Niantic CT shoreline. Mud.
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Old 10-23-2012, 09:44 AM   #1145
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Sunday, Striper_Rider and Capt_T and I hit up Rockport MA. Tough wind/whitecaps and 54 degree water. I saw one small tog, Will picked a bug, and T claimed that he saw a seal.

Oh, there was some harbor pollack too and bait. Cold though. Vis was 20+ feet, if you could see through the millions of jellies!
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Old 10-29-2012, 09:53 AM   #1146
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Hit Groton, Ct on Saturday and vis was about 8 feet. I was able to shoot a limit of togs in short order. Of course, Sandy is going to throw us a curveball and I expect things to turn to mud again.
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Old 10-29-2012, 11:40 PM   #1147
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I dived in Newport on Saturday: calm before the storm and decent visibility - took a couple of togs.
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Old 10-30-2012, 09:23 AM   #1148
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Dived Buzzard's Bay on Friday afternoon - real calm - good 10ft viz for once in Buzzard's!!! Took some tog home. Still some schoolies messing around in Mass.
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Old 10-30-2012, 03:11 PM   #1149
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Dove Saturday around Fishers and the viz was 3 to 5'.

Went to dump some racks in the Thames today and the viz was the best I've ever seen it. Swear.
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Old 10-30-2012, 11:02 PM   #1150
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Was this before 20 or more boats got wrecked on Pequot Ave? Cause it was tough to see through that particular debris field after Sandy left.
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Old 11-03-2012, 08:27 PM   #1151
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Any viz reports for Newport or Gloucester?
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Old 11-04-2012, 08:12 AM   #1152
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Any viz reports for Newport or Gloucester?
NH is cleaning up fast, so I would imagine gloucester would be the same. Two days ago it was 3' or so, which was double what it was the day before. By now it's likely diveable.
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Old 11-06-2012, 08:11 PM   #1153
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Had about 6' of vis in the eastern sound today. Three tog landed, missed a fourth on an easy shot. Plent more fish seen that I couldn't get a shot at.
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Old 11-29-2012, 06:31 PM   #1154
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any recent vis/dive reports? Looking to plug a few tog this weekend and call it a season
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Old 11-29-2012, 10:25 PM   #1155
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I was out the weekend before thanksgiving and vis was 10-15 on the outgoing in Newport. We got a total of 5 tog.
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