Michigan UnderWater Divers Club

Public Pier @ Shorelane & Pier Streets off Forrest Beach Road.

Todays dive was finished just before the heavy rain and tornado like winds roared thur the Coloma & Watervliet area.  Prior to that,  the lake surface was calm, visibility averaging 5 feet, low weeds, water temperature in the very low 40′s, but surface air temperature at 62F.

Stayed  shallow for most of the dive, came across some dead clams, miscellaneous bottles & cans, two concrete anchors, and a large turtle (bigger than a pie pan) who was very docile.  No keepers to talk about, just the obligatory golf balls and a nice cold cream jar. Hoping for better luck next time.

With the expected warm temperatures this week, the plan is to get out there again for more grubbing this week.  Come on out – Your invited

A Great sunday dive at Lake 16 in Martin Michigan this week where three MUD divers enjoyed 40 foot visibility and 41F water temperature with no-thermocline. It was so clear that you could have gotten away without using your dive lights even at 80 feet.  Maybe a picture later.

Singer Lake - Thin Broken Ice

Just checking local ponds and lakes you will find that the small bodies of water have ice but not really thickenough for a quality ice dive. The bigger lakes have lots of open water. So take you pick, hard water or soft- its available.  Enjoy

While checking out the local area ponds and lakes this weekend it appears that small bodies of shallow water are covered but the ice is not of diving quality. The larger lakes like Paw Paw and Sister Lakes have areas of cold but open water:)   Enjoy!

Hess Lake

Singer Lake

Setting up camp in the parking lot

Another weekend and another ice dive at Paw Paw lake. The ice is not even close to the thickness we would like but still a challenge and an enjoyable past time.  The air temperature was 33F with just a bit of a breeze off the lake and the water temperature averaging 35F.

The visibility was 5 to 6 feet with little particulate unless you kicked it up. No one noticed any fish, crayfish, or even clams, just a few bottles and cans but nothing worth collecting today.

Jim S tried out his new GoPro camera today and were looking forward to seeing the results.

Jim

Presentation at South Haven Steelheaders Association

Scholz, with a couple of tag along muddies, went to the “South Haven Steelheaders” monthly meeting where Jim presented a program on Shipwrecks off the shores of SW Michigan. 

Jim was able to publicize the South Western Michigan U/W Preserve, passed out copies of the “Divers Guide to Michigan U/W Preserves”, and spoke of how divers and fishermen can help each other on the Great Lakes.