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CSI - 2/01/2013 9:18 AM 
Keys for sure, Springs are cold, 72 degrees, make sure you know about diving at the Blue Heron Bridge in the West Palm Beach area, always great, gotta go at high tide slack but great shallow diving no matter how rough it may be outr front, try drift diving from Jupiter south on the east coast. Great drift diving, so welcome to Florida my friend,
CK
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lerpy - 2/01/2013 10:10 AM
I have done the Blue Heron Bridge, it was great. Thanks for the advice, really appreciate it. 72 cold, that sounds nice and warm to me. Lol. Thanks again.
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the springs on the eastern side of the panhandle are 71-72 degrees year round. I’m from NJ (living in FL now) and have done 3-3.5 hour dives in the springs in a wetsuit and I’m fine. Hardly cold! :)
the western/northern side of the panhandle the springs are closer to 68 degrees. In some places where you have intrusion from a river or in a pond, you will find water temps in the 50s in the winter.
In the winter, even the ocean drops to 70-ish near the surface so be prepared.
Ocean diving: Jupiter, BHB, and Pompano.
Fresh water: Ginnie Springs, Jackson Blue Spring, and Madison Blue Spring.
Have fun, Steve
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I just recently moved to Florida, so I don’t know they dive spots too well yet. But if you need a dive buddy, I’m always up for some dives. I’m in SW Florida, but am willing to drive some for some decent dives.
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lerpy - 2/06/2013 10:22 AM
Steve, thanks for the info, I really appreciate it. Although I am hoping to do some diving in the south it sounds like the springs of the north and closer to where I am staying would be good to explore. I am hooking up with an instructor to do a cavern course up there, so hopping to meet up with people and get some experience in the caverns before heading home.
Might have to a throw a forum up specificaly for that to try and find some folks to dive with. Thanks again for the info
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hey Matt,
I’m glad to help. The Cave Diver’s Forum is focused on - you guessed it - cave diving.
I’m almost always up there on weekends and sometimes during the week. I’d be happy to do a cavern dive.
For caverns, think Ginnie Springs Ballroom, Orange Grove, and Jackson Blue.
Steve
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If you come dive the Springs make sure to post about it, there are a lot of people in N Florida who will go with you, including myself.
Have fun!
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I will down the lower keys 18th to the 26th of March If your gonna be down in the lower keys around that time let me know I would go diving with ya I am itchin to get wet myself. If I am lucky I just might be able to get my buddy (with boat) in marathon take us out to the sombrero reef/lighthouse. But if not there are boat reef dives and also trips to the adolphus busch wreck are fairly close to my house.
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Venis beach for a great shore dive. East coast of Florida BHB and bathtub reef or just north of bath tub reef. I had good times on these dives especially Venice. No boat needed.
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I live in Palm Bay the best diving is on the East coast . Jupiter to Boynton . If you need help with finding good charters E-mail me . Mike Walsh {scubadmike@yahoo.com}
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