Scuba Diving in New York

[jhale]

ow, I'd be afraid to dive with all those hooks in the water.

 

[jackson6745]

cool, now you got me in the mood to take out a fishing boat from sheapshead bay. which is the best one to take (note: i'd go with my wife, neither of us are experienced fishers).

dont you worry about eating fish that are living in that polution?

If the polution doesnt keep ppl out of the water, the sharks sure as hell should!

Save your money you won't catch anything right now from the boats in sheepshead with the exeception of the night bluefish trips........which you would not want to go on without a gun, bat, and a large knife!

 

[NYPDFrogman]

never gone diving locally; prefer tropical locales. the cold temps, low viz and strong currents here turn me off. NYPDFrogman ought to have some good insights tho

A 1/4" farmer John will be very comfortable. even though the surface water may feel warm to most but at depth it gets kind of chilly.
there are several dive boats that wreck dive the NY/Nj area
all depends on where you are located.
as Far as The local rivers water quality is a lot better than you are led to believe. the east river is the cleanest of them all and visability is usually 5' or better depending on the tide the harlem river isnt that bad either. the end of off shore dumping of solid human waste ( ebnded 15 years ago) has vastly increased the water quality even off shore.

you might want to venture to beach 8th in rockaway there is tons of tropical fish to be had right in the rocks off the beach. check the tides the water does rip in there

 

[jhale]

Save your money you won't catch anything right now from the boats in sheepshead with the exeception of the night bluefish trips........which you would not want to go on without a gun, bat, and a large knife!

is that for the fish or the fishermen?

 

[jackson6745]

is that for the fish or the fishermen?

The weapons are for your own protection from other fisherman......it's a tough crowd

 

[FastUno]

Jackson, I guess you must have seen some action, huh?
Just might be the booze.

 

[jackson6745]

Booze is no excuse for animal behavior

 

[FastUno]

I will be on vacation next week. Where would be the best place to catch some tropical fish. We are talking about off shore here, no boat.

Also, what is the best way to catch them?

 

[NYPDFrogman]

I will be on vacation next week. Where would be the best place to catch some tropical fish. We are talking about off shore here, no boat.

Also, what is the best way to catch them?

how are you going off shore with no boat???
for a beach dive beach 8th in rockaway is a good spot.
take a fish net and a zip lock bag

 

[Deanos]

how are you going off shore with no boat???

 

[jackson6745]

Lol!!!

Deanos, that's a good one.