I miss diving in the West Palm area. I lived in Jupiter and Jensen Beach for 16 years (79-95). I liked diving the Blue Heroin Blvd. Bridge before it became so famous. Many times I would take my Open Water Students there for dives 1 and 2. I also liked the Jupiter Island bridge to catch fish for my aquarium.
Hello Jeff Conley, the bridge is still a great place to dive. Due to it's popularity, it can get crowed at times. It does makes it convenient for filler dives when we take charters out of West Palm Beach and the charter gets cancelled.
Glad you liked the video Sam Moyers, we are headed back to Florida for two weeks, starting next week, however, we are headed to the Pan Handle (Panama City Beach).
I'm so jealous. I was there end of last June, around 10 in the morning with all my scuba gear and ready to go....couldn't find a place to park closer than half a mile. Get there EARLY!! Ended up going out with Pura Vida Divers the next day, so I still had a good trip
Unfortunately that has happened with becoming so widely know. In my day (1979-1995) it was much easier to find a good spot. I could usually find a spot by the beach.
For shark diving I always go with SaltyDivers charters in Jupiter fla. Or you can just snorkel with shark and I must warn you swimming with sharks is extremely ADDICTIVE !
Glad you liked the video turgutvelettin6727. West Palm Beach is an amazing place to dive with tons of underwater life. Its a great place for underwater photographers, new divers, experienced divers, and all of the above.
Love diving that area of Florida. Blue heron is still on my list. Big fan of the park in Jupiter, though! The backfinning when you accidentally woke up the nurse shark was impressive
Hello souswes, typically on fun dives like these, my camera is mounted on a stick or arm that extends a few feet out from me. So those up close shots are not really that up close for me. The back finning does come in handy though.
I was down there this week as well. Did a 3-tank with Ocean Quest on Sunday 2/19 and BHB that night. Glad to see you all had better conditions. We moved south the rest of the week and had great dives, 16 over the course of the week.
Hello tedlin4962, the bridge had some poor conditions when we were there, that's why we haven't uploaded any videos from it. Diving with Ocean Quest was a 1000 times better.
Hello user-hg6vw4or8s, it truly is amazing all the different Ecologies you can see diving in that area. We saw sharks, turtles, eels, and squid on every single dive we made in West Palm Beach.
You need to come back in September/October for Goliath Grouper season! It is one of only three known giant grouper aggregations known to still exist worldwide and the largest of them. It is possible to see 20-50+ giant 200-600 pound fish in one dive! It amazes me how many divers that I have met, some of whom live here full or part time, that have never dived here and have no idea about the diversity of wildlife in this area.
I will be there in July and possibly October michaelchristenbury552. I will be bringing my family down in July, for a week long family vacation, and October I have several friends that are wanting me to guide them while we are there. If you have any more information, please send it to bryan@lakehickoryscuba.com. I am definitely interested in coming down then and diving with the Groupers.
Hi Sir I loved the video! Would you recommend this dive for someone who recently acquired their Open Water Certification or should it take some building up to?
Hello @marcopereira8631, this is a great relaxing drift dive for even a newly certified diver. I would suggest taking some type of drifting diving specialty course though, as all of these dives are drift dives.
Hello johnstepp9597, we spent a few days diving at the Blue Heron Bridge and several days diving with Ocean Quest. They took us up and down the beach line to some amazing spots. Every dive we made had sharks, turtles, eels, and squid. No matter what reef system you dive at West Palm Beach, you are going to see a ton of underwater life. I don't recall the actual reef systems we dove on, but several we simply drifted across. The current was as strong as reported, so we had some nice leisurely dives. Most were 60 feet and less, and average around 40 feet. We made several hour long dives, and a few hour and half dives. The Bridge was very shallow, and we spent most of the time there training our Open Water and Rescue students.
I miss diving in the West Palm area. I lived in Jupiter and Jensen Beach for 16 years (79-95). I liked diving the Blue Heroin Blvd. Bridge before it became so famous. Many times I would take my Open Water Students there for dives 1 and 2. I also liked the Jupiter Island bridge to catch fish for my aquarium.
Hello Jeff Conley, the bridge is still a great place to dive. Due to it's popularity, it can get crowed at times. It does makes it convenient for filler dives when we take charters out of West Palm Beach and the charter gets cancelled.
😎👍🇵🇭🤿always enjoyed diving down in Florida!
Hello Joseph dracula, we will be back in Florida for two weeks, starting next week.
Thanks for sharing, seems like a reasonable priced trip with the views of the Carribean without the cost.
Hello jackjackattack, we love West Palm Beach. Reasonably priced and plenty of marine life to see.
Thanks for the insight on West Palm Beach. Hope to hit the Blue Heron Bridge and check out Ocean Quest on my next trip south.
Thanks again, Bryan. 🙂
Glad you liked the video Sam Moyers, we are headed back to Florida for two weeks, starting next week, however, we are headed to the Pan Handle (Panama City Beach).
@@LakeHickoryScuba Have fun in PC.
I'm so jealous. I was there end of last June, around 10 in the morning with all my scuba gear and ready to go....couldn't find a place to park closer than half a mile. Get there EARLY!! Ended up going out with Pura Vida Divers the next day, so I still had a good trip
It was extremely crowded each day we dove the bridge dpd0710, so I completely understand the struggle.
Unfortunately that has happened with becoming so widely know. In my day (1979-1995) it was much easier to find a good spot. I could usually find a spot by the beach.
For shark diving I always go with SaltyDivers charters in Jupiter fla. Or you can just snorkel with shark and I must warn you swimming with sharks is extremely ADDICTIVE !
Hello @quake2u, we have used SaltyDivers as well in the past.
That was awesome 🤙🤙🤙
Glad you liked the video turgutvelettin6727. West Palm Beach is an amazing place to dive with tons of underwater life. Its a great place for underwater photographers, new divers, experienced divers, and all of the above.
Love diving that area of Florida. Blue heron is still on my list. Big fan of the park in Jupiter, though!
The backfinning when you accidentally woke up the nurse shark was impressive
Hello souswes, typically on fun dives like these, my camera is mounted on a stick or arm that extends a few feet out from me. So those up close shots are not really that up close for me. The back finning does come in handy though.
I was down there this week as well. Did a 3-tank with Ocean Quest on Sunday 2/19 and BHB that night. Glad to see you all had better conditions. We moved south the rest of the week and had great dives, 16 over the course of the week.
Hello tedlin4962, the bridge had some poor conditions when we were there, that's why we haven't uploaded any videos from it. Diving with Ocean Quest was a 1000 times better.
@@LakeHickoryScuba it wasn’t the best conditions at the bridge, but we found some good life. First seahorse I’ve ever seen!
Did some shark diving right up the road in Jupiter last month. Absolutely mind blowing!
Hello user-hg6vw4or8s, it truly is amazing all the different Ecologies you can see diving in that area. We saw sharks, turtles, eels, and squid on every single dive we made in West Palm Beach.
Currently incorporating surface air with tank backup for clearing cars. not sure of adding Reg to mask or valve
Hello Searching 4, stay safe. I would reach out to several manufactures to see what is on the market that might work for you.
You need to come back in September/October for Goliath Grouper season! It is one of only three known giant grouper aggregations known to still exist worldwide and the largest of them. It is possible to see 20-50+ giant 200-600 pound fish in one dive! It amazes me how many divers that I have met, some of whom live here full or part time, that have never dived here and have no idea about the diversity of wildlife in this area.
I will be there in July and possibly October michaelchristenbury552. I will be bringing my family down in July, for a week long family vacation, and October I have several friends that are wanting me to guide them while we are there. If you have any more information, please send it to bryan@lakehickoryscuba.com. I am definitely interested in coming down then and diving with the Groupers.
Hi Sir I loved the video! Would you recommend this dive for someone who recently acquired their Open Water Certification or should it take some building up to?
Hello @marcopereira8631, this is a great relaxing drift dive for even a newly certified diver. I would suggest taking some type of drifting diving specialty course though, as all of these dives are drift dives.
@@LakeHickoryScubathank you!!
Two quick questions. Did you drive or fly to WPB? Where did you stay?
Hello ceisele1080, we drove on this particular trip, and we usually just get a local hotel in the immediate area.
Heading down there the end of March . Where exactly did you go
Hello johnstepp9597, we spent a few days diving at the Blue Heron Bridge and several days diving with Ocean Quest. They took us up and down the beach line to some amazing spots. Every dive we made had sharks, turtles, eels, and squid. No matter what reef system you dive at West Palm Beach, you are going to see a ton of underwater life. I don't recall the actual reef systems we dove on, but several we simply drifted across. The current was as strong as reported, so we had some nice leisurely dives. Most were 60 feet and less, and average around 40 feet. We made several hour long dives, and a few hour and half dives. The Bridge was very shallow, and we spent most of the time there training our Open Water and Rescue students.
@@LakeHickoryScuba excellent thank you.
I notice in you open dives No full-face?
Hello Searching 4, we primarily use our Full Face Mask for commercial and salvage work. All other types of diving we use a standard mask.
Where this at
Hello @m;attmew4299, this is in West Palm Beach Florida.