November 26, 2016 – Turkey Day Dive

Scuba

November 26:  Every Thanksgiving weekend the MUD Club has a “Turkey Day Dive”. Today’s dive was held in the Saint Joseph River flowing by “Fisherman’s Park” in Benton Harbor, MI with 7 divers and an equal number of surface support members to help suit up and assist those getting in and out of the water. Visibility varied with the depth, and even with a powerful dive light, vis was still from 2 to 5 feet. Water temperature 42 to 44F depending on whose temperature gauge was used. People always ask “What do you see down there?” – so here’s a few pictures:

Fisherman’s Park along the St. Joseph River across from the Whirlpool Complex
Entry Points along the shore line – steep rip/rap
Saw a good number of sleeping catfish
Snag hazards – limbs & branches and other tree parts
Concrete rip/rap and embedded rebar
A good number of wooden poles with “sharp” and pointy ends
This was just about what you could see – the light does help locate other divers though
Bottles, cans, bricks, cable and thin metal fishing line to snare the unwary