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Re: Devils Lake - MikeS - 01-24-2007
I know what you're saying... March 3 can't come soon enough. Cozumel, here we come.
Re: Devils Lake - MikeS - 04-23-2007
Four of us got in Devi's Lake on Sunday. Viz was poor: 4-5 feet. Temp was 47.
Re: Devils Lake - dwitt2n - 04-23-2007
...in spite of the vis being what it was - it was a great first of the season dive....
Re: Devils Lake - MikeS - 04-23-2007
Oh yes, I agree. We had a great time.
Re: Devils Lake - MikeS - 05-06-2007
Temp today 53. Vis about 10'
Re: Devils Lake - dwitt2n - 05-11-2007
...Thursday was 55 degrees at the training platform & vis was out to ~ 12 feet....
Re: Devils Lake - dwitt2n - 05-21-2007
...today was nice on the east shore...sunny & light wind....57 degrees at 25 feet & 64 on the surface....vis was easily 20 feet most of the time at ~ 20 feet....& I could see my flag at 25......lots of bass on beds......very aggressive looking for crayfish....
Re: Devils Lake - ScubaDo - 06-21-2007
Devil's Lake is infected with a parasite that causes swimmers itch. It looks like mosquito bites with a stronger urge to itch and takes longer to go away (up to a week). It was suggested to me to cover the spots with clear nail polish. It did relieve some of the itch, but it still takes a few days to go away. The divers I saw that got infected, only had bites where they had exposed skin. I don't know if this is only temporary or will last therest of the season. It was my first time up there this year and viz was about 10'+. It was fun to play with and feed the bass again.
Re: Devils Lake - jmohns - 06-22-2007
I also was hit with the itch, never had it this bad in years past but never went this early before. I did several dives last year with just a bit or two so I hope it will go away as the year goes on. I have found that if you use benedryl lotion and just rub it on heave it will relieve some of the discomfort. I don't use the internal stuff, it makes me sleepy
. Hope this helps some.
Re: Devils Lake - jmohns - 06-22-2007
Stupid spell check....... I was trying to say rub the lotion in heavy. sorry for the confusion.