Rock Lake diving

[MikeS]

Lake Mills to Black River Falls will run between 2 and 2 and half hours.

[mikerault]

Ok, then when do you all expect the lakes to start their algea blooms?

[dfreeman]

Mid to late June they start to bloom and get bad by mid july.  The impact of the algea on teh lake varies with the lake and the weather.

Doug

[mstrdvr]

Good morning Mike,  After you sernt the map I went to confirm the GPS #'s. Some of them were way off, others showed some promise. I could not find the Turtle or the headless man. You asked about a lot of boats in one area, this is called the " Margarita Bar". It is only about 6' deep. We found alot of anchors and other misc. junk over there. I am waiting for my lower unit to be repaired, and if the weather holds I should be able to launch my boat some where.
                            Randy

[mikerault]

Great! I was extrapolating off a sat picture so it was a little hit and miss. Let me know ehn you can get back in the water with the boat and we can plan some diving.

Mike

[mstrdvr]

No problem. We dove lake ripley here in Cambridge on New Years day,for a lake that is pea green in the summer months the viz was pretty decent. Not much to look at tho. We are going to try again this morning, a friend of mine just got a dry suit and wants to try it out.The down side is he does not have a lot of room for thermals.( vulcanized rubber) He is going to get a wee bit cold!

[mikerault]

Excellent! I picked up a Canon 20D, Ikelite housing and flash as wellas a housing for my video camera so I am ready to document anything we find.

How does April sound? I'll check when I can get a few days off. I figure 1 to drive up (unless Airtran will carry doubles for a fee) 2 to dive and 1 to drive back. ANy pre-screening of sites (or finding of new ones) would be great to minimize the hunting aspect. I have pitched an article about the trip to a magazine, waiting to hear back from them.

Mike

[mikerault]

I have blocked off April 5-9 for this trip. I plan on driving up on the 5th, then diving 6,7,8 and driving back on the 9th...does that work for you?
If not give an some dates to work with, I am pretty flexable.

Mike

[mikerault]

If I drive up and back it will add two days to the trip, but if I bring my doubles with me on an airline it will cost $130.00 each way extra. Is there a shop in the area I can rent doubles from?

Mike

[matt t.]

Possibly "Deep Blue" in Milwaukee. They are the closest thing to a "tech" shop we have in Milwaukee. I would call first. There is a shop in Madison that may/may not have doubles to rent. With the depths you will be diving in Rock Lake you won't need doubles.