Red Granite conditions & report

[Byte Me]

My buddy and I drove up to Red Granite this weekend to get what look to be the last couple local dives of the year in.  Weather was WONDERFUL - better than July around here! 

We geared up and walked in the south side of the quarry.  Water was 42F and vis was quite bad maybe 15-20 near the surface and 5' the deeper we went.  Lots of particulate in the water.  Our max depth was mid 50's, vis got worse the deeper we went.  Didn't see anything living on this end, did see a bunch of cans, the highlight was probably a golf ball.  We followed the shoreline pretty much and got over 40 minutes in.  My buddy thought she lost me a couple times - I was less than 10' away.

Went to Kwik Trip for our SI, bladder relief and picked up some snacks.

Headed back for the north side - someone was shooting some type of film or something on the point where people generally dive off; old car, girl in a poodle skirt, a couple guys.  No idea what that was all about.  We hopped in, found the two boats, saw a couple fish, max depth around 40, better vis here (15-20), most likely because we stayed shallower, hung around 25' or so. 

Overall, I'll stick with Little Cedar or Big Cedar (I live near Little Cedar) - there is better vis and more stuff to see as long as you stay along the shoreline under the raft area.  To me Red Granite wasn't worth the trip.