A great days diving at Swansea Bridge on Saturday with the sun shining and the water glistening... what more could you have wanted? How about 10m viz, loads and loads of fish and great company.
The fishlife was brimming on the weekend and they didn't let us down posing for the cameras. Once again fish that just should not be there were there. Stars and stripes Puffer, and an array of other tropical species.
On Saturday we parked at the Bridge Car park and entered via the boat ramp. Instantly we were greeted by the fish life and made our way across the bridge weaving around the pylons. Almost immediately you saw huge numbers of fish such as luderick and bream There is still a mass amount of rubbish on the bottom, old pylons and pieces of metal and pipes and other things like bikes and trolleys that have been thrown over the bridge. These offer protection from the current and a home to many species of fish as well as soft corals and sponges.
As we continued across the channel under the bridge we found pineapplefish hiding under one of the numerous rubbish structures. Almost every pylon had dozens of leatherjackets hovering around. Mosaic, rough, and fan-bellied and Chinaman. The amount of flounder we saw was astounding. What a great dive! we thought we might come back on Sunday!
We Sunday was definitely a different story. The rain flogged down all morning and we froze as we geared up. This time we decided to get in a little early and drift down to the bridge so we parked in the RSL car Park. In my opinion a much easier and nicer place to get a dive in.
We entered the water and this time the viz as only around the 5m mark but the fishlife again did not disappoint us.
Once again almost immediately Old Wives, balling catfish, Morrish Idols, Snapper, Puffers, Leather jacket and the usual small butterflyfish and the likes.
What a great weekend of diving with Scuba Shack!
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