Dive #5

August 1, 2003
Lake Lucerne
The boat was parked in about 30 feet of water in front of "Water's Edge".
Lake Lucerne
We followed that anchor line to the bottom. The base of the lake here is soft and cold. As we headed west the water warmed and the bottom became more interesting.
Lake Lucerne
Mrs Nemo dove with me and was in charge of the dive flag,
Lake Lucerne
She did not pull it under once!

Lake Lucerne
After about 50 meters, the bottom turned to sand peppered with rocks.
Lake Lucerne
Mrs Nemo seemed to be happier with the rising water temperature than the boulder field.
Lake Lucerne
Some of the larger rocks were covered in a fine green slime.
Lake Lucerne
Old fish beds were found in the sand. This may be a good spot to fish in the spring.
Lake Lucerne
The sand also held other items...
Lake Lucerne
Pepsi - the litter choice for a new generation!
Lake Lucerne
Clam! (see first rule of lake sand on dive #4)
Lake Lucerne
Closer to shore we found some cribs.
Lake Lucerne
There were few bait fish near it.
Lake Lucerne
Inside there was a nice size smallmouth bass.
Lake Lucerne
We surfaced near the shore about 250 meters from where we started. There was nobody in the boat to get us so we had to get the boat.
Lake Lucerne
Swimming back to the boat turned out to be the worst thing about the dive.


-Nemo