My home town. Family in Florida since 1872. G G Aunt built home on one of her islands in the Bay called 'Bird Key before there were bridges.'.. It is now an Arvida Development. In the early 50's water was much more clear everywhere in the Bays. Last time I went out to the Point of Rocks some year ago, there were NO PARKING signs everywhere. It is not really rock, but what we call "worm rock". It is a amalgamation of the casings of millions of Tube Worms. Was one of the good snorkeling spots in the area. I remember the damn outlanders putting a bounty on shark, and nearly wiping out their population. The Bays use to have all types of marine life, and the flats were full of Stone Crab. Thanks to construction along the shores, with contaminated runoff, the water quality and clarity has declined. It was a great place to grow up. Ran off to North Florida, still some unspoiled wild lands , water and beaches in the Panhandle.
Hey I love Snorkelling here in the South West of the UK it's very clear water. eccept where there is untreated sewage which is rare but when there has been the color of the water has been the same as you are experiencing there If you dive there againI would ask local DIVE CLUBS where the effluent out pipes are.Your Health is so very important.It's just the color& the particulates ..If I am wrong I'm sorry I am just trying to be helpful
No worries, and thanks. However, for the most part, that is the normal color of the gulf waters close to shore. There are, of course, releases into the gulf. However, we are notified when bacteria levels are too high and know to stay out of the water. But if you go far offshore, the color remains pretty much the same, though the water does get a bit clearer. Keep in mind too that the video doesn't show the TRUE color (I'm no video expert and can't fine-tune the color). Thanks for watching
We are heading to Florida in a week. Staying at siesta key...I want to take my beautiful wife snorkeling for her first time. I bought a GoPro hero 6 to start filming our vacations. Can I ask what settings you used on your GoPro for this footage please?
It has been so long now, and I don't take out the gopro very often anymore. But I either used 1080p/30 frames/sec, or 720p/60 frames/sec. This is however, with an old GoPro2, I'm sure the newer versions have better settings than that. Just use the highest your PC can handle in processing, and user higher frame rates if you want to process slow motion. Hope that helps.
@underthedogs and Underwater yes that helps thank you! That seems to be the consensus around the internet. My laptop won’t handle the 4K quality of my GoPro hero 6 (most laptops won’t) so 1080p at 30-60 FPS seems to be the ticket. We are very excited and leaving in 2 Days!!! Keep an eye on my channel for vids....
40 years ago you could actually park there, it and the south point of Lido are great places to snorkel, amazing what you see as soon as you put your head under water
Back then I remember another Worm Rock site south of Lideo Beach towards Big Pass. They did the same with NO PARKING signs all along the road, and only a 6ft path to get down to it. Most folks don't know its public beach anywhere below the High tide mark.
thats bad? im traveling here for spring break from texas and on our side of the gulf we cant even see a food in front of us because the water is a constant greyish, blueish, murky type. this just made me so much more excited.
Eh, I'd say more "average" than "bad". We had been there a week before, and the visibility had been fantastic (which is unusual). The only time the water clears out is when the wind blows out of the east for a while and the weather stays calm, but it does happen!
Google "spearfishing florida", and the second result will be a link to the FWC rules. No spearing within 100 yards of the beach, and I think that puts you out past the ledge, and into the sand/desert, where there are no fish. I don't think the spearing would be good anyways, most of the big fish we saw were snook, which are illegal to spear as well.
I go fishing there every June. The snook there get huge. Last year caught a 27 pounder right out where the kid was snorkeling. Never realized there were snapper there though.
In the 50's we had Snook weighing in the high 40 lbs by the dozen napping under our 50' yacht , at the SRQ Yacht Club. It used to be a Coast Guard Station years ago. As a kid I crawled under the building and collected change that had dropped through the plank flooring from the Slot Machines . Sailed the 21 foot Fish Class Sloops that the club used to race all over the Gulf. There were 50 Club sailors and 4 or 5 Bar stools. Last time I went buy it was the reverse. More Bar Stools than Sailors.
Cpt cocoa puffs alot of people spearfish there and i do also and a sheriff saw and asked if i caught anything not a problem at all nice name calling by the way
My home town. Family in Florida since 1872. G G Aunt built home on one of her islands in the Bay called 'Bird Key before there were bridges.'.. It is now an Arvida Development. In the early 50's water was much more clear everywhere in the Bays. Last time I went out to the Point of Rocks some year ago, there were NO PARKING signs everywhere. It is not really rock, but what we call "worm rock". It is a amalgamation of the casings of millions of Tube Worms. Was one of the good snorkeling spots in the area. I remember the damn outlanders putting a bounty on shark, and nearly wiping out their population. The Bays use to have all types of marine life, and the flats were full of Stone Crab. Thanks to construction along the shores, with contaminated runoff, the water quality and clarity has declined. It was a great place to grow up. Ran off to North Florida, still some unspoiled wild lands , water and beaches in the Panhandle.
Hey I love Snorkelling here in the South West of the UK it's very clear water. eccept where there is untreated sewage which is rare but when there has been the color of the water has been the same as you are experiencing there If you dive there againI would ask local DIVE CLUBS where the effluent out pipes are.Your Health is so very important.It's just the color& the particulates ..If I am wrong I'm sorry I am just trying to be helpful
super cool video thanks for posting!
Thank you for posting this video - great help!
No worries, and thanks. However, for the most part, that is the normal color of the gulf waters close to shore. There are, of course, releases into the gulf. However, we are notified when bacteria levels are too high and know to stay out of the water. But if you go far offshore, the color remains pretty much the same, though the water does get a bit clearer. Keep in mind too that the video doesn't show the TRUE color (I'm no video expert and can't fine-tune the color). Thanks for watching
We are heading to Florida in a week. Staying at siesta key...I want to take my beautiful wife snorkeling for her first time. I bought a GoPro hero 6 to start filming our vacations. Can I ask what settings you used on your GoPro for this footage please?
It has been so long now, and I don't take out the gopro very often anymore. But I either used 1080p/30 frames/sec, or 720p/60 frames/sec. This is however, with an old GoPro2, I'm sure the newer versions have better settings than that. Just use the highest your PC can handle in processing, and user higher frame rates if you want to process slow motion. Hope that helps.
@underthedogs and Underwater yes that helps thank you! That seems to be the consensus around the internet. My laptop won’t handle the 4K quality of my GoPro hero 6 (most laptops won’t) so 1080p at 30-60 FPS seems to be the ticket. We are very excited and leaving in 2 Days!!! Keep an eye on my channel for vids....
40 years ago you could actually park there, it and the south point of Lido are great places to snorkel, amazing what you see as soon as you put your head under water
I remember when Longboat Key was a wilderness
Back then I remember another Worm Rock site south of Lideo Beach towards Big Pass. They did the same with NO PARKING signs all along the road, and only a 6ft path to get down to it. Most folks don't know its public beach anywhere below the High tide mark.
@kynancecove thanks for the concern I've been wondering that for years actually. Asking the local divers is a terrific idea.
thats bad? im traveling here for spring break from texas and on our side of the gulf we cant even see a food in front of us because the water is a constant greyish, blueish, murky type. this just made me so much more excited.
Eh, I'd say more "average" than "bad". We had been there a week before, and the visibility had been fantastic (which is unusual). The only time the water clears out is when the wind blows out of the east for a while and the weather stays calm, but it does happen!
Do you require a fishing license if you want some dinner.
Google "spearfishing florida", and the second result will be a link to the FWC rules.
No spearing within 100 yards of the beach, and I think that puts you out past the ledge, and into the sand/desert, where there are no fish. I don't think the spearing would be good anyways, most of the big fish we saw were snook, which are illegal to spear as well.
Doubt if that will stop his kind.
I go fishing there every June. The snook there get huge. Last year caught a 27 pounder right out where the kid was snorkeling. Never realized there were snapper there though.
Also never realized it got so deep out there. You can go out about 100 yards and still be in chest deep water.
In the 50's we had Snook weighing in the high 40 lbs by the dozen napping under our 50' yacht , at the SRQ Yacht Club. It used to be a Coast Guard Station years ago. As a kid I crawled under the building and collected change that had dropped through the plank flooring from the Slot Machines . Sailed the 21 foot Fish Class Sloops that the club used to race all over the Gulf. There were 50 Club sailors and 4 or 5 Bar stools. Last time I went buy it was the reverse. More Bar Stools than Sailors.
just walked here yesterday
Imma go there when I go to America next year
And points of rocks is not a beach so fish on
Cpt cocoa puffs alot of people spearfish there and i do also and a sheriff saw and asked if i caught anything not a problem at all nice name calling by the way
Beach Access #12: "Private Beach Access"
That's why a lot of natives are gone.
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