Alternative Names: Joe's Reef
Type of Dive: Shore dive in Loch Fyne on mud slope with boulders and lots of sea life.
Suggested experience: Novice with good buoyancy control.
Distance from Glasgow: 52 miles 1hr 30mins Google
Travel directions Follow A83 towards Inveraray past the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar. 2 ½ miles along the road pull into the fourth layby on the left-hand side. There are several pulling in places along the road but count the ones indicated by the blue P signs
Parking directions: Layby on the left-hand side heading north.
Lat & Long : 56° 14.974'N:4° 58.793'W Postcode PA26 Google
Tides: Tide tables
Depth: We dived 0 – 26m but could go deeper.
Site entry/exit: Kit up in the layby and walk down to the shore. The walk down to the shore is quite steep. We dived at low water, the beach was cobbles and pebbles giving way to slippery brown seaweeds at the water’s edge.
Underwater directions: Swim out on a bearing of 150 degrees, turn 240 degrees, then 330 degrees back home.
Air & Nitrox: Aquatron Splashsports Argyll Caravan Park,
Site Hazards: Silty bottom – careful finning required
Nearest Public phone: Loch Fyne Oyster Bar
Mobile Network service: Contact me
Accommodation: Inveraray Arrochar
Other comments: This is a dive where thornback and cuckoo rays have been seen,
Pub: Loch Fyne Oyster Bar Cairndow Inn
Cafe: Loch Fyne Oyster Bar
Created By: Phoebe Sparke
Date: 13 April 2012
Revision: 1
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Links: Utube
Surface Photos: By Phoebe Sparke
Underwater Photos: By PhoebeSparke and Keith Waugh.
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Dive Report: PhoebeSparke 15/4/12 A splendid little dive! As we waded in over cobbles and pebbles, these gave way to a muddy bottom. We saw slender seapens at about 10m and these carried on down to 26m. Turning right we then came across boulders with lots of life – peacock worms, fluted sea squirts and copious sea loch anemones in a vast range of sizes – looked like a nursery ground. Between the rocks on the muddy bottom pink spotted sea cucumbers were quite profuse, as were shore crabs, blennies and squat lobsters. Large spiny starfish and smaller common starfish languished in the mud whilst their cousins, the common brittle stars were hidden away amidst the animal turf on the rocks. Nice flatfish, dragonet and Yarrels blenny. Superb
Dive Report: Pete Gunn There's a Langoustine bed that starts at 25m here, quite a dark dive too but viz was good when we did it. Good dive site need to go back here again soon!
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