lake diving permits

[NorthlandDivers]

The $100 permit for Square Lake is for Dive Stores doing their Open Water Dives at the park.  It is a commercial use permit.  It does NOT apply to divers going out there to dive.  Lake Elmo does not allow diving from the boat landing.  I was told if we wanted to dive Lake Elmo it had to be from private property or from a boat.  Doesn't make it to convenient to go there for a quick dive.  I understand the not diving from the boat launch as that could create quite a problem with the mix of boats and divers and the state law does say we can't block off a boat launch or navigational channel.  It would be nice if they worked something out for a divers entrance out of the park.  Last year when we dove it from private property the viz wasn't to bad.  This year when we dove it we had a lot more rain first and the viz was worse than Square.
Speeking of Square has anyone noticed the lack of pan fish out their this year.  We were just there on Sunday and we seen 1 bullhead that had taken up residence in the toilet platform and one small bass and a couple of small northerns but, I didn't see any pan fish.