Tour de Lacs

[LKunze]

Metro Area
>Square Lake - fairly consistent with easy access and abundant dive buddies.
>Perch Lake - much the same as Square.
>Little Long Lake - I thought it was pretty good a couple years ago but I wasn't impressed at all last year...viz was really down for some reason. It does have nice access with a paved parking lot and a portable john on site.
>Christmas Lake - yuck! I dove it two years ago twice, once with 8 feet of viz and once with 0 viz. Very small lot that fills up with boat trailers real early. I didn't dive it last year and don't intend to return.
>Minnetonka - Dove this for the Crystal Pierz Marine cleanup dive last year. Viz wasn't good. Lots of boat traffic. Not a lake I'd dive again unless it's for a nice event like the cleanup dive.
>Lake Johanna - tried it couple years ago. Terrible viz. Don't think I'll return.
>Lake Harriet - I haven't dove it yet but heard it was pretty decent last spring.
>Lake Calhoun - Again, I have yet to dive it but it was supposed to be decent last year.
>Sugar Lake - pretty decent viz. I partipated in a milfoil check dive out there a couple years ago.
>Spectacle Lake - I haven't dove it but Jean dove it last year a few times. It's supposed to be pretty good I guess.
>White Bear Lake - I tried it from shore a couple years ago. Bottom line...don't try it from shore, LOL! It doesn't get deep enough to dive until you get WAY out there. You need a boat but the viz is supposed to be decent. Might be worth getting a group together to go in a pontoon or something. It's got lots of boat traffic on it though.
Hmm...that's all that comes to mind. I'll let others add to the Metro area report.