Red Granite...

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Stopped in for another snorkel yesterday.  Still great viz.  Could see the walls 30-35 feet away with the sun shining on them.  The trout were buzzing around near the surface.  Tried to get a pic but they're too quick.  I was kinda hoping to see the muskie again to get a pic of him but didn't see him.  I saw another large fish, maybe a sucker, but it wouldn't let me close enough to get a good ID.  It did seem that there was a slight thermocline at 18', as things felt a little colder when I'd get down deep enough to play with the bowling ball.(purple)  Might have been the wind pushing the warmer water into that end of the quarry.  The gills seemed to play with the salted food a little bit more than the unsalted stuff, but still no good feeding frenzie.  Wish the pics turned out better with those Kodak UW disposables.

There must be a creche around the rocks in the quarry.  I saw a fox snake and 3 garter snakes sunning themselves on the north side of the quarry.  Please leave them alone, you don't see many snakes anymore, and the fox snake takes care of mice.  The fox snake will rattle his tail in the leaves to bluff you into thinking he's a rattlesnake.