Scuba Diving the Blue Heron Bridge (What you need to Know!)

[@lydialeigh4]

Blue Heron Bridge has been a must-see for me from the beginning. This was a wonderful tour of some of the main attractions! Even with low visibility - you guys still had some pretty cool dives with lots of marine life making an appearance. Thanks for all the important tips - will heed those on my journey down there.

[@TritonsRealm]

Glad you enjoyed the tour and found the tips useful! There is plenty to see and lots of cracks and crevices to check for marine life. We were surprised by the horseshoe crabs and hope to see more when we make it back. Hope you get there soon!

[@lydialeigh4]

If you guys plan another trip and don't mind a tag along, I would meet you down there. That dive shop also came highly recommended by a friend of mine. Glad to also see guys were diving with Force-E.!

[@TritonsRealm]

Everyone we met at the shop was very helpful and knowledgeable.

[@everythingscuba]

Awesome guided dive and tips! Will definitely be checking out your online store too! Can’t have too many dive shirts. Thanks guys!

[@TritonsRealm]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the dive, we had a great time filming over the three days. We agree - there's no such thing as too many dive shirts :)

[@GreenDolphinProject]

Was there today with amazing viz and sunshine. The frog fish and octopus were amazing. Hopebto be posting a vid soon!

[@TritonsRealm]

So cool! We can't wait to see your video. We're hoping to make a trip back soon, and would love to find some frogfish and see the bridge with better viz.

[@megloveless9013]

Love this dive site!! Great vid!! It’s important to show that vis can be bad but the site is still fun either way. Very informative!

[@TritonsRealm]

It’s an amazing dive site. We just love it and hope to get back again this year. Thanks for watching and the kind words.

[@coloradomallcrawlers]

Hey Jeff, Great stuff! I downloaded your vids for my work trip and have really enjoyed them. This is one of my old dives… I’m going to try to find a video I made on it to see how far underwater videography has come since the mid 2000s lol. You’re definitely making me miss diving! -Dewie from AOD

[@TritonsRealm]

Glad you’ve been enjoying our videos. I’ve been diving for 30 years and yeah, underwater cameras and housings have come a long way. Love to see your “older” footage. Thanks for watching.

[@davelundergoesunder]

Glad you finally got some decent visi on day three. Good video.

[@TritonsRealm]

Thanks for watching! We were fortunate to get better vis that day; it's a fun dive site to explore. Our favorites were the horseshoe crabs and eels.

[@nes.torfernandez]

Nice video I was there the day you guys where walking and t shirt idea is great I’m definitely copping one for me and wife

[@TritonsRealm]

Awesome! Thank you! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video. We were back in the area last week and had another great dive at the Bridge. Enjoy 10% off your shirt order by entering DIVEVIDEO10 at checkout. You can use the link below. shop.tritonsrealm.com/products/blue-heron-bridge-tee

[@la5150hi-lophoto]

nicely done!

[@TritonsRealm]

Thank you! It’s such a fun and diverse dive site.

[@ivoryjohnson4662]

Viz looks good when you are used to quarry dives LOL

[@TritonsRealm]

So very true 😃

[@carllafrance5510]

Days one and 2 look like lake the middle of Lake Erie on a good day (1 to 4 ft vis) till the thermocline moves in with the current then it is brail Well documented as always looks like a good spot for people starting out when the water is clear

[@TritonsRealm]

We enjoyed our time at the BHB despite the low vis which improved over the days that we were there. The spot gets busy on the weekends with different open water classes. We're spoiled at home in the USVI with good vis regularly.

[@mikesbigadventures194]

I watched this video right after I got back from a morning dive at the Breakwater in Monterey and had to giggle at the “bad visibility “. :)

[@TritonsRealm]

LOL! We are definitely spoiled! We hope to get out west this summer and so some diving off California. I'm hoping to see seals! -- Sara

[@mikesbigadventures194]

@@TritonsRealm Hit me up when you come out and check my latest video...I was playing with seals this morning.

[@TritonsRealm]

Checked it out - wow! So many seals at once!

[@jessesands1]

Cute frogfish at 13:32!

[@TritonsRealm]

Great eye! He blends right in. We didn't even see it sitting there until we looked at the video later. 😊 However, that happens to be a scorpionfish. So glad we didn't accidently run into him. Last year we actually did an entire video on some frogfish. You can check it out here if you like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXi2mZekotZlgs0 Thanks for watching!

[@jessesands1]

@@TritonsRealm oh, you’re right! He looked like a frog fish on the phone but definitely a scorpionfish. Love your videos

[@smokintiresburningtrees3244]

Just discovered & subbed your channel. My son & I are scheduled for our open water training & certification & our first out-of-pool dive is at Blue Heron Bridge. I’m so excited! Hope visibility is better than your dive. Thank you for the video 🤙

[@TritonsRealm]

Awesome! A whole world of adventure awaits and you’ll love the Blue Heron Bridge. There’s a ton of life under there. 👍😀

[@smokintiresburningtrees3244]

Can’t wait! I’ve been snorkeling many times & finally decided to make the leap to diving. Your videos are great! Keep it up!

[@pinegd1]

Many of the artificial reef structures at Blue Heron Bridge were built by REEF CELLS. They have built reef structures for FWC, NOAA, UM, DARPA, ORA etc. in the Fl Keys, Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Barbuda, Antigua and other sites.

[@TritonsRealm]

Excellent! Thanks for the additional info.

[@Kriterian]

I like the video but the music is a little loud compared to the voice over. Looks like a really cool site though and I love your t-shirt idea.

[@TritonsRealm]

Thanks for the feedback. 👍

[@wanderlustscuba]

Great video! Sucks that you guys had bad viz for two days! How did you guys do the 3D scan? That was pretty cool!

[@TritonsRealm]

Thank you! We really enjoy creating the 3D models. Here's a "How To" video where we go over the process and the software: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX-6o4tqorKDb6c

[@MaximumDiver]

Very cool dive spot despite the water being so murky hehe. By the way, how in the world did you do the 3d mapping? What camera and software did you use? I would love to see a tutorial about it on your channel please :)

[@TritonsRealm]

We love creating the 3D maps/models. A while back we did a "How To" video on creating a 3D model of an old anchor. You can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX-6o4tqorKDb6c. The overall dive site map animation was done in Adobe After Effects. Thanks for watching.

[@never2old-sd638]

I dove the blue heron bridge in 2018 but visibility was 50 feet + on that day

[@TritonsRealm]

Wow! We missed great visibility by one day but we had a great time anyway and learned a lot about the Bridge site. Hope to dive it again sometime in clearer water - there is some great marine life to check out!

[@never2old-sd638]

@@TritonsRealm oh yeah it’s a great spot for scuba diving I’m planing on diving it again on May cause only dove the east side and now I want to hit the west side.

[@TritonsRealm]

Awesome! Did you get as far as the hammerhead statues last time?

[@never2old-sd638]

@@TritonsRealm I never saw those hammerhead statues

[@TritonsRealm]

Enjoy! Keep an eye out for the big eel we caught on camera without realizing it! It was cool to see the hammerheads appear out of the low vis and check out the growth on them.

[@irishsurfer70]

what make are the fins your son has? the blue and white?

[@TritonsRealm]

Thanks for watching. We're diving with Phazer Fins by Aqua Lung and really love them. www.diverightinscuba.com/phazer-fins.html?id=176

[@irishsurfer70]

@@TritonsRealm thank you so much I searched everywhere from what I could see and found them last night finally! thank you for the info! safe bubbles!

[@kal-elperdue2566]

Jeff Nelson was my instructor he’s a good one

[@TritonsRealm]

Very cool. We had a chance to chat with him quickly at Force-E scuba. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👍

[@danielpaper1059]

I'm curious to know why you would be at risk of getting entangled in fishing lines? Seems like with all the other places to dive, you could forgo the fishing area. Maybe something to keep in mind for next time that it's important to respect everyone using the public park.

[@TritonsRealm]

As avid waterman we also love to fish, and respect anyone using the pier for recreation. However as a diver any time you go under the bridge to get to the other side, fishing lines are a risk that need to be accounted for. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ocean8434]

I am moving to the East Coast from Hawaii and I can't believe y'all can see anything ! When our viz is bad , it is not as bad as your "better" day. I am afraid I am going to have to give up scuba diving when I move . Shoots .I'm so sad.

[@TritonsRealm]

Don't give up Scuba diving! Every place is different and unique. When you live on the East Coast you'll be closer to various islands including those in the Caribbean. We love living and diving in the USVI - consider a visit sometime.

[@tarangamble9265]

I live on the east coast and this is in March so yeah end of tourist season and what we consider winter. This might not be Hawaii but had they gone even a month later wouldn't be any "bad" visibility. I don't even consider getting in the water in March too cold for me.

[@TritonsRealm]

We love diving the east coast of FL, and couldn't agree more that the water temp in March isn't to cold. We also had the opportunity to dive the bridge in April, and had some great marine life encounters and nice visibility. It's such a fun spot to dive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGPLd3moarKap68

[@martyg374]

Just don't kick up the bottom for us trying to take photos.

[@zeke5491]

With Riviera right next to the bridge, you need to worry about your car getting broken into. Happy black history month

[@magaisacult2023]

Pretty racist aren't you. Do you wear your white robe and pointy hood diving?