How is DIVING in Virginia beach area?

[Jack]

Hey fellas...
Its Jack again
Im a DIVER and heard there are decent shipwreck dives off virginia coast....Any arround VIRGINIA BEACH?
Iv heard the water is murky in this area....(bases on 3rd hand knowledge only)

Also can you fish off banks & piers/wade without a licence..... and what are the spear fishing rules?

[fireman836]

Hey fellas...
Its Jack again
Im a DIVER and heard there are decent shipwreck dives off virginia coast....Any arround VIRGINIA BEACH?
Iv heard the water is murky in this area....(bases on 3rd hand knowledge only)

Also can you fish off banks & piers/wade without a licence..... and what are the spear fishing rules?

Try http://mrc.virginia.gov/ for fishing information. You need a license to fish if over 16 years of age. You can buy online at http://secure01.virginiainteractive.org/horf/ A 10-day temp, Nonresident saltwater license is $10.00 from DGIF

I can't tell you about diving though. Enjoy your Vacation.

[wylde007]

It used to be there was no permit required east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel (possible Lynnhaven Inlet), but I guess they nixed that.

[DWinter]

Give Lynnhaven Dive Center a call. Everytime I've ever been in there, they have been most helpful. I know they have trips all the time to Va Beach offshore wrecks. Yes visibility can be bad at times, the farther south and west you run, the better it gets. Just get away from the mouth of the bay area and visibility (and current) improves dramatically. And there are a number of good dives to shipwrecks here.