Dive Review of Fling Charters in
The Continental USA/Flower Gardens, Texas

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Fling Charters: "Flower Gardens Banks: calm seas", Aug, 2018, by Mary K Wicksten, TX, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 10478 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The Flower Gardens Banks are a 7-hour cruise from Freeport, Texas and have their shallowest depth at about 65 feet.Diving is "iffy"--it can be calm and gorgeous or murky, rough and with a stiff current. We had a current on most of the dives but could use a down line to hang on. Nice visibility, to 50 feet, warm water (82 degrees). Lots of healthy corals at East and West Flower Gardens but always mound or boulder types, not much branching coral. No bleaching! Somebody saw a whale shark from the boat, another saw another shark at a distance but no mantas this trip; plenty of loggerhead sea turtles at surface and below. Abundant cute small fish--sunshinefish, yellowhead jawfish, cleaner gobies, red-lipped blenny, longsnout butterfly, blue goby, cherubfish, etc. Some really big angelfishes at Stetson Bank. Boat has curtained bunks, limited storage for personal stuff below. Bring a hanging toiletry kit. Small flashlight is helpful if you need to go up stairs to use the head at night. Plenty of "stick to your ribs" food. (Send notice in advance if you are a vegan).
Websites	Fling Charters
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Galapagos, western Mexico, California, Hawaii, Fiji, Palau, Yap, Australia, New Guinea, Florida springs
Closest Airport	Houston TX	Getting There	Drive from Houston to Freeport. No public transportation.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-°F / 28-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No deeper than 100 feet, no deco dives, come aboard boat with 500 pis or more
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Boat has dedicated camera table but it can get crowded. You must look out for people who forget and put soda bottles and coffee cups next to your gear! Lots of opportunities for video or distance photography, lots of small stuff. You can get lucky and see big fish.

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Dive Review of Fling Charters in The Continental USA/Flower Gardens, Texas

Fling Charters: "Flower Gardens Banks: calm seas", Aug, 2018,

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Dive Review of Fling Charters in
The Continental USA/Flower Gardens, Texas