Hey Jon,
I do have the eaxct same question & hope regarding the freediving opportunities in the Chicago area.
Since I've moved recently from France to Chicago, I was wondering if it was possible to practice freediving and eventually Spearfishing in the lake Michigan. Are the spearos allow to practice their hobby and try to spear salmons & trouts ??
Anyway we are not allowed, I am really cool with that, I've bring my underwater digital camera from Europe and I would really like to realize several "cliches" of shipwreck and freshwater fishes...
Last year in Sydney, Australia, I am met some really cool buddies on a similar spearfishing' website, I hope I will have the same opportunity to meet some Wisconsinites or Illi' that practice freediving/spearfishing.
I have got some relatives in Wisconsin so I would be more than happy to drive up there to discover the cristal clear water of the lake Michigan. ( or any other lakes. What is the average vis. at this time of the year ? I have no clue...) I already missed the Atlantic Ocean shore so badly ( Brittany, North West part of France where the Seabass is kind of the "king fish") but I am pretty confident that the Midwest has many cool spots and treasures to offer...
Is there any freediving/spearfishing clubs in the Chicago area ? What about some underwater hockey clubs ? I would really appreciate if somebody has got some infos...
So, feel free to contact me at any time for Week end dives, ( freediving) hope to meet some cool local guys and I will do same if anyone wants to freedive and spearfish in Brittany, France sometime.
Cheers !
