Hi Yidaki,
Florida West Coast is shallow, you need a boat to find more than 20 ft. Its mostly sand, very little natural structure. Its also murky. I don't know Naples very well (talk to Jimdoe2you), but close in should be murky. Up the road a few miles is Boca Grande. On a high tide, in winter or spring, it should be reasonable, 10 to 20 ft vis. There is an old railroad dock on the south end of the island with in excess of 30 ft of depth. Lots of big jewfish, 100 to 500 lbs. Good spot for scuba, but careful of the current, it can rip. Try to catch slack tide, approximately a couple of hours after official high.
Springs in Florida are pretty much north of Tampa, a long way from Naples. One of the closest would be Blue Springs State Park, maybe 4.5 hours north of Naples. The only exception I know is Warm Mineral Springs, one hour + north of Naples,130 to 160 ft straight down, but not clear, 10-20 ft vis, dark water, and no scuba allowed. I go there occasionally to train freediving, great for that. If you want to try that one freediving, I'll do my best to meet you there.
Connor
Last edited by cdavis; June 8th, 2008 at 16:53.
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