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Big Fish Cay - The Coral Garden

Lat / Lon: N 27° 03.169' / W 077° 50.375'
Depth: 9'-12'
Tide: 2.0'-2.5'
Description:
The Coral Garden is an area of small coral heads over a sand and marl bottom. The deepest part of the garden is only about 6’ at low tide and much of the area is only 4’ deep. Unlike other parts of the Fish Cays, there is little current so even young or inexperienced snorkelers can feel like Jacques Cousteau in this pretty but benign dive site. The anchorage is also a good choice for those wishing to visit the Fish Cays when the winds shift into the south. The holding is good in 9-12’ of water, provided you avoid areas of heavy grass. In the spring and early summer the waters teem with bioluminescent organisms that can produce magical shimmers of green when the surface of the water is disturbed.

Holding:

4.00

Good holding in sand, avoid grassy patches

Wind Protection:

3.00

SSE-SSW

Current Flow:

5.00

Wake Protection:

5.00

Scenic Beauty:

4.00

Review for Big Fish Cay - The Coral Garden

Reviewed by: Jeremy Hatch on May 4, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

4

There are several new houses being constructed & new roofs going on the existing so not as scenic with no trespassing signs & cameras on the dock.
We arrived with a ENE wind and were comfortable until it shifted E at which point significant chop builds thru the gap between Big & Little Fish. The wind shifted to SE overnight & anchorage was quite uncomfortable so we missed our opportunity to explore the coral garden. Better sand closer to shore, we dragged 20' or so then dug in.

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