Weather's been great.  The crowds are gone.  Diving is excellent.

Went to Wazee for a couple dives on 10/28 then again on 11/2 and 11/3.
Water is perfect, fish are abundant, there are no flying insects, suiting up
is comfortable with the cool weather, and there are no divers stirring up
the bottom.  Water temperatures were 53 to 55 degrees from the surface to
just over 40 feet.  Visibility is excellent, maybe 40 feet on average with
minimum particulate suspended in the water except near the thermocline.

First dive saw quite a number of trout in addition to large bass that were
hanging together in shallower water.  Schools of perch near the bottom at
the weed beds were suspended at 45 degrees, pointing downward, waiting for
their next meal.  Suckers swam amongst the perch along the bottom staying
their distance, apparently in fear of divers.  Fishermen above were catching
bluegills and returning the smaller ones as seed for next years outing.
First dive 81 minutes with max depth of 32 feet.

Second dive at a different location.  Schools of perch swam by over the
weeds searching the bed for afternoon lunch.  Wave after wave of fishes
darted by as I looked in amazement.  The number of perch was really
surprising.  Swam a little farther and saw a lunker sitting on the bottom in
the sand behind a tree.  It was a giant walleye.  Swam a little farther and
saw some smaller walleyes doing the same thing.  A crayfish darted along the
bottom with its claws extended toward me.  I measured it and swam along.
The bluegills were abundant in the shallower depths.  They swim to see you
and huddle around like New England Patriot coaches as they view their
contraband video of other teams calling plays.  Eighty-two minutes this dive
at a maximum depth of 43 feet.  That finished off the tank of air.

November ushered in more great weather.  It was clear and sunny with highs
in the lower 50's.  It was 40 something when I suited up both days.  Went to
see the walleyes again and hung with them for maybe a half hour.  Their
sedentary manner makes them a fun fish to watch or study.  Saw a couple
suckers this time.  Wish the walleyes would eat them.  Dived to 64 feet and
stayed in for 68 minutes.  Didn't see as many perch or as big of perch.  The
bluegills hang with you like usual.

The dive on the third was to 105 feet along the wall.  There is not much to
see except the wall.  I search for lost gear but didn't find any.  If you're
warm this dive gives you the chance to cool off in the 36 degree water.  The
dive to 64 feet recorded a minimum temperature of 40.6 degrees while the
dive to 105 feet showed 36.3 degrees.  My last computer replacement by
ScubaPro provided an upgrade to the model that graphs temperature for the
entire dive.  Graphing temperature is a really nice feature.  I wonder
though about the accuracy while recording the readings.  The computer showed
readings of 35 degrees during the dive while the minimum in the information
spreadsheet from the download is 36.3.  Not that the difference matters much
in comfort level during the dive.  After about a half hour I hung and
watched fishes.  Dive time 76 minutes.  That took care of that tank of air.

I also notice that this computer is much more accurate when recording air
consumption readings.  You can actually see when during the dive you were
breathing heavier.

The local dive shop sunk a boat in Wazee.  I'm not sure when they did it but
it's kind of fun to have it there.

Dive Recap
Dive No  Consumption   Time   Min Temp  Max Depth
    1               1145           81            55            32
    2               1346           82            55            43
    1               1364           68            40.6         64
    1               1356           76            36.3        105

This is, undoubtedly, the best time of year for scuba diving.