Red Fish Underwater LLC
33602 Tampa
FL - USA
We are Lee and Brownie Hutchins and Red Fish Underwater is our next step in our Scuba Diving journey and sharing that journey with others. In 2020, we bought our first Sailboat to live on full time. In 2024 we lost that boat to Hurricane Beryl and have now moved onto our new home, a 1990 Hylas 51. She has been completely modernized and we are now back delivering Scuba Diving instruction throughout the Caribbean.
Lee is an Instructor Trainer and is committed to ensuring that you receive standards based quality training while with us. If you just want to join us for diving, we are committed to preserving our reef through great buoyancy and a strict no touch policy. Our focus is to be the mobile Instructor Trainer within the Caribbean in the areas managed by the North America Service Center. Brownie is our business manager and she will do her best to get you setup for your vacation, training and tour needs.
For training, Lee can provide training ranging from Try Scuba all the way up to becoming a Open Water Instructor and just about any specialty you would want to do on a reef in the Caribbean. Lee’s passion is underwater photography (www.redfishunderwaterphotography.com) and he would love to share that with you to include the introductory SSI Photo and Video certification and a series to courses that he has authored to include: Advanced Point and Click, Introduction to SLR/ Mirrorless photography underwater, Macro and Wide Angle Photography, Special Topics and finally Post Processing using tools like Photoshop and Lightroom.
Reach out to us and let’s build a training program that best suits your needs.
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★★★★☆ Cartanza Wreck
Beginner wreck dive where divers will see a small shipwreck of the Cartanza, which is broken into three pieces. Max depth on the wreck is 41 feet, with option to explore deeper reef extending to 60 feet. Many divers and snorkelers enjoy shipwreck cove as it is protected from wind, and there are many moorings.
★★★★☆ Ledges of Little St. James
This is a fairly easy dive made up of ledges and overhangs from Little St James Island that are teeming with coral. This site can also be a good snorkel and night dive opportunity with an average depth of 20-40 feet!
★★★★★ Cow Rock
Cow rock is one of the most recognized dive sites in St. Thomas. Small caves/swim throughs and beautiful elkhorn corals are the dominant features. It is definitely a favorite!
★★★★☆ Christmas Cove
Christmas Cove is located on Great St James and is perfect for beginners. Divers will explore the reef in the middle of the cove, which grows off a small rocky island. This is a wonderful site for Discover Scuba Divers and Open Water students. Christmas cove is a No-TAKE area.
★★★★☆ Navy Barges
Navy Barges is a site containing two shallow barges that are a haven for marine life. They were used as accommodation barges during the 2nd World War. After the war, they were used as a Navy training area & finally sunk in 1961. The swim throughs are perfect for avid photographers!
★★★★☆ Stragglers Deep
Beautiful coralreef outside of Stragglers. It takes around 5 min to get to this amzing part of the reef. The depth is around 60-70ft. Huge untouched corals with a lot of life.
★★★★★ Cabrita
This is a wonderful dive site with lots of colorful fan corals. The site is located in Great Bay and is not very busy. There is a possibility to see nurse sharks and eagle rays. Accessible by boat - overview picture shows anchor location. 50’ max depth. Follow route on overview picture - often current on cross course.
★★★★★ Dive Flag Rock
Dive Flag Rock is a fascinating wall dive located just off of Buck Island. There are often curious Caribbean reef and nurse sharks that follow us on the dive! Keep your eyes peeled for flying spotted eagle rays and stingrays that frequent the area. Site image shows 1 of 3 available mooring balls.
★★★★☆ Packet Rock (Wreck)
A very unusual shipwreck lies at this mini pinnacle. More accurately, the cargo of a ship. Divers come here to dig for buried treasure and are guaranteed to find broken pottery, pottery shards, and all sorts of other treasures!
★★★★☆ Flag Pole Little St James
This is a shallow dive on the northwest side of Little St James. It is perfect for beginners to explore the reef and get a glimpse of local turtles. This reef is an ideal nursery for all types of fish, so juveniles are common here.
★★★★☆ Calf Rock
Calf rock is part of Calf and Cow reef. Calf rock is a diverse dive site with overhangs, ledges, canyons and very lively reef. Amazing biodiversity. Most known by its shallower canyons.
★★★★☆ Secret Harbor - North
This is a shallow reef to the North side of Secret Harbor - easily accessible from the beach and is frequented by beach based snorkelers. Follow the sand/rock line out, come back through the rocks - 17’ max depth. Note this site is within the Marine Sanctuary and so this is a NO Take dive.
★★★★★ Secret Harbor - South
Reef located at the Southwest Corner of Secret Harbor. Reach via Surface swim from Secret Harbor beach or from a boat. At the farthest point of the dive hou can transition to 5 Fingers Reef. 25' max depth.
★★★★☆ Wye Reef
Reef located at the Southwest corner of Buck Island/ Shipwreck Cove. This reef is formed on the rock that has fallen into the bay from the higher bluff. This dive is 30-50 feet deep depending on the route you take.
★★★★★ Five Finger Reef
This is a dive reachable via a longish surface swim from Secret Harbor beach or via a boat anchored nearby. The reef is about 30’ deep. It is marked by long parallel fingers of rock/ coral with shallow sandy valleys between them.
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
We will do our best to accommodate all requests
+1 703 - 627-7638 WebsiteOpening Hours
| Monday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
We will do our best to accommodate all requests