Mermet Springs, Southern Illinois

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Mermet Springs is a full-service dive site and scuba training facility that offers on-site scuba instruction. This site strives for excellence and caters to dive shops, instructors, students, and certified scuba divers of all experience levels and certifying agencies.

Mermet Springs is known for its schools of American Paddlefish or Spoonbill, large bluegill, and giant catfish. If you are very lucky you may even encounter the freshwater Jellyfish!

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Bass

4.3k Sightings
J
49
F
29
M
31
A
142
M
390
J
770
J
867
A
795
S
752
O
344
N
136
D
29

Catfish

3k Sightings
J
27
F
0
M
20
A
90
M
190
J
423
J
595
A
615
S
651
O
315
N
85
D
27

Perch

622 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
16
M
75
J
102
J
112
A
140
S
82
O
63
N
32
D
0

Carp

542 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
40
J
126
J
106
A
101
S
116
O
40
N
13
D
0

Trout

268 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
28
J
62
J
47
A
54
S
60
O
17
N
0
D
0

Sturgeon

114 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
14
J
14
J
21
A
14
S
41
O
10
N
0
D
0

Turtle

87 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
27
J
28
A
16
S
16
O
0
N
0
D
0

Common Rudd

18 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
18
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0