Lion-fish, Tiger-sharks, and dolphins...oh my! Snorkeling stories please....

[Rum-polephoreskin]

I've seen dolphins on the horizon but never while snorkeling.
I tried to swim out to them once.
I got about half way and then I let my imagination take over.
What does Hemingway say about cowardice?
"It's the product of a fertile imagination."

The absolute best and easiest snorkeling I've done is over the very shallow, very rich reef beyond the old Negril Yacht Club.
Four or five feet of water and fantastic diversity.
Lots of very showy eels.
That was in '98 -don't know if that reef is still intact.

To check it out enter the beach by the German Bar/Canoe and head N-NW.
It can't be more than a few hundred yards out.

Good luck!

[Clarity]

I'm a newbie snorkeler. I saw a lot of different fish but these are the sightings that thrilled me the most on our last trip:
We saw a green murray eel when we snorkeled at Catcha Falling Star. It was on the bottom of the ocean floor and it kept sticking it's head out of the coral to look around. I was absolutely captivated.
We also saw a Lesser Electric Ray. It was swimming along the ocean floor in front of Banana Shout.
These were both new experiences for me. This is was my first time seeing an electric Ray or a Murray eel outside of an aquarium.

I'm hoping next time we can go out with the Famous Vincent and see more.
I think we'll also check out the reef beyond the old Negril Yaught club to see if that reef you described is still intact. That sounds very cool!

Didn't see any sharks or dolphins though....