Ive read about a man made reef and i see all the boats about 3 miles out in front of Goldenwest blvd.. Ive never heard of anyone diving there. Does anybody have any first hand info?
Anybody dive Huntington Flats
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There are around a hundred reefs, real and artificial in Huntington Flats. It sound like you're referring to IZOR'S. Most of it is a series of steel pilings full of rockfish and anchors.
http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=30205
California Department of Fish & Game, Marine Region, A Guide to the Artificial Reefs of Southern California
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http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=30205
California Department of Fish & Game, Marine Region, A Guide to the Artificial Reefs of Southern California
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Exactly, Maxbottomtime Have you ever dove any of them? Every coastal dive spot for me out of Huntington Harbor(ramp is 2 minute away) is a long ride. If I dont go to Catalina I usually drive down to Newport, launch and go south. I would like to find a good close local spot for quick trips. Like the barge you have out of Redondo. And thanks for all the pics and blogs.....
IZOR'S is a great place to find anchors and chain. It's also a good place to lose them. There are a few barges in the flats that offer surprises every now and then. My buddy Ross found a nudibranch on Savino's Barge that I've only seen once. Because of the location between Los Angeles Harbor, Long Beach and Dana Point there are many shipwrecks out there. A few of them are actual wrecks, most are intentially sunken derelicts. All offer bottom dwelling marine life a place to live. I enjoy diving a site just a mile or so from shore that has metridium anemones, wolfeels and not a single garibaldi in sight.
There are also several rockpiles out there. Some are naturally occuring while some are made up of quarry rocks intended for breakwaters that made their way over the side of the barge. Some rockpiles have material added to them. Ross-O Reef is a small rocky reef covered by a metal staircase and steel cables.
Some of my favorite sites in Huntington Flats include the wrecks of the Olympic II, USS Moody, Ace One, Fog Wreck, Gambler, Johanna Smith, Georgia Strait, FS Loop, African Queen, Caissons, UB88, Ross-O Reef and a few sites made up of concrete pipes covered with metridiums.
Charlie Bartleson on the African Queen
Wolfeel on the Fog Wreck
Max Bottomtime shooting video of the Caissons
There are also several rockpiles out there. Some are naturally occuring while some are made up of quarry rocks intended for breakwaters that made their way over the side of the barge. Some rockpiles have material added to them. Ross-O Reef is a small rocky reef covered by a metal staircase and steel cables.
Some of my favorite sites in Huntington Flats include the wrecks of the Olympic II, USS Moody, Ace One, Fog Wreck, Gambler, Johanna Smith, Georgia Strait, FS Loop, African Queen, Caissons, UB88, Ross-O Reef and a few sites made up of concrete pipes covered with metridiums.
Charlie Bartleson on the African Queen
Wolfeel on the Fog Wreck
Max Bottomtime shooting video of the Caissons
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We were just there yesterday! We did two dives off the Bottom Scratcher on the Oil Rig Eureka, then went to Izor's. At 12:45 in the afternoon, there was a rippin' current at the surface, which made for a hell of a workout getting from the back of the boat to the anchor line. We didn't have much NDL time left after our dives at the Rig, plus the nasty swims didn't leave me with much gas, so it was a short dive. 18 minutes at 97fsw. It was interesting though. I'd do it again in calmer conditions (maybe early morning?). Vis was pretty good at the bottom, 20'or so. The wrecks that Max describes sound much more interesting though!
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