Blue Heron Bridge Trolls

[Biminitwist]

Bingo!

Crazy up here. Left early to get a parking space. Guid thing I did.

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---------- Post added April 26th, 2014 at 05:13 PM ----------

And that cheap weed they're smoking....

Thats it, your a weekend diver now!

must be low end medical weed....

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

must of been.

 

[jimw]

MrChen and I went last night and had a nice dive with 2 newcomers from Mass. Viz about 15 ft. Temp started at 79 on my Suunto and went down to 77 after dark......started feeling a chill at about 90 minutes, but we stuck it out for 2 hours more or less. MrChen saw some squid and I saw a lone small eagle ray plus millions of shrimp out and about. Where there is a little algae on the bottom--tons of little fishes all over in the bottom inch or 2. I saw the biggest hermit crab I think I've ever seen, can't imagine it finding another larger shell and it NEEDED one; looked like Lou Ferrigno in the Hulk role. If someone threw a brain bucket motorcycle helmet off the bridge that might work for this hulk the hermit!!

 

[blauvelt]

Was it this guy? I saw him on the west end a few weeks ago. Looked like a five gallon bucket.



Next time I'll roll a beer bottle over so you can see the size.

 

[Biminitwist]

We had a very nice dive Sunday as well, with conditions as Jim described, though I would put vis slightly less.
I may have found more things Sat night but the highlight Sun for me was a hunting gold spotted snake eel (not a sharp tail) that gave me the typical snake eel
"eye and nose peeping out of the sand" shot and as soon as I stopped video he came completely out and actively foraged around for a long time and I (hopefully) have some very nice hunting footage.
I was praying I got him actually catching something but having only ever seen a snake eel fully out at night once in my life it was pretty special.
Lots of nudies as the current started pushing out.
John

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Nice nudis..

Oh, that eel is a goldspotted eel, page 432-433 Reef ID 3rd edition.

 

[mscott556]

We had a very nice dive Sunday as well, with conditions as Jim described, though I would put vis slightly less.
I may have found more things Sat night but the highlight Sun for me was a hunting gold spotted snake eel (not a sharp tail) that gave me the typical snake eel
"eye and nose peeping out of the sand" shot and as soon as I stopped video he came completely out and actively foraged around for a long time and I (hopefully) have some very nice hunting footage.
I was praying I got him actually catching something but having only ever seen a snake eel fully out at night once in my life it was pretty special.
Lots of nudies as the current started pushing out.
John

Nice eel. I saw him in the hole last night but he wouldn't come out for me and I was out of air.

 

[jimw]

Was it this guy? I saw him on the west end a few weeks ago. Looked like a five gallon bucket.

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Next time I'll roll a beer bottle over so you can see the size.

THAT'S what I shoulda done!!:cool2: I was wondering how to show scale!! Not the same--this guys claws seemed larger than the rather too smallish shell it was using last night.

 

[Biminitwist]

Nice nudis..

Oh, that eel is a goldspotted eel, page 432-433 Reef ID 3rd edition.

Yep, we had looked him up too but definitely a snake eel, now I just need a free swimming whip eel......
everybody had long gone and current was blowing when he made his move...
John

 

[iluvtheocean]

maybe keep a cheap plastic ruler on you... who knows who is living in that bottle