wetrat
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Agreed. Nice job Phil! Had to laugh at the little guy. Look how big his eyes look in the first couple shots of the sequence. Reminds me of a little kid looking at a banana split for the first time!Frank O:
The Pasley June 06 Dive Report Thread
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OCdiving Deb
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WOW! Very cool.
Date: 6/14/2006
Dive Location: Shaw's Cove, Laguna Beach
Buddy(ies): glycerin
Time: 6:47 AM
Bottom Time: 76 min
Max Depth: 40 fsw
Vis: 10-15+ ft,
Wave height: 0-1 ft
Temp at depth: 51 F
Surface Temp: 62 F
Tide information: Low 6:16 am, -1.14 ft
Gas mix: 21%
Comments: Met Josh at Shaw's Cove this morning. Topside conditions were completely opposite of what we had last week. The eddy conditions are gone. Instead, we had bright clear sunny skies, and a slight NE breeze placing a little texture on the water's surface. The fading SW swell was fairly drained out, due to the minus low tide. There were some very small waves, around one foot or less, breaking in the cove.
The entrance was easy-peasy. We were both diving wet today, due to pending dry suit repairs. I was expecting the water temps to still in the high 60's, as they were this past weekend. Instead, upon hitting the water, we both both got a little surprise ... "GEEEZ, it's freak'n COLD!!!!", we cried. We finned out the drop area and descended in approx 20 fsw. On the bottom there was a moderate surge (2-3ft); vis was running about 10-15 ft; and water temp felt somewhat cold. We headed out toward deeper water via the big pass in the reef. The surge was little lower on the back, vis was a little patchy, and water temps seemed colder. We poked around the big ledges for a while before finally making the turn ... my feet were starting to go numb at this point because they were cold. We slowly worked our way E and finally made the turn N into Shaw's. We explored the East facing ledge for a while, even though we were both cold. We finished the dive with a nice relaxed swim over the sandy shallows, where it was warmer ... but still cold.
We didn’t see as many critters as we usually do ... I think they might have been cold. Of noteworthiness, we did see several sheep crab, more than usual; several nesting Garibaldi, guarding fresh egg masses; a couple octpi; and a bug or two. I actually brought a camera today and snapped several pics, however the flash card somehow got corrupted by the time I tried to download the images. Wonder if it could be related to the cold ?
Over all, it was nice long relaxed dive. I really missed my dry suit today. Hey, did I mention that it was freak'n cold ?
Thanks for a great dive, Josh !
Dive Location: Shaw's Cove, Laguna Beach
Buddy(ies): glycerin
Time: 6:47 AM
Bottom Time: 76 min
Max Depth: 40 fsw
Vis: 10-15+ ft,
Wave height: 0-1 ft
Temp at depth: 51 F
Surface Temp: 62 F
Tide information: Low 6:16 am, -1.14 ft
Gas mix: 21%
Comments: Met Josh at Shaw's Cove this morning. Topside conditions were completely opposite of what we had last week. The eddy conditions are gone. Instead, we had bright clear sunny skies, and a slight NE breeze placing a little texture on the water's surface. The fading SW swell was fairly drained out, due to the minus low tide. There were some very small waves, around one foot or less, breaking in the cove.
The entrance was easy-peasy. We were both diving wet today, due to pending dry suit repairs. I was expecting the water temps to still in the high 60's, as they were this past weekend. Instead, upon hitting the water, we both both got a little surprise ... "GEEEZ, it's freak'n COLD!!!!", we cried. We finned out the drop area and descended in approx 20 fsw. On the bottom there was a moderate surge (2-3ft); vis was running about 10-15 ft; and water temp felt somewhat cold. We headed out toward deeper water via the big pass in the reef. The surge was little lower on the back, vis was a little patchy, and water temps seemed colder. We poked around the big ledges for a while before finally making the turn ... my feet were starting to go numb at this point because they were cold. We slowly worked our way E and finally made the turn N into Shaw's. We explored the East facing ledge for a while, even though we were both cold. We finished the dive with a nice relaxed swim over the sandy shallows, where it was warmer ... but still cold.
We didn’t see as many critters as we usually do ... I think they might have been cold. Of noteworthiness, we did see several sheep crab, more than usual; several nesting Garibaldi, guarding fresh egg masses; a couple octpi; and a bug or two. I actually brought a camera today and snapped several pics, however the flash card somehow got corrupted by the time I tried to download the images. Wonder if it could be related to the cold ?
Over all, it was nice long relaxed dive. I really missed my dry suit today. Hey, did I mention that it was freak'n cold ?
Thanks for a great dive, Josh !
Date: June 14, 2006
Dive Location: Marineland
Buddy(ies): Solo
Time: 10:00
Bottom Time: 1:04
Max Depth: 62'
Vis: 10-20'
Wave height: 0-1'
Temp at depth: 51F
Comments: I brought some squid with me this time to lure the Mantis shrimp and Pacific Snake Eel out of their burrows. I couldn't find either one. I headed over to the Point and visited the old regulars, Nudibranchs, Octopus, Gorgonian, etc. It's been awhile since I was there. On the way back I looked again for my new friends with no luck. I think the eel's burrow may have been hidden under sand. A large Sea Lion buzzed me a few times while I was searching for the eel. After being bitten by one at Marineland, I'm a bit leery of them, especially when I have a bag of squid attached to my forearm.
The vis opened up to twenty feet on the main reef thanks to the 51F water coming in with the tide this morning. It was about ten feet in the cove, so I swam in underwater until I reached three feet of depth, got up and walked out. Easy. This time.
Gopher Rockfish
Yellow Zoanthid anemones
Sea Lemon nudibranchs doing the nasty
Very large Sheepcrab
Stalked Tunicate
Kellet's Whelks laying pumpkin seeds everywhere
Painted Greenling
Praya sp. siphonophore
Treefish with two Zebra gobies above his head
Bones, possibly from the Lingcod left on the trail by the jerk last month
Chestnut cowrie
Dive Location: Marineland
Buddy(ies): Solo
Time: 10:00
Bottom Time: 1:04
Max Depth: 62'
Vis: 10-20'
Wave height: 0-1'
Temp at depth: 51F
Comments: I brought some squid with me this time to lure the Mantis shrimp and Pacific Snake Eel out of their burrows. I couldn't find either one. I headed over to the Point and visited the old regulars, Nudibranchs, Octopus, Gorgonian, etc. It's been awhile since I was there. On the way back I looked again for my new friends with no luck. I think the eel's burrow may have been hidden under sand. A large Sea Lion buzzed me a few times while I was searching for the eel. After being bitten by one at Marineland, I'm a bit leery of them, especially when I have a bag of squid attached to my forearm.
The vis opened up to twenty feet on the main reef thanks to the 51F water coming in with the tide this morning. It was about ten feet in the cove, so I swam in underwater until I reached three feet of depth, got up and walked out. Easy. This time.
Gopher Rockfish
Yellow Zoanthid anemones
Sea Lemon nudibranchs doing the nasty
Very large Sheepcrab
Stalked Tunicate
Kellet's Whelks laying pumpkin seeds everywhere
Painted Greenling
Praya sp. siphonophore
Treefish with two Zebra gobies above his head
Bones, possibly from the Lingcod left on the trail by the jerk last month
Chestnut cowrie
Max...you are the Man...WOW! great photos of the snake eel...makes me want to go out there and look for him...can't wait...thanks buddy
Before I mention the dives, I wanted to ask about something. A while back, I remember there being a thread on here about invasive plant species arriving in OC. Does anyone have a link to this anymore? I saw a plant I had never seen before and thought that it wouldn't be a bad idea to stay on top of unwanted plants just in case.
Date: 6/15/06
Dive Location: Shaw's West
Time: 10:17
Bottom Time: 45m
Max Depth: 45
Vis: 6-10 ft
Wave height: 1ft
Temp at depth: 57
Surface Temp: nice
Gas mix: air
Comments:
Terrible dive. Actually, the dive was nice, we just couldn't see much. Really messy conditions at depth. Made it out to the outer reef pretty quickly and headed over towards Crescent, but since viz continued to deteriorate, we decided to head back. I was taking a friend out for only his 3rd California dive, so I was pretty disappointed. Oh well.
I like to hang out in the sand at Shaw's and peek around under the lowest ledges of the reef. On the way back in, I noticed a bright green plant in about 30 fsw that I had never seen before. It looked like it was doing its best not to be noticed, and was tucked under a small ledge, possibly rooted in the sand. It looked almost like a fake aquarium plant, with long stalks (relative to the plant itself) of about 6 inches, with ivy-like leaves. It looked kind of like the freshwater Spadeleaf Radican sword (Echinodorus cordifolious), but with slightly more pointed leaves.
(Echinodorus cordifolious)
Not that it matters, but it did remind me to see if anyone had that link. Anyways, on to the next dive and some dolphin visitors....
Date: 6/15/06
Dive Location: Shaw's East
Time: 11:52
Bottom Time: 44m
Max Depth: 31
Vis: 8-12, 10-15
Wave height: 1ft
Temp at depth: 57
Surface Temp: nice, again
Gas mix: air
Comments:
I had never dove on the east side of the cove, so my friend and I were headed over that way planning to head east towards the reef in the next cover over. As we entered the water, a large group of dolphins decided to come into the cove and start playing around. As quickly as we could, we kicked out and headed down to see if we could catch a glimpse of them. We made it just in time and saw a few just as they were heading out. Because of the poor viz, they were little more than large objects in the water, but it was pretty neat nonetheless. Having never dove with wild dolphins, I have no idea whether it's really all that safe, but oh well. I survived to tell my fantastic tale, didn't I? I laugh at danger (!), and all that jazz....
We headed east at about 110 degrees and made it to the large reef in the next cove (Fisherman's, I think). What a great reef! So much life and neat little alleyways and crevices. The Garibaldi were forming a varitable parade around us, swooping towards our hands anytime we got near an urchin. Apparently, someone's been feeding them.
We played around there for a while and headed back, frightening some large Halibut and sting rays. A fairly large sheep crab was rather annoyed that we came upon him. Do they EVER get used to divers, or are they really that daft? Maybe I can bring some food for one next time and befriend it, which will then cause him to follow me everywhere I go, possibly even to school where my teacher will give me a stern look when he comes into my classroom. The cute girl in class will think I'm hardcore, and I'll live happily ever after in my mansion and with my 4 Ferraris.
Date: 6/15/06
Dive Location: Shaw's West
Time: 10:17
Bottom Time: 45m
Max Depth: 45
Vis: 6-10 ft
Wave height: 1ft
Temp at depth: 57
Surface Temp: nice
Gas mix: air
Comments:
Terrible dive. Actually, the dive was nice, we just couldn't see much. Really messy conditions at depth. Made it out to the outer reef pretty quickly and headed over towards Crescent, but since viz continued to deteriorate, we decided to head back. I was taking a friend out for only his 3rd California dive, so I was pretty disappointed. Oh well.
I like to hang out in the sand at Shaw's and peek around under the lowest ledges of the reef. On the way back in, I noticed a bright green plant in about 30 fsw that I had never seen before. It looked like it was doing its best not to be noticed, and was tucked under a small ledge, possibly rooted in the sand. It looked almost like a fake aquarium plant, with long stalks (relative to the plant itself) of about 6 inches, with ivy-like leaves. It looked kind of like the freshwater Spadeleaf Radican sword (Echinodorus cordifolious), but with slightly more pointed leaves.
(Echinodorus cordifolious)
Not that it matters, but it did remind me to see if anyone had that link. Anyways, on to the next dive and some dolphin visitors....
Date: 6/15/06
Dive Location: Shaw's East
Time: 11:52
Bottom Time: 44m
Max Depth: 31
Vis: 8-12, 10-15
Wave height: 1ft
Temp at depth: 57
Surface Temp: nice, again
Gas mix: air
Comments:
I had never dove on the east side of the cove, so my friend and I were headed over that way planning to head east towards the reef in the next cover over. As we entered the water, a large group of dolphins decided to come into the cove and start playing around. As quickly as we could, we kicked out and headed down to see if we could catch a glimpse of them. We made it just in time and saw a few just as they were heading out. Because of the poor viz, they were little more than large objects in the water, but it was pretty neat nonetheless. Having never dove with wild dolphins, I have no idea whether it's really all that safe, but oh well. I survived to tell my fantastic tale, didn't I? I laugh at danger (!), and all that jazz....
We headed east at about 110 degrees and made it to the large reef in the next cove (Fisherman's, I think). What a great reef! So much life and neat little alleyways and crevices. The Garibaldi were forming a varitable parade around us, swooping towards our hands anytime we got near an urchin. Apparently, someone's been feeding them.
We played around there for a while and headed back, frightening some large Halibut and sting rays. A fairly large sheep crab was rather annoyed that we came upon him. Do they EVER get used to divers, or are they really that daft? Maybe I can bring some food for one next time and befriend it, which will then cause him to follow me everywhere I go, possibly even to school where my teacher will give me a stern look when he comes into my classroom. The cute girl in class will think I'm hardcore, and I'll live happily ever after in my mansion and with my 4 Ferraris.
Once again I brought a bag of squid to lure the Mantis shrimp and Pacific Snake Eel out of their burrows. Unfortunately the water looked too dirty for photography. I decided to spend the morning cleaning up the site and getting a few topside pictures. I walked around the site and felt like a little boy again. I climbed rickety stairs onto a plywood roof with holes in it. It was great! The old coffee shop and cocktail bar roofs were used as the set for MTV a few years ago for a Summer dance show. While picking up trash I thought about making an artificial reef out of an old wooden mast that I have looked at since 1987. It used to have a crow's nest on it, but that is long gone. Rather than taking it into the water where it may have floated away, I dragged the post over to a rock pile and did my Iwo Jima impression, raising the post and then surrounding the base with rocks. We have an artificial reef in Redondo Canyon known as the Monument. Maybe this one will attract a few Marineland momentos.
Cocktail bar and coffee shop
Stairs of Death
A view from the top
Exterior of the roof
Interior
Marineland Monument
Cocktail bar and coffee shop
Stairs of Death
A view from the top
Exterior of the roof
Interior
Marineland Monument
jerryn
Contributor
Date: June 16, 2006
Dive Location: Malibu Road
Buddy(ies): Jeff
Time: 10:15
Bottom Time: 1:05
Max Depth: 25'
Vis: 5' - 8'
Wave height: 1' - 3'
Temp at depth: 59F
Went in at Malibu Road today. I have not done a dive there in a while. There was quite a bit of surge and the distance vis sucked but within 5' it was great. The reefs were teeming with life today. Two bat rays, guitarfish, rubber lipped perch, black perch, silver perch, senorita schools, hundreds of blacksmiths, calico bass kelp rockfish, sargo and barred sand bass. Very pretty reefs and a toasty 59 degrees (good thing since my dry suit is in for repairs.)
Jerry
Dive Location: Malibu Road
Buddy(ies): Jeff
Time: 10:15
Bottom Time: 1:05
Max Depth: 25'
Vis: 5' - 8'
Wave height: 1' - 3'
Temp at depth: 59F
Went in at Malibu Road today. I have not done a dive there in a while. There was quite a bit of surge and the distance vis sucked but within 5' it was great. The reefs were teeming with life today. Two bat rays, guitarfish, rubber lipped perch, black perch, silver perch, senorita schools, hundreds of blacksmiths, calico bass kelp rockfish, sargo and barred sand bass. Very pretty reefs and a toasty 59 degrees (good thing since my dry suit is in for repairs.)
Jerry
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