First Time Ever At Muk

[dwashbur]

I know it's hard to believe. But I have never really had the chance to dive Mukilteo before. Well, Kathy fixed that today. And what a dive it was. 2 wolf eels, including a juvenile out in the open that I followed for a long time with the camera in video mode; a GPO; a little bitty stubby squid; the tiniest octopus I have ever seen, probably no bigger than the end of my thumb, and something I have never seen before: a red octopus on eggs. Throw in a nice little Janolus fuscus and more rockfish than I could count, plus two painted greenlings and a couple of skittish gunnels, and I will definitely be back! Now I see what all the fuss is about

[BASSMAN]

Wow! Sounds like summer is here allready!

[dwashbur]

Here are my pix of the little red octo on eggs.

You can see the little eyes in the eggs. So cool! I'm assuming the red octo's life cycle is like the GPO, in that she's not going to feed or anything else, and will die once she's done tending the eggs. If anybody knows different, feel free to correct me.

For size reference, check out the sunflower star arm in the foreground. This star was thinking about trying for a meal and was only a few inches from the den.

My video of the little wolfie will follow in a couple of days.

[dwashbur]

And this one I couldn't resist.

[enchantmentdivi]

VERY NICE!! I've never seen a red on eggs before. Good find!

[oldsalt]

Where was the nudi? I have never seen a Janolus at Mukilteo.
-Curt

[Alexitt]

Very cool... I've yet to see a Red out there and to find one on eggs is truly cool... The T-dock is many things but rarely disappointing... I dive there quite a bit since it's 10 min from home, give a shout if you need a buddy on the weekends...

[Nwbrewer]

Very cool... I've yet to see a Red out there and to find one on eggs is truly cool... The T-dock is many things but rarely disappointing... I dive there quite a bit since it's 10 min from home, give a shout if you need a buddy on the weekends...

You've never seen a red there? Best to find them at around dusk, but drop to ~60, and hook east from there out to the brickyard. Go slow, stay close to the bottom, and look at all the little hidey-holes. You'll find them.

Dave would you PM me the location of the one on eggs? I want to try and get some video.

[dwashbur]

Curt,
The Janolus was on what looked like some kind of upside-down table sort of structure to the south of the dome.

Brewer,
I couldn't find my way back there if my life depended on it. We were just wandering around, not really following any kind of course and out in the middle of nowhere, as far as I could tell. I'll try to describe the den, but that's the best I can do. Sorry! Bear in mind, it was my first time there, and only Kathy's second time. This was definitely a case of pure, dumb luck.

[LCF]

What a lovely find! I have never seen a red on eggs. And the itty-bitty octo is way too cute!

The Muk is a great dive site for folks who like to move very slowly and look for little things. You get some great surprises there sometimes, as this thread shows.

[Alexitt]

Very cool... I've yet to see a Red out there and to find one on eggs is truly cool... The T-dock is many things but rarely disappointing... I dive there quite a bit since it's 10 min from home, give a shout if you need a buddy on the weekends...

You've never seen a red there? Best to find them at around dusk, but drop to ~60, and hook east from there out to the brickyard. Go slow, stay close to the bottom, and look at all the little hidey-holes. You'll find them.

Dave would you PM me the location of the one on eggs? I want to try and get some video.

I'll keep my eyes open and head over that way next time...

[coulterboy]

Long time coming Dave! Those that dive the Muk will be rewarded with photo/video ops once in a blue moon.