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PapaZ (aka: Dad-O) and I arrived at the 'hole' around 7pm Monday night.....noone else there. Nice weather topside, a bit windy and the waves were a comin in.
Splashed around 7:45 just in time for high tide. Shore entry was a bit challenging as the footing on the steps was a bit tricky. After swimming out to the snag tree, we dropped and headed out east. After finding sandy bottom a little too far north, we hooked back in south and found the start of the wall. It was nice to have some good vis again.....around 20fsw at depth. A little murky from 20-35, but nice on the top 15 or so. Thermocline around 25fsw (definately noticable this dive!).
Found 1 octo in the main den on the wall, another down on the bottom under a rock. Lots of rockfish, a lingcod or 2 and shrimp galore. The big white anemones were great!
Headed south for a bit, maybe got about 1/2 way down the wall and hit turn pressure.
Coming back we stopped at the big white anemones to take some more pics/video. Very cool. Up & over, and back in the shallows there were lots of critters to see also. Lil crabs, a few jellies, lewis moon snails, and a nice school of perch to complete the dive. Dive time ~59min, max depth ~60fsw.
On getting out, the wind and waves had calmed down and the water surface was almost glass. A great sunset to drive back home to completed the day.
Thanks for the great dive PapaZ....one of the best for sure.
MZ
