Secret Location:
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Solo Diving, So Cal Buddy Diving, night diving, off of John’s Zodiac

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 500 psi
Max depth: 35 feet
Waves: 1-2 foot swells, pretty calm
Visibility: 15-20 feet, pretty clear
Water Temperature: Cool
Total Bottom Time: About 45 minutes

I’ve been a little congested and the ocean conditions have reportedly sucked in the last few days, so I’ve been out of the water for the last week.

The Island Diver went out Saturday night and reported conditions were “worse than bad, but there were lobsters.”

John and Jim went out last night, Sunday, for a one tank dive and reported calm and clear conditions.

We boarded the mighty Zodiac and sped off to our secret spot.

We were in the water around 9:30 PM.

John had to do some minor repairs on his rig, but soon were all in the chilly but clear water submerging in to the 35 foot dark abyss in search of lobster.

I headed toward the shore and got to 15 feet; I had not spotted a single lobster.

I turned around and headed toward deeper waters.

I ran across John and Jim, neither had anything in their bags.

I knew the lobsters were there someplace, obviously not in the shallows.

I spotted a few small lobsters around 25 feet and caught a legal one at 30 feet.

I came across another one, but it was hiding under a rock.

I grabbed for it, it shot out the back, turned and ran into me.

It got away.

I hung out in that area and scooped up two more, one was like grabbing a small football.

I came across John and Jim again and then the anchor line.

Knowing I was under the boat, I breathed down to 500 psi looking for more.

I grabbed at one but it got away.

I ended up catching three, John four, Jim two.

Another great lobster dive!

Secret Location:
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Solo Diving, So Cal Buddy Diving, night diving, off of John’s Zodiac

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 500 psi
Max depth: 30 feet
Waves: 1-2 foot swells
Visibility: 5-10 feet, very silty
Water Temperature: Warm, felt like it was in the 60’s.
Total Bottom Time: About 45 minutes

John, Jim and myself took the “Barf Bucket” to our secret location around 8:00 PM.

The Island Diver anchored by the Avalon while we were en route.

We submerged.

I was just going to go towards shore and cover as much ground as possible.

Visibility really was crappy.

For a split second I thought about calling the dive, until I started seeing lobsters.

I ran across a sand shark sleeping on the bottom, a resting guitarfish, a swimming Pacific Electric Ray and pieces of kelp and seaweed that formed the shape of various threats in my mind.

I was getting discouraged, but finally caught my first lobster half way through the dive, followed shortly thereafter by a second one.

The boat was never too far away, but two of the four lights had burned out while we were under, so the boat appeared very different when I broke the surface.

We were the only boat in that area.

Everyone reached the boat at the same time.

Jim caught four, I caught two and John two.

Me and tonight’s lobsters.

Still being tired from this morning and with conditions sort of crappy, we decided to skip the second dive.

This morning we saw a group of shore divers and many dozen boats around this area.

Tonight, there were many groups of beach divers (you can spot their colored marker lights on shore) and only one other boat.