Cardiac Hill, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
(aka Pt Vicente Fishing Access)

Free Diving/Solo Diving/Spear Fishing

Max depth: 15 feet
Waves: 1-3 feet
Visibility: 10-15 feet
Total Ocean Time: 60 minutes

Man! Cardiac Hill is a lot easier with no tanks.

I was going to check out Malaga Cove, but this was my first stop and it looked good.

I took my spear gun and trolled around the cove, but I didn’t see any fish big enough to shoot.

Free Diving is fun, but I had to consciously think “hold your breath; don’t breathe when you’re underwater.”

I will be doing this more often.

I talked to two free divers afterwards; they said that their SCUBA gear is gathering dust.

They were explaining how I need to “read the fish patterns.”

They also said that free diving was great for hunting because you can hear a fish’s tail snap.