Moss Street, Laguna Beach, CA

Dove with Nick (Photos By Nick)

When we were at the dive shop, we asked where was a good place to go hunting.

The guy said, “Nowhere. Your grandfather shot all the fish.”

He then recommended Moss street.

Moss Street is about 15 minutes South of the dive shop.

Moss street looks similar to Shaw’s Cove.

Facing the cove from the water, the shore is North East, slightly leaning to North.

I think we entered the water close to noon.

We swam out to where the dive shop recommended.

It’s the far reef that actually stuck out occasionally depending on the waves.

It was very choppy.

Nick said he was concerned going out because of the occasional rocks that the bottom is strewn with.

Visability was 10-15 feet and soupy.

Grass and kelp were present. The reef is rather large but in very shallow water. Our maximum depth was 25 feet.

We saw several lobsters and even released one that was caught in an abandoned lobster trap.

I finally started to see some decent sized fish.

I shot a female Sheephead, 12 inches in length.

After that, it was harder to catch fish.

We did some exploring, some photography and hunting.

We came up with 900 psi.

Getting ashore was rough; I had one hand free, a fish hanging from me and got slightly twisted coming in navigating the sparse rocks.

I lost my lobster gauge again.

Nick made it in fine.

In with: 2600 psi
Out with: 900 psi
Waves: Two feet and choppy
Maximum depth: 25 feet
Water temperature: 60 degrees F plus or minus
Visibility: 10-15 feet and soupy