Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes, CA

Dove with Nick (Photos By Nick)

We met at 8 AM.

The waves were one foot at best.

We met one diver who was scouting the conditions.

He gave us some advise on the area.

We went off the rocks just as the path down ends.

It was very uncomfortable for me; I had a leak in my mask so it was half filled with water running up my nose.

The further I got out, I didn’t see it getting any deeper; it’s very shallow for a long way.

Nick did excellent on his first rock entry.

Nick checked my tank at my request; the latch had come lose on entry.

The Old Rossler Pool From The Water

Me Off Of Malaga Cove.

We went out a ways parallel to the pool (the old Rossler pool).

When we submerged we were no deeper than 15 feet.

Max depth for the entire dive was 20 feet.

Kelp was scarce, but the bottom is one big reef.

I didn’t see many big fish, but I saw several sand sharks and many lobsters (at least seven).

THIS IS THE PLACE FOR LOBSTERS!

We surfaced once because I couldn’t understand Nick’s hand signals; he wanted to know which way was the shore.

Shore was to the South-East.

We swam around for almost 45 minutes underwater.

I was hesitant to shoot any fish because I didn’t know if the many bottom dwelling sharks were vegetarian.

A crab attacks!

We came up farther out than our entry.

We went ashore next to the pool where it looked like the rocks were smaller.

Nick did great.

He said, “I’m not afraid of rocks anymore.”

In with: 2800 psi
Out with: 300 psi
Maximum depth: 20 feet
Waves: 1-2 feet
Visibility: 15 feet
Water temperature: 58 degrees F, according to Nick’s thermometer.

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