Redondo 1/23 - Calling Mr. Bailey...

[Scubie Doo]

Hit Redondo last night for a late night dive. Last week at Sund Rock Mr. Bailey was telling us about a lumpie with a growth on the top. Could this be the same Lumpie?



Also found a couple other cute Lumpies


And a few cool little critters.

I think this is a small buffalo sculpin, but not 100% sure.


An awesome worm...


And tons of Snail fish...


Have a great week everyone, safe diving out there :-)

[Scubie Doo]

Does anyone know what type of sculpin and worm are pictured? Just trying to ID them

[Grateful Diver]

That definitely looks like the same lumpie ... same color and the growth is in the same place.

I think I got a picture of that little sculpin too ... and it was ID'd as a juvi buffalo sculpin ...

... Bob (Grateful DIver)

[fmerkel]

Saw that little guy a couple weeks ago.....Lumpie wth a backpack.

[Grateful Diver]

Definitely looks like the same one ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[Scubie Doo]

That definitely looks like the same lumpie ... same color and the growth is in the same place.

I think I got a picture of that little sculpin too ... and it was ID'd as a juvi buffalo sculpin ...

... Bob (Grateful DIver)

Thanks for the ID on the sculpin.

[Scubie Doo]

Yep, think we all saw the same lumpie

[ejrauschl]

Jesse - I think the worm is a Hololepida magna
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17380246
http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/photoG ... ndex=60714

[ScubaJess]

I hope that cute little lumpy will be ok!
It's really cool you all saw the same one!

[Grateful Diver]

It's not uncommon, Jess ... they don't move around very much. I discovered a few years ago back when I spent more time diving the eel grass beds on the north side that I could see the same lumpie dive after dive in roughly the same place if I paid attention to where it was that I saw them.

It's harder to do that on the south side because there are few landmarks, and for the most part it's hard to tell where you are when you see them.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[johndo88]

So which one of you is going to give it a name?

[bradmond]

Igor?

[mpenders]

So which one of you is going to give it a name?

Igor?

Obviously!

He wouldn't be the first NWDC lumpie to get a name:

Rex is named

Rex's backstory

[ScubaJess]

Thanks for posting this! I like all your 2010 posts!
You guys are all so awesome! I wish I was diving back then!
Rex is one good looking fish!

Man I can't wait till my next dive!!! I've been on land since Saturday!!!

[KneeDeep]

... years ago back when I spent more time diving the eel grass beds on the north side that I could see the same lumpie dive after dive ......

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

When was the last time you dove the N side Bob... any lumpies?

[stphnmartin]

I dived the north side on Sunday evening and found 3 lumpies in 8 feet of water. They were shallower than the eel grass on the rocks.

[Grateful Diver]

... years ago back when I spent more time diving the eel grass beds on the north side that I could see the same lumpie dive after dive ......

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

When was the last time you dove the N side Bob... any lumpies?

I dived it in mid-November. Didn't find as much cool stuff over there as usual, so went back to the south side. After the storm, I figured it wouldn't be worth diving. Unlike the south side, without the eel grass there just isn't much over there in the shallows to attract the critters ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[Radio]

I dove the south side on Monday morning hoping to find "Igor"...no such luck, but found these 3.

[Scubie Doo]

I dove the south side on Monday morning hoping to find "Igor"...no such luck, but found these 3.

Awesome pics! It's a good day when you find a red one