Mark and I went to Sund Rock yesterday for a bit of fall diving in Hood Canal. We weren't expecting great viz because of all the rain on Saturday but we were relieved to find that the cloudy freshwater runoff was limted mostly to the top 25 feet. Below that it opened up to about 30 feet of visibility.
Lots of fish right now. Huge schools of shiner perch with an especially large school of rockfish at the Fishbowl, pictured here.
As usual there's some nice Lingcod hanging out at the Trawler
One of the larger male woflies I've been watching at the bottom of the North Wall looks more beat up than ever!
But he's got a mate to share his den with.
The Wolf Eels on the south wall were all fairly small. No big adults.
And it was great to see several large Sunflower Stars on the prowl this time
For this weekend at least, Sund Rock looks like a good bet!
Dan
good viz at Sund Rock for Wide Angle
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good viz at Sund Rock for Wide Angle
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Very cool! Thanks for the report!
Nice to see those shiners and sunflower stars!
Nice to see those shiners and sunflower stars!
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Thanks for the report, going Saturday morning to have a look.
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Thanks for the report and awesome pictures!!!
It's been awhile since I have been to Sund Rock but will make a point to get out there soon!
Kirsten
It's been awhile since I have been to Sund Rock but will make a point to get out there soon!
Kirsten
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Good to know ... I'll be down there on Friday ...
Great pics ...
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Re: good viz at Sund Rock for Wide Angle
fantastic shots! I'm glad the baby Rock fish are booming down there too. I saw them everywhere up in BC.
Did you see a lot of squat lobsters and shrimp?
Did you see a lot of squat lobsters and shrimp?
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Great shots and report! Time to go hit the canal....
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Good to know, I will be out on the canal on Saturday
It's a good day.... nobody died!
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ScubaJess wrote:fantastic shots! I'm glad the baby Rock fish are booming down there too. I saw them everywhere up in BC.
Did you see a lot of squat lobsters and shrimp?
Yes, indeed. Lots of life of all kinds. We even saw a couple of salmon swimming by close to the surface
I didn't photograph smaller stuff this time as I was set up for wide angle on both of our dives.
Dan
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