Octopus at Mukilteo

Pez7378 · Post by **Pez7378** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:42 pm

Saw this Beauty today at Mukilteo. Joe and I had a nice dive and now that his regulators are all black they dont leak air anymore

sorry about the resolution, noticed halfway through the dive that I didn't have it set the way I like it.

Post by **Sea of Green** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:12 pm

What part of Mukilteo, the park or T-dock? What depth, what was he hiding under?

Pez7378 · Post by **Pez7378** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:21 pm

T-dock, 126fsw, small boat. Can anyone tell me where the line goes that runs off of the bouy line? I think we saw it around 100fsw or so and I failed to determine its direction but I assume it goes toward shore. It was strange to see it just going off into nothingness. Nailer? Do you know anything about that?

Joshua Smith · Post by **Joshua Smith** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:06 pm

Yeah- that line goes up the next hill towards the "troll." It's a little disorienting, because you have to ascend towards the troll- I think you end up going to 110 fsw @ the troll- but then you have to go back down to the boat @ ~ 120 fsw, and then back up the hill- it can be a wee bit confusing, if you're narced, but it's a lot of fun, too. Good gas planning and experience are important for that particular dive....there's something about the second "hill" that throws a lot of people for a loop.

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:15 pm

That's fantastic! I have people coming mid-September who really want to see a GPO so I'll be scouting them out as the time approaches.

Scubak · Post by **Scubak** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:44 pm

OMG!!!
An OctoZilla!!! Haven't seen one of those for awhile...
That is Too Cool!!!
K

jeff98208 · Post by **jeff98208** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:22 am

niice! i've only seen small octos at mukilteo. i haven't seen that big there, yet.

Pez7378 · Post by **Pez7378** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:39 pm

Sounder wrote:That's fantastic! I have people coming mid-September who really want to see a GPO so I'll be scouting them out as the time approaches.

Doug, the only other one I have seen this size lately is at Keystone in about 26 FSW right along the Jetty. I was surprised to see it so shallow. Some reports indicate that it comes out regularly to hunt, or maybe has another hiding spot?

At Langely I found a medium sized Octopus in the hollow of a log, vis was bad so I couldnt say where it was but Im sure I could find it again. Of course I didn't have my camera then. ](*,)

Seth T. · Post by **Seth T.** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:44 pm

Wow, big sucker!

Pez7378 · Post by **Pez7378** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:44 pm

Nailer99 wrote:Yeah- that line goes up the next hill towards the "troll." It's a little disorienting, because you have to ascend towards the troll- I think you end up going to 110 fsw @ the troll- but then you have to go back down to the boat @ ~ 120 fsw, and then back up the hill- it can be a wee bit confusing, if you're narced, but it's a lot of fun, too. Good gas planning and experience are important for that particular dive....there's something about the second "hill" that throws a lot of people for a loop.

Thanks Nailer! I've wanted to see the troll but didnt want to search for it. Maybe I will take advantage of the line if its still there when I return.

Fishstiq · Post by **Fishstiq** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:07 pm

Dude, you used my name!!! Now everyone will know who my mild-mannered alter ego is! Great.... scratch diving superhero off my list of career paths.