Finally saw a Grunt Sculpin at Whitecliff

[jeckyll]

I've been looking for these little fellas and on the first dive this afternoon I finally managed to spot one.



Just thought I'd share. They are very very cool

 

[Les]

nice one!! I have only seen one also on the far side of the islet. What time were you there and how was the vis?

 

[jeckyll]

We were at around 50 feet, we dove the bay side of the islet, down at 80, then back at 50 and progressively shallower. It was around 6 pm.

Viz was fine, some milky parts but no problem at all

 

[S. starfish]

Grunt sculins are awsome, I love finding those guys. I once found three (may have been four, can't remember exactly) down the cut at 80ft, that was cool.

 

[wedivebc]

I see them frequently on deco stops. I think it is because I am still for long enough to actually see them move. They are hard to see when they are still. For some reason they are bigger in Victoria than up-island.

 

[MarkH]

I saw my first one at Whytecliff too (years ago). It was around some steel cables in the bay towards the day marker.

 

[creamofwheat]

I love grunt sculpins. They are my favourite fish in these waters. I was with s. starfish on that dive where he saw 3. The best thing was...they were about 2ft apart from eachother. It was really exciting.

 

[jeckyll]

.... and another on yesterdays dive.

After not seeing them ever, now I see them on back to back dives

 

[Travis*N]

A couple shots I got at Albert Head here in Victoria. This little guy had taken up residence in an empty old barnacle shell.

 

[Les]

great pics Travis*