Whale shark at Catalina!

[Incident]

On the crossing from Catalina to San Pedro over the Labor Day weekend, we saw two Blue Sharks and a Hammerhead. The Blues were not so surprising, but we were all very surprised by the Hammerhead.

All sorts of cool and uncommon sightings happening with the warmer waters this season.

 

[drbill]

You should have seen the blues back in the 60s and 70s!

Hammerheads have been a somewhat frequent sighting in the Channel this summer

 

[socaljohn]

Why is the water so warm at Catalina, yet 66 here in Laguna? I don't understand how the water temps can vary so dramatically in SoCal over very short distances. Can someone explain?

A month ago we were seeing 72 at 40 feet in Laguna, though I was pleasantly surprised by 64 Monday 9/15, afternoon at Shaws. Felt so good.

 

[blewgrass]

You should have seen the blues back in the 60s and 70s!

Hammerheads have been a somewhat frequent sighting in the Channel this summer

I remember seeing lots of hammerheads in the channel between Anacapa and Santa Cruz Island in the 80's

 

[SoCalRich]

I have seen Whale sharks while fish at the Coronado islands in the early 90s. It looked bigger than my boat.