I took advantage of the air temp being in the 40s and my wife being off at a baby shower by hoping in the water at Bull Point Sunday. It also gave me a chance to test out my regulators which were just back from annual service.
The skies were pretty gloomy and overcast so I definitely needed my dive light. Visibility was probably 10-15 ft but even at 30 ft the lighting was pretty dim and below about 50 ft it was downright dark. For the most part my computer was reading 38-39 degrees F, although up in the cove in the shallower sheltered waters it was 37.
I descended down the wall to a maximum depth of 90ft then worked my way back up the wall. Often I don't see any fish on winter dives at this site, but this time I saw sculpin, sea ravens and cunner though all were juveniles. The biggest was probably 3 inches long. I also saw around 8 lobsters. Because it was so dark the lobsters were wandering around out in the open which is something you normally don't see during daylight hours. I wasn't hunting so I didn't measure any of them but I doubt any would have been keepers. There were also a bunch of anemones, but no nudibranchs to just yet.
It felt great to get in the water again after a couple of months dry. I found myself grinning ear to ear by the time I hit the surface at the end of the dive.
The best news was that after my wife got home from the baby shower she'd gone to she said, "Go ahead and sign me up for an open water class!" We're going to Maui in June which means she'll be all certified and ready to go by the time we get there! Woo hoo!
The skies were pretty gloomy and overcast so I definitely needed my dive light. Visibility was probably 10-15 ft but even at 30 ft the lighting was pretty dim and below about 50 ft it was downright dark. For the most part my computer was reading 38-39 degrees F, although up in the cove in the shallower sheltered waters it was 37.
I descended down the wall to a maximum depth of 90ft then worked my way back up the wall. Often I don't see any fish on winter dives at this site, but this time I saw sculpin, sea ravens and cunner though all were juveniles. The biggest was probably 3 inches long. I also saw around 8 lobsters. Because it was so dark the lobsters were wandering around out in the open which is something you normally don't see during daylight hours. I wasn't hunting so I didn't measure any of them but I doubt any would have been keepers. There were also a bunch of anemones, but no nudibranchs to just yet.
It felt great to get in the water again after a couple of months dry. I found myself grinning ear to ear by the time I hit the surface at the end of the dive.
The best news was that after my wife got home from the baby shower she'd gone to she said, "Go ahead and sign me up for an open water class!" We're going to Maui in June which means she'll be all certified and ready to go by the time we get there! Woo hoo!
Isn't there currents in that part ? 
