South LJ 3/3 and 3/4

[Spinal Tap]

Originally Posted by blackcloud9

... Water temp was showing 60+.

Can anyone that went out on Sat. and Sun. confirm Larry's temps?

I dove both days and my friend's boat's meter read 54 degrees while my dive watch registered 55. My numb hands said "too f'ing cold".

I also didn't see any kelp. But I didn't go as far as Bird Rock.

Not much to report. Since there was no kelp, I dove shallow for bugs and reef fish, but didn't stay long due to the cold water. I did see a small school of huge greenbacks in about 20'. These suckers were about 1' long and about 3' tall.

Nate

[wavster]

Originally Posted by Spinal Tap

Can anyone that went out on Sat. and Sun. confirm Larry's temps?

My transducer is mounted outside my yak and the highest surface temps I got this week
was around 56. I paddled as far south as North Windansea.

Is his transducer mounted in his hull? That would explain higher readings.

[Holy Mackerel]

Originally Posted by Spinal Tap

Can anyone that went out on Sat. and Sun. confirm Larry's temps?

I dove both days and my friend's boat's meter read 54 degrees while my dive watch registered 55. My numb hands said "too f'ing cold".


Nate

I dove both Sat & Sun Bird Rock area.... I also had 54 degs on my dive computer both days... maybe he found a temp break ?

chris

[blackcloud9]

Wow, lots of replies. They're just rockfish. Yes, season is open, and
lings start April 1, not that anyone much cares. Rockfish taste bad,
those yellows are yummy.


My transducer is mounted inside the hull and the midday sun was out so
could've been reading a little warm. I believe I saw the 60 ish reading
sitting inside the kelp stringers, where its very calm with little no
current to stir the solar surface warming.

Nate, that's you that always swims in at Big Rock from the boat with your spear-dive gear, right?

[Spinal Tap]

Larry,

I don't know if it's always me. I have done it a couple times, but usually I'm north of that area.

Where did you talk to the freedivers? I'm going out again tomorrow. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Nate

[nmbrinkman]

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.p...eas=wtmp&uom=E

Temps seem to fluctuate throughout the day... I've been using this for a year now and this seems to be a pretty standard thing.. Could be surface temps affected by the sun, tempbreaks, etc...

[lamb]

Nice going on reds Larry! On Sunday, we couldn’t find reds in 160 – 180ft, spots where we were casthing them last few years. We only found the tiny ones at the canyon edge… We were really looking forward to eating a few.

I was reading 57ish on Sunday… Lil warmer yesterday. It’s getting there.

I also found those buoy readings to be right on the ball last 1+ year I've been watching… The LJ one shows what the temp is outside the kelp.

La Jolla Buoy

Torrey Pines temps more to get an idea what’s coming our way with downhill current from the canyon…

Torrey Pines Buoy

Both we can thank NOAA for... They have an awesome site going with a lot of data... Pick your buoy and drill down - http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/Southwest_inset.shtml

[blackcloud9]

Here is the LJ buoy temp link I use:
http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=recent&sub...em=temperature

... and that is surface temp like 5 miles offshore - brushing 61 degrees at times lately. It's certainly a few degrees cooler underwater where you guys are chasing fish.

Nate, there is another avid free-diver spearfisher guy who lives in Bird Rock and often swims in from a boat with his gear, and walks home. I usually talk with him on the beach. Anyway, if the current is not ripping, the floating kelp area is like straight SW of Hogan's point out in 50+' of water where the whites were allegedly chillin'.

That is the area where all the bait was concentrated, straight off Bird Rock Ave. Its no secret .... last Sunday there were like 20 boats all drifting outside that area for bottom fish.

The buoy forecast is showing some surf for the weekend, but I should be heading out on Sunday mid AM to that area if kayakers want to join up for light tackle rockfish, send me an email at Larry@LarryL.com . 20#spectra and light bass gear fishing 120'. Blast.

[Spinal Tap]

Originally Posted by blackcloud9

Nate, there is another avid free-diver spearfisher guy who lives in Bird Rock and often swims in from a boat with his gear, and walks home. I usually talk with him on the beach. Anyway, if the current is not ripping, the floating kelp area is like straight SW of Hogan's point out in 50+' of water where the whites were allegedly chillin'.

Larry,

I know a handful of guys that are spearos that live in the Bird Rock area. I know a guy that "swims home". Did that guy tell you he saw the fish?

BTW, where is Hogan's point relative to Bird Rock? I'm not familiar with that land mark.