Horseshoe at high tide

Myself, Dennis and Jim, aka redyak dove for abalone on the most northern boundary of Salt Point State Park. I think we were in the water around 9AM. Visibility was ok at around 8 to 10 feet. Flat conditions with some wind building on the outside but nothing that bothered us at all. Nothing huge today the largest about 8.75. Diving at high tide is the best. The kelp is fully extended for the most part and the water clarity is better. We drove down to Shell Beach below goat rock first but the water clarity there was about 6inches and diving 20 ft computes to real dark conditions so that little spot of mine will have to wait again.Very light in the way of other divers on the coast today as high tide weeds out alot of people.We finished our dive north of the property line at richardsons and the abalone were plentiful and big/thick. I heard the big abalone at the picasso open was 10.1 inches. Large but not the monster of 11inches that took first place last year.

Good to dive with you and Dennis and thanks for driving!   jim/redyak

Sounds like a good trip.  I wonder if that vis at shell beach will clear up before spring 09.    It's been dirty since June.

See ya on the water.