Flat as a pool table today...

My friend Larry alerted me that the diving conditions would be epic today, so we took off from work and dove right out at Noyo harbor entrance.  I just recently bought a surf SUP and have been trying to learn to surf it, which is way harder than I thought.........so, I've been out of the hunter/gatherer thing for a while.

Man, the conditions were epic.  No swell at all and near 50 ft viz........and still I couldn't shoot a Ling.  I put down my gun for a second to pry up this big ab, and that's when I saw the only one.  Dang.  Oh well, I got a 10.25, a 9.75, 9.25 ab....and a limit of various cabs and rockfish, so no biggy about the lings.

I must say there are some big abs out there right in front.  You just got to get down deep enough.  At the end of my session, I was limited out (except for Lings) and practiced my deep diving.  On the south edge of that channel running up the Noyo there are scads of big abalone at 45 -50 feet.  Really amazing.  Once again, it's just anecdotal information, but man it seems like there's a lot of those critters.

Anyway, I'm just stoked.....a great dive in awesome viz, and I'm just about to turn 60 and I can still hit 50-60 feet........one foot per year.

The pic is what it looked like out there just before we dove.......it was lake.

Sincerely,

Dave

Looks calmer than on a lake.

Nice score on the fatties.   Super jealous.

Yeah I was looking at the conditions yesterday and knew it was going to be flat today. Bummer had to work and besides I'm done with my ab diving for the season.

Congrats on the AARP diving   

PS I get that stuff in the mail too 

Badass, Dave!  Way to get your dive on.   

How I wish to get into diving soon? great calm ocean
rj

MSW forecast is was off then. It gives some south swell, and gnarly wind.
I would drive up there if I knew it is that great of condition.

Crazy I have not dove for a few weeks now. Got to go before ab season ends.

Epic is an understatement.  Glad you got out and killed it. 

I went out at 9 am Mackerricher and only left at 2 pm because I had plans elsewhere.  Visibility was the best I have seen all year and I explored areas I normally could not get to because of waves or surge. 

That's over now because I went out and helped a friend locate a lost crab trap later on and we were riding some big waves at about 5 pm.

MSW forecast is was off then. It gives some south swell, and gnarly wind.
I would drive up there if I knew it is that great of condition.

Crazy I have not dove for a few weeks now. Got to go before ab season ends.

MSW showed 2-3 ft at Virgin creek in ft Bragg. Lowest it's been in awhile.  As for wind it was on and off but did not cause enough movement on top to be an issue. 

Right on Dave! Glad you got out on an awesome day!!

Anyway, I'm just stoked.....a great dive in awesome viz, and I'm just about to turn 60 and I can still hit 50-60 feet........one foot per year.

Does that mean you'll hit 70' ten years from now?    Congrats on the catches Dave and thanks for the report.

Antonio rolled us with:

Congrats on the AARP diving

Beautiful pictures and conditions, stoked you were able to get out in it, Dave!

Sheesh, we need to hook you up with Phil Johnson so you can hit the 70' range over the next decade....

Great job Dave!!!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

AWESOME report, congrats on still being able to "Git'r done". One of the first things I thought of is Mooch's poem: Success is living the life you want!

You only get better as you get older.  Nice conditions.  Tore up now. 

You only get better as you get older.  Nice conditions.  Tore up now.

Kind of like old truckers; they just get a new Peterbilt!!!