Posted by Pasley on July 24, 2004 at 15:15:02:
Date: 24 July 2004
Dive Location: Deer Creek, Ventura County
Time: 8:59 A.M.
Bottom Time: 37:10
Max Depth: 26
Vis: 5-10 feet. Best was out past the kelp.
Wave height: 1-2 ft
Temp at depth: 55 SUUNTO Degrees and felt it.
Surface Temp: 63 SUUNTO Degrees
Tide information: LOW 8:19 AM 1.5 Feet High 3:22 PM 4.9 Feet
Air: Start: 2900 PSI Ending: 1910 PSI SAC: 0.42 AL 80 tank.
Comments:
Dropped down on top of the reef and swam west. We were immediately greeted by a moving wall of bait fish, very dense and estimated at about 30 feet long. Later we were greeted by a carpet of Black Perch which moved under us. Evidently they feared us less than the sea lion patrolling the edge of the kelp. Very large sheep’s head crabs. Nice short dive with 3-4 foot surge and poor visibility in the shallows.