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Old 10-03-2017, 09:15 PM   #8881
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Got in up the coast today from 2-4, water was nice and clear at this spot. Didn't check any others but I wouldn't be surprised if there was some similar viz around. Saw 4 short halibut.
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Old 10-09-2017, 05:02 PM   #8882
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got in on 10/8 despite knowing it was a full moon. viz was wrecked, gauged a couple bugs that looked like solid legals, both a mm short..ughh. said f it and got out, lobster traps everywhere, could bairly dive without running into to one. Then I had lobster boats pulling up and mean mugging me as if i was messing with their gear. shitty dive but ill be back out asap!
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Old 10-14-2017, 10:16 PM   #8883
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Refugio sucked this afternoon. 2' of vis once you got over any structure.
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Old 10-15-2017, 12:25 AM   #8884
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Hey Mike, you ever check your private messages?
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Old 10-15-2017, 09:38 PM   #8885
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Um, no. Sorry, didn't mean to ignore anyone. I'll go check them.
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Old 10-25-2017, 12:30 PM   #8886
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Any lookers?
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Old 10-25-2017, 02:42 PM   #8887
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Gav coast looked doable but stirred up really shallow still on Monday. Outter beds surely had some vis. Lots of bait on that stretch of coast.
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Old 11-12-2017, 10:31 AM   #8888
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Was doing hook & line yesterday. Checked out some of the kelp beds and found some surprisingly good vis on some of the outside kelp beds. IF I didnt have to work today I would be on it. Feels like forever since there was a good string of visibility.
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Old 11-13-2017, 11:49 AM   #8889
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Was doing hook & line yesterday.
Was that you out on that small inflatable off of the Douglas Preserve yesterday afternoon?

Got in last night around Swingin' Willy and it was not productive. Only areas huntable were in 5-6 feet depth, everything deeper was stirred. Got pretty surgey too as the low tide started pulling out. Tons and tons of shorts, with only 3 close enough to grab, measure, be sad, and then release. Was still glad to get in and take a look here since it'd been quite a while since I'd dove this spot.
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Old 11-13-2017, 05:27 PM   #8890
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Was that you out on that small inflatable off of the Douglas Preserve yesterday afternoon?
Nope, I was in a Whaler.

Hoping to jump in the next day or two before the next weather front moves in.
Anyone else do lobster instead of turkey for Thanksgiving?
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Old 11-14-2017, 08:48 AM   #8891
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Don't remember the last time I had a Thanksgiving or Christmas without a bug feast
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Old 11-22-2017, 01:51 PM   #8892
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Got out this morning up north of SB. Glassy water, no surge. Vis was pretty decent. I could clearly see the bottom from 6' all the way from shore to the outer kelp beds. Overall about 8-13' vis. Got a lingcod and other rockfish. Lots of bait in the water but not a lot of shootable fish. Only saw short bugs.
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Old 01-30-2018, 08:43 PM   #8893
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What's going on down there with the mudslide fallout? I've heard all beaches are closed and they are dumping acres of contaminated sludge into the ocean because there is nowhere else to put it all.
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Old 01-31-2018, 02:20 PM   #8894
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What's going on down there with the mudslide fallout? I've heard all beaches are closed and they are dumping acres of contaminated sludge into the ocean because there is nowhere else to put it all.
If you consider storm runoff "contaminated sludge" then yeah
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Old 02-05-2018, 11:05 AM   #8895
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What's going on down there with the mudslide fallout? I've heard all beaches are closed and they are dumping acres of contaminated sludge into the ocean because there is nowhere else to put it all.
Still high bacteria counts at a number of our SB beaches. Best bet is to stay home up there and hit San Leandro Bay for cleaner conditions and water quality right now.
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