I went with Richard and Al to the barge and Setchel Point on Oct. 14, 2007. Visibility was around 20-40 feet. There were still lots of black rockfish. We saw a large octopus den on the reef near Setchel point. Nobody was home, but after I left early (no rebreather or doubles on my back), Richard and Al saw the occupant out in the open.
RICHARD AND HIS NEW RIDE
DESCENDING OVER LEDGE IN SHALLOWS
SWIMMING OUT OVER SAND
ROCKFISH OVER WRECK
PILING UNDER DOCK ON SWIM OUT TO WRECK
SHALLOW WALL
TRAIN WHEEL
ENGINE ON OLD WOODEN HULL BOTTOM
ROCKFISH ON BARGE
STERN OF BARGE
AL SWIMMING OVER MIDDLE OF BARGE
COLLAPSED MIDDLE OF BARGE
METAL TANK
LINGCOD NEAR STERN
SWIMMING OVER COLLAPSED MIDDLE OF BARGE
MIDDLE OF BARGE
MIDDLE OF WRECK
COPPER ROCKFISH
NEXT TO METAL TANK
TOP OF METAL TANK
COPPER ROCKFISH ON WRECKAGE
SCHOOL OF ROCKFISH OVER WRECK
COPPER ROCKFISH ON TOP OF METAL TANK
SCHOOL OF BLACK ROCKFISH NEAR METAL TANK
AL LOOKING FOR OCTOPUS BEHIND GIANT NUDIBRANCH
GIANT NUDIBRANCH ON WRECK
RICHARD OVER WRECKAGE
NEAR BOW
NEAR BOW
NEAR BOW AGAIN
RICHARD OVER WRECKAGE
METAL TANK
METAL TANK
AL OVER WRECKAGE
OVER WRECKAGE
WRECKAGE
NEAR BOW
SUNFLOWER STAR NEAR BOW
LEAVING WRECK
NEAR BOW
SWIMMING OVER BOW
TINY SEA PEN ON SAND
ME WITH GIANT NUDIBRANCH
COLOUR ON ROCKS IN SHALLOWS
SEASTAR AND TUNICATES ON ROCKS IN SHALLOWS
SWIMMING TOWARDS SETCHELL POINT
RICHARD AND AL
SMALL BLACK ROCKFISH NEAR SETCHELL POINT
SMALL BLACK ROCKFISH NEAR SETCHELL POINT
LOOKING AT OCTOPUS DEN
AT SETCHELL POINT
DEEPER AT SETCHELL POINT
DEEPER AT SETCHELL POINT
SETCHELL POINT
COPPER ROCKFISH
NEAR END OF REEF
ROCKFISH NEAR END OF REEF
RICHARD AND AL SWIMMING DEEPER
MY ROCKFISH BUDDY
PANORAMA ON BARGE
WRECK PANORAMA
WRECK PANORAMA
WRECK PANORAMA
WRECK PANORAMA
END OF DIVE
AL
RICHARD