Diving tomorrow morning 7/17

I was hoping to get into the water tomorrow and wanted to see if anyone wanted to join me?

Yeah shore diving. I cant dive Friday-Sunday because of work.

Anybody?

Went and did some scouting in an area that looks promising when the swell dies and then went out at a place with easier entry around PV. Visibility was 5-10 with occasional 15. I got to use my new Ulusub 130rh and it handles great in the water. I am very happy with it. I need to get some fish with it as today was more of a scenic dive. I saw some big rubberlip perch and lots of wrasse in the kelp and a few bat ray caught me by surprise. It was a nice dive but no fresh dinner.

There are perch, opaleye, and others but I have yet to eat opaleye. I do like surf perch but rubberlip perch get some nasty parasites. Rock fish are not very common off the reefs here in socal but are tasty. I have heard of people eating key hole limpets and sea weed. There are also mussels along the shore in some spots but I never know when they are ok to eat due to some toxin they carry during certain portions of the year.

Here is a decent list of fish you can find around here but not all are edible.

http://www.pierfishing.com/resources/?id=california_fish

Barred Surfperch
Bat Ray
Black Seaperch
Bonefish
Brown Smoothhound Shark
Cabezon
Calico Surfperch
California Corbina
California Halibut
California Lizardfish
California Scorpionfish
California Sheephead
California Yellowtail
Diamond Turbot
Garibaldi
Giant Kelpfish
Grass Rockfish
Grey Smoothhound Shark
Halfmoon
Horn Shark
Jacksmelt
Kelp Bass
Kelp Greenling
King Salmon
Leopard Shark
Mystery Fish
Opaleye
Pacific Bonito
Pacific Butterfish
Pacific Mackerel
Pacific Tomcod
Pileperch
Rainbow Seaperch
Redtail Surfperch
Rubberlip Seaperch
Sarcastic Fringehead
Sargo
Sevengill Shark
Shovelnose Guitarfish
Spotfin Croaker
Starry Flounder
Striped Bass
Striped Seaperch
Thresher Shark
Walleye Surfperch
White Croaker
White Sturgeon
Wolf-eel
Yellowfin Croaker