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| Edmonds Underwater Park |
Last updated by Scott Van Hoosen, Jan 2000 |
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The weather was incredible for January in the Sound; sunny and clear all day, and a high of around 50 F. At Edmonds, tides and current aren't a significant factor, so we hit the water around 2:00 pm. We found a squid eggpod, which I'd never seen before (see photo on his site). We saw many huge lingcod and cabezon, some of which chased some of the divers. They were guarding their eggs, and were very protective of their territory. We headed out to find a tug that had just been sunk at Edmonds a few months ago, called the Triumph. Initially we missed it, but stumbled onto it on the way back. It was very impressive and very large. It was the first wreck that I've ever seen that was really recognizable as a boat. The water was a chilly 47 F. Notes: Air 50F, water 47F. 6mm 2pc. 28 lbs. was perfect. No pony. 55 min/40 feet. (Scott has over 100 other dive logs on his site) |
| Octopus Hole, Hood Canal |
Last updated by Scott Van Hoosen, Feb 2000 |
 We would have preferred to use local pictures but we don't have any. |
Night dive. This is another pull-off on 101 along Hood Canal. We were a bit nervous at first, because the water was so cloudy from fresh/salt water mixing, until it finally cleared up around 25'. The most remarkable thing about this dive was the incredible experience of Bioluminescence! I had first experienced this two weeks earlier, at Edmonds UW Park, but at Edmonds we only saw a few "sparks" at a time. At Octopus Hole, swooshing our hands through the water set off 50 or 100 sparks, and left a glowing trail. Kicking left a ghostly glow around our feet, and a trail behind us for a couple of feet. Near the end of the dive, it became so strong that with the lights off, just turning our heads created sparks in front of our masks so bright we couldn't see much past it. This was truly amazing, and very hard to describe. The bottom was mostly gravel and slit, with periodic huge white and orange plumose anemone stuck to the bottom. Some were at least 2 1/2 feet tall. We also saw a number of large orange spotted prawns, around 5 to 7 inches in length. We spotted a number of yellow rockfish around a tire-reef. Again the water temperature was 44 F, while the air temperature when the dive was done was 38 F. 28 min/63 ft. max. (Scott has over 100 other dive logs on his site) |
Can you provide us with some dive site details please?