Page 59 - California Diving and Surfing

TOURMALINE BEACH 5’ - 20’ Beg.- Int.Beach entry, but avoid California Herring
surfers. Sandy with some rock reefs. Eel grass hides fish, includ- Sea Lions Gull
ing croaker and corbina. This may be San Diego’s best halibut
spot. Gooseneck Acorn SAN DIEGO COAST
Barnacle Barnacle
Kelp Forest Creatures
Brown
Pelican

California photo by
Mussel Jimmy Metzger

BCroarnmdot’rsant Purple- California Pacific Mackerel
Striped Grunion Zebra Perch
ENTRY CHANNEL REEFS 65’ - 85’ Int. - Adv.Boat entry out to par- Jellyfish Rainbow Pacific Sardine Black Sargo
allel finger reefs which protrude from sand directly in line with Surfperch Harbor Seal Female Surfperch Bocaccio
channel. Lobsters, sheephead, rockfish and yellowtail.
Northern Male
OCEAN BEACH - Good surfing in W, NW or SW swell at 3’ - 6’. Anchovy
Best in winter with E wind. Sandy bottom. Kelp Bass Kelp Greenling
(Calico Bass) Giant Kelp
SUNSET CLIFFS 15’ - 30’ Beg.- Int. Beach access at Ocean Beach
Pier, or boat diving further south. Reefs have lobsters, rockfish- Yellowtail Green Vermilion Rockfish KeSlppiCnryab
es, treefish, cabezon, garibaldi, sheephead, señorita, spotted Sea Turtle
scorpionish and yellowtail.
California Barracuda Halfmoon
PESCADERO to OSPREY POINT 10’ - 40’ Beg.- Int. Steep small cliff Female
access to rocky beach entry. Eel grass and kelp on rocks, plus Bat Ray
sandy areas. Bugs, scallops, sheephead, opaleye, and yellowtail.
Giant Kelpfish
ROCK SLIDE 5’ - 40’ Beg.- Adv Small cliff access to rocky beach
entry. Large rocks, small and large caves, and ledges. Lobsters, Male Blue Shark Blue
moray eels, kelp bass, halibut and sheephead. Caution: Surgy, Juvenile Rockfish
heavy surf is dangerous for diving. Juvenile California Leopard Rock Wrasse
Sheephead Adult Shark
Garibaldi White Copper Rockfish
ClKineglpfish Olive Rockfish California Seabass Señorita
State Fish
Spanish
Shawl

Opaleye

Cabezon Barred Market Squid
Sand Bass

Blue-banded Yellow
Goby Crab

Blacksmith Giant Sea Bass
(Black Sea Bass)

Red Mantis Honeycomb Horn Shark
Abalone Shrimp Rockfish

Two-Spot
Octopus
BGlaocbkyeyed Sculpin
Sunflower (Spotted California Gorgonia
Star Scorpionfish) Moray Eel Sea Fan
California Halibut
Treefish Lingcod Gray White Plumed
Sheep Thornback Sand Smoothhound Anemone
Crab Dollar Red Sea
Aggregating Ray Shark Urchin

Anemone

Rock Round Warty Spiny Bat
Scallop Stingray Spiny Lobster Star
Ochre Strawberry Shovelnose Sea Cucumber Sand Giant
Sea Star Anemone Star Spined
Guitarfish Speckled Sanddab Sarcastic Sea Star
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