Page 74 - California Diving and Surfing

Franko's CALIFORNIA HUNTINGTON BEACH 5’ - 20’ Beg – Int Entry in surf line of
KELP FOREST CREATURES sandy beach, sandy plains, halibut, octopi, surf perch, corbina,
pismo clams, sand dollars
CSaeliafoOrnttiaer Walleye
Surfperch RIVER JETTIES - Juicier surfing that Huntington in good SW swell
to head high/All seasons/Sandy bottom
Olive Rockfish
Female NEWPORT PIER 5’ - 25’ Beg – Int Entry in sand and surf/Best in
winter/Near submarine canyon, Pier pilings full of life. Inverte-
Male Rainbow Green brates, game fish, bat rays, sand sharks, barracuda, halibut, sole.
Surfperch Sea Turtle Caution: Fishermen casting lines from pier

Kelp Greenling Giant Kelp NEWPORT POINT - Big left break during S & SE Baja hurricane
swells/Best when overhead + late summer or fall. Sandy bottom
Blue Shark
TREASURE ISLAND (GOFF ISLAND) 10 - 25’ Beg North end of
Sargo Aliso Beach Sand entry. Private beach Next to dive area. Patchy
reefs, lobsters, photogenic
Black Surfperch Zebra Perch
ALISO BEACH 10’ -25’ Beg - Int Sand entry at south end of
Bocaccio Harbor Seal beach. Reefs, rocks, ledges, surgy surf. Lobsters, garibaldi, moray
eels
California
Sea Lion THOUSAND STEPS BEACH 5’ - 30’ Beg – Int Actually just 220
stair steps to beach/Reefs/ Kelp/20’ wide by 8’ high arch on
Pacific Bonito California north side, 300’ from beach amongst rocks which break surface.
Barracuda
Honeycomb Leopard
Rockfish Shark

Halfmoon

Treefish CKlienlgpfish Barred Bat Ray Monkeyface Gorgonian
Sunflower Sand Bass Yellow Sand Prickleback Sea Fan
Crab Dollar
Star Gray
Smoothhound
Strawberry
Anemone Shark

Wolf White Plumed
Eel Sea Anemone

Blue-BGaonbdyed C-O Turbot

Shovelnose Bat
Guitarfish Sea Cucumber Star
Copyright 2009 by Frank Nielsen www.frankosmaps.com