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pcmoody
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Posted: Sun Nov 6th, 2005 02:14 pm |
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When if ever would be the best time of the year to whale watch - underwater?
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Vince Radice
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Posted: Tue Nov 8th, 2005 04:43 am |
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It is very difficult to get in the water here with whales. I have done it several times over the last 15 years but it in not an easy thing to do. I wouldn't recommend using scuba gear either. From my experience you need to be fast and mobile and quiet as well, and with scuba you are none of these. I have been in the water with sperm whales, and bottle nose dolphin mostly. Sperm whales are usually farther off shore but last year we ran into a fair number of them around San pedro island and when the squid start running they are usually around. I have had a few opportunities to get in the water with Fin whales but decided not to. Fin whales swim pretty fast but sometimes you catch a few of them at the surface eating krill and not moving. I ran into some several years ago 100 yards from punta doble but didn't want to get in the water with them and spook them while they were feeding but I could have done it easily if I had decided to. We watched them feed for 45 minutes and not one person had a camera on board the boat. Typical!!!!I know of some people who have observed orcas underwater here as well.
You can also try swiming or kayaking with the local population of bottle nose dolphins that live here in the bay. In front of the estuary in the early mornings is a good time to try and catch them.
Sincerely Vince
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Posted: Sat Apr 8th, 2006 11:15 am |
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I wasn’t on this trip (June 2003), but some friends saw a whale on the way to the island (San Pedro). A friend tried to snorkel with the whale, but the whale didn’t seem to like that idea and slowly swam off. I’m not sure if June is a typical month for seeing whales or not.
The whale in the picture about 20’ long.
On the same trip to the island, there were several Rays (3’ across) leaping out of the water.
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Posted: Sat Apr 8th, 2006 11:17 am |
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On the previous post, I lost the whale picture that is now attached.
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jdwarren
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Posted: Sat Apr 8th, 2006 06:13 pm |
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Dave,
That is actually the whale shark we saw. It was just south of Caleta Lalo (less than 1/2 mile). It was pretty fun to watch. It seemed pretty interested in us, too. We shut off the motor and floated about 50 feet from my son-in-law's boat and the shark just swam around us for about 20 minutes. It would come within about 2 feet of my boat and appeared to look up at us. It was slightly longer than my boat (19'), and shorter than Ken's (21').
The ray in your previous post was aprox. 1 mile west of San Antonio Point. There were at least a dozen that were jumping in that area and maybe a half dozen about a mile south of that area. At times, there were three or four in the air at the same time... great fun to watch.
We did see a pod of pilot whales out near Isla San Nicolas. I am not sure whether you have pictures of them or not.
On an earlier trip to San Nicolas, I saw what I thought was a grey whale, but by the time I got to where I spotted it, it had left and I never saw it again. It may have been a pilot, too, it was just too far to say for sure... probably was given the pilots we ran across.
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Bill Peszka
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Posted: Sun May 14th, 2006 10:54 pm |
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We were fishing yesterday 15 miles out on a 170 and saw at least 50 whales. Don't know what kind they were. We then trolled in to about 8 miles and saw another bunch of 25 or so. Then saw 25 or more at 5 miles. Lots of dolphins with the whales. We had a pod follow us for 2 miles while trolling. BTW we caught dorado also.
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Stuart
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Posted: Mon May 15th, 2006 08:56 pm |
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Great article on the "Flying Mobulas" located here. I've seen them on many occasions and it's always entertaining.
Orcas in San Carlos? Wow. I've seen sperm whales, finbacks, bottle-nosed whales, but never an orca. I thought they were strictly cold water, more northern Pacific?
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bartmanaz
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Posted: Tue May 16th, 2006 05:28 pm |
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Actually they are more common than we think. Steve on Hattie Annie was fishing in his zodiac off San Antonio point on Easter Monday and had a pod of 6 animals literally go right past him. He said he was vewy, vewy quiet until they were well clear of his position.
Bart
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