Hi All,
As we have less than 5 spots left I'd like to remind everyone of the invitation to join us on a 10 day spearfishing trip a buddy of mine and I are running to Alijos Rocks, Baja California on Oct 28-Nov 6, 2008.
Full details are available at www.SpearTrips.com.
This trip will leave out of San Diego and head 450 miles south of the U.S./Mexico border and 155 miles off of the Baja coast to the very remote small rock outcroppings known as “Rocas Alijos” or Alijos Rocks. Alijos Rocks has some of the most virgin diving around due to it's extremely remote location. On the way down to Alijos and on the return leg we will also be making a stop to dive the incredible waters of San Benito Islands
San Benito Islands offers up a vibrant mix of colorful southern California undersea life in its magnificent kelp beds. This is pristine California diving like it was 100 years ago with lush kelp beds loaded with temperate and tropical fish species. Home to unbelievable amounts of abalone and lobster, and pinnacles covered in thick invertebrate life and purple Hydrocoral. Offshore San Benito Islands offers opportunities to see mobulas, hammerhead sharks, whale sharks and even Marlin! Freedivers will run into frequent large schools of Yellowtail and the elusive White Sea Bass.
After experiencing San Benito Islands, we continue our journey south to latitudes where the water warms up as the Pacific Current turns westward to form the North Pacific trans-oceanic current. This area is a transition zone between two major biologic areas resulting in an incredible variety of marine life including big Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Dorado, and also possible chances at world record Yellowtail (Current world record Yellowtail was caught at Alijos in 2003).
Alijos Rocks are three small rock outcroppings that are the exposed tip of a 12,000 foot high submerged volcano way out in the middle of seemingly nowhere. Surrounding the exposed rocks is a very large (several hundred yards) relatively shallow shelf teeming with huge schools of Yellowfin tuna, prowling Wahoo, green sea turtles, 8 foot wingspan Mobulas, silky sharks and a plethora of tropical Baja reef species. Topped off with visibility in excess of 100 feet and quite often approaching 150 feet - diving the virtually virgin reefs of Alijos Rocks is truly a once in a lifetime experience for the intrepid adventurer and October to November is the prime time of year in this area to target the larger pelagic species like Yellowfin Tuna.
In addition to spearfishing, we will also be pole fishing on the way down and once we are on location. Fishing at night for monster Yellowtail provides some intense evening action to keep the adrenaline pumping.
So come join us on what will truly be the trip of a lifetime! If interested or you have any questions send me an e-mail at Robbert@SpearTrips.com or check out the website.
- Robbert Bruins
As we have less than 5 spots left I'd like to remind everyone of the invitation to join us on a 10 day spearfishing trip a buddy of mine and I are running to Alijos Rocks, Baja California on Oct 28-Nov 6, 2008.
Full details are available at www.SpearTrips.com.
This trip will leave out of San Diego and head 450 miles south of the U.S./Mexico border and 155 miles off of the Baja coast to the very remote small rock outcroppings known as “Rocas Alijos” or Alijos Rocks. Alijos Rocks has some of the most virgin diving around due to it's extremely remote location. On the way down to Alijos and on the return leg we will also be making a stop to dive the incredible waters of San Benito Islands
San Benito Islands offers up a vibrant mix of colorful southern California undersea life in its magnificent kelp beds. This is pristine California diving like it was 100 years ago with lush kelp beds loaded with temperate and tropical fish species. Home to unbelievable amounts of abalone and lobster, and pinnacles covered in thick invertebrate life and purple Hydrocoral. Offshore San Benito Islands offers opportunities to see mobulas, hammerhead sharks, whale sharks and even Marlin! Freedivers will run into frequent large schools of Yellowtail and the elusive White Sea Bass.
After experiencing San Benito Islands, we continue our journey south to latitudes where the water warms up as the Pacific Current turns westward to form the North Pacific trans-oceanic current. This area is a transition zone between two major biologic areas resulting in an incredible variety of marine life including big Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Dorado, and also possible chances at world record Yellowtail (Current world record Yellowtail was caught at Alijos in 2003).
Alijos Rocks are three small rock outcroppings that are the exposed tip of a 12,000 foot high submerged volcano way out in the middle of seemingly nowhere. Surrounding the exposed rocks is a very large (several hundred yards) relatively shallow shelf teeming with huge schools of Yellowfin tuna, prowling Wahoo, green sea turtles, 8 foot wingspan Mobulas, silky sharks and a plethora of tropical Baja reef species. Topped off with visibility in excess of 100 feet and quite often approaching 150 feet - diving the virtually virgin reefs of Alijos Rocks is truly a once in a lifetime experience for the intrepid adventurer and October to November is the prime time of year in this area to target the larger pelagic species like Yellowfin Tuna.
In addition to spearfishing, we will also be pole fishing on the way down and once we are on location. Fishing at night for monster Yellowtail provides some intense evening action to keep the adrenaline pumping.
So come join us on what will truly be the trip of a lifetime! If interested or you have any questions send me an e-mail at Robbert@SpearTrips.com or check out the website.
- Robbert Bruins