Is Vancouver or Seattle better for finding a giant pacific octopus?

In article <178fb782.0308091846.3d621473@posting.google.com >, Jay
<jayq718@yahoo.com> wrote:

€ Where would I have a better chance on a weekend dive trip of spotting
€ a really impressive specimen of the Giant Pacific Octopus? Washington
€ State or British Columbia?

They're in both places. Local knowledge is more important.

--
"We're going to rush the hijackers."
-Jeremy Glick, aboard United Airlines flight 93, September 11, 2001

Where would I have a better chance on a weekend dive trip of spotting
a really impressive specimen of the Giant Pacific Octopus? Washington
State or British Columbia?

Keystone to.

David
"Scott" <scott@selchiedotcom.com> wrote in message
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> Hood Canal.
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"Jay" <jayq718@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Where would I have a better chance on a weekend dive trip of spotting
> a really impressive specimen of the Giant Pacific Octopus? Washington
> State or British Columbia?

Hood Canal.

"Scott" <scott@selchiedotcom.com> wrote in message news:<vjbgm49cjkhb3f@corp.supernews.com>...
> "Jay" <jayq718@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:178fb782.0308091846.3d621473@posting.google.c om...
> > Where would I have a better chance on a weekend dive trip of spotting
> > a really impressive specimen of the Giant Pacific Octopus? Washington
> > State or British Columbia?
>
> Hood Canal.

Hey Scott...how's diving up there right now? we used to live in
Shelton and my daughter used to dive Hood Canal. We're living in
Honduras permanently now but we may come back next summer so she can
dive the Canal again. We just got back from a trip to Roatan on 26
July.

Sandi Dunlap

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> "Scott" <scott@selchiedotcom.com> wrote in message
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> > Hood Canal.
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> Hey Scott...how's diving up there right now? we used to live in
> Shelton and my daughter used to dive Hood Canal. We're living in
> Honduras permanently now but we may come back next summer so she can
> dive the Canal again. We just got back from a trip to Roatan on 26
> July.

It is primo like always. Been raining a bit, wind has been blowing for a few
days, and the vis looks really good.

We have been having a low dissolved oxygen problem, but divers are reporting
lots of critters everywhere lately:

http://archives.mundoacuatico.com/oc...diversfear.pdf

http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci-sci...abstract-e.doc

http://www.theolympian.com/home/spec...015/20195.shtm
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Honduras? Where at?

Let me know when you are up!

Scott

Excellent! Are you from Seattle? Do you know of any dive shops around
there that might serve as sources of local knowledge?


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> They're in both places. Local knowledge is more important.

"Jay" <jayq718@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Excellent! Are you from Seattle? Do you know of any dive shops around
> there that might serve as sources of local knowledge?

As close to a guarantee your going to get will be at Sund Rock or Octopus
Hole.

Scott

In article <178fb782.0308101342.41c7afe3@posting.google.com >, Jay
<jayq718@yahoo.com> wrote:

€ Excellent! Are you from Seattle? Do you know of any dive shops around
€ there that might serve as sources of local knowledge?

Yes, and yes.

--
"We're going to rush the hijackers."
-Jeremy Glick, aboard United Airlines flight 93, September 11, 2001

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> "S.Dunlap" <westie97@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:744c5abc.0308100928.52800b7f@posting.google.c om...
> > "Scott" <scott@selchiedotcom.com> wrote in message
> news:<vjbgm49cjkhb3f@corp.supernews.com>...
> > > Hood Canal.
> >
> > Hey Scott...how's diving up there right now? we used to live in
> > Shelton and my daughter used to dive Hood Canal. We're living in
> > Honduras permanently now but we may come back next summer so she can
> > dive the Canal again. We just got back from a trip to Roatan on 26
> > July.
>
> It is primo like always. Been raining a bit, wind has been blowing for a few
> days, and the vis looks really good.
>
> We have been having a low dissolved oxygen problem, but divers are reporting
> lots of critters everywhere lately:
>
> http://archives.mundoacuatico.com/oc...diversfear.pdf
>
> http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci-sci...abstract-e.doc
>
> http://www.theolympian.com/home/spec...015/20195.shtm
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> Honduras? Where at?
>
> Let me know when you are up!
>
> Scott

I'm in the interior - central Honduras in Siguatepeque, just south of
the big lake - Lago Yoja. Drop us a line if you plan on diving Roatan,
Utila or Guanaja. Catching a plane to Roatan is not a big deal - about
1 1/2 to 2 hours on the bus into San Pedro Sula and then hop a plane
over to the islands (leave home at 9:30 a.m. arrive on the islands
about 3:30p.m. the same day). I'll let you know when we get back up
there. Kid always liked Sund Rock and Octopus Hole.

Sandi