Lopez Island, Opening Day 2011

Dean Valente, Sean Hartman, Matt Warning, Lucas Shuler and professional Blue Water hunter Brandon Wahlers made the crossing from Deception Pass to Lopez Island for the opening day of Ling Cod Season for spearfishing in Puget Sound.  The spearfishing season is only three weeks out of the year.  The currents were minimal for the two hours we dove during the ebb and just as we left the flood tide started to rip through our dive site.  The water was a cold 46F but we enjoyed some decent visibility underwater (as least 12').  The sun didn't poke out of the clouds but the seas were flat all day and the ride across the channel was smooth except for a tide rip closer to Lopez.  We dove for a couple hours and headed back to find Bowman bay too low to get the trailer to the water so most of the crew abandoned ship at Bowman and Matt and I took Komokwa through the pass to Coronet Bay boat ramp.