01-31-2011, 06:56 AM
Thanks for the comments guys.
[quote ChrisTheFish] What kind of camera are you using? [/quote]
I am using a simple "Flip Ultra HD" video camera with a $35 underwater housing. The whole package was around $185 off amazon.com. All my videos on my youtube page were shot with it.
[quote idahoron] They do have me wondering about the "endangered" bull trout. Ya there were some suckers in there but there were a LOT of bull trout in those videos. How many are they missing in there study's? I am sure that in some places bull trout numbers might be down, but are they? These videos raise a lot of questions for me about how "endangered" bull trout really are. Again GREAT videos!!!
Ron[/quote]
Man, I was wondering the same thing. In every stretch of the Salmon I swam in there were always more bull trout than rainbows. And I was astounded at all of them in Alturas. Who knows if that is the entire lake's population but I doubt it.
[quote hulapopper]cool do you ever find lures ?[/quote]
There is one popular riverside camping spot below buckhorn bridge that had tons of lures snagged on the bottom. At least a dozen. I managed to pick up one rooster tail but its not easy because the river is swift in those spots and I had no pliers.
[quote cpierce] Are you able to see much from just surface snorkling or are you mostly free diving?
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Sometimes, with the buoyancy of the wetsuit (not wearing the weightbelt), I just float down the river on the surface and snorkel. It's pretty cool to be carried by the current. The fish don't spook at all either (well, the salmon do). In the lake near the inlet, snorkeling is certainly possible. The deepest I dive is about 30ft on a breath hold. For spearing, diving is essential.
[quote lucabrasi]Very cool. Have you tried Petit Lake? Do you know of the clarity there compared to Alturas? I am surprised Stanley lake was less than Redfish.
I must try this year after thinking of it for years and never seeing anyone actually doing it. What a fool I am for not jumping in and trying this and worrying to much of being thought of as....gosh I got no clue. Why haven't I just gone and done it instead of thinking.
Snorkeling for crawdads. Now that is cool. What a hoot that must be. And spearing a sucker....
Holy cow, what have I been missing out on.
Thanks for sharing some great video and a great experience.[/quote]
I did not get a chance to do Petit. Next summer. Yeah, stanley was totally crap... only could see 5-12 feet. Granted, that was only one day of diving. You gotta get in there man. I get some weird looks of course but it's so rewarding. Diving the inlets and rivers though you can get quite cold. I was wearing a 3/2mm surf wetsuit.
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[quote ChrisTheFish] What kind of camera are you using? [/quote]
I am using a simple "Flip Ultra HD" video camera with a $35 underwater housing. The whole package was around $185 off amazon.com. All my videos on my youtube page were shot with it.
[quote idahoron] They do have me wondering about the "endangered" bull trout. Ya there were some suckers in there but there were a LOT of bull trout in those videos. How many are they missing in there study's? I am sure that in some places bull trout numbers might be down, but are they? These videos raise a lot of questions for me about how "endangered" bull trout really are. Again GREAT videos!!!
Ron[/quote]
Man, I was wondering the same thing. In every stretch of the Salmon I swam in there were always more bull trout than rainbows. And I was astounded at all of them in Alturas. Who knows if that is the entire lake's population but I doubt it.
[quote hulapopper]cool do you ever find lures ?[/quote]
There is one popular riverside camping spot below buckhorn bridge that had tons of lures snagged on the bottom. At least a dozen. I managed to pick up one rooster tail but its not easy because the river is swift in those spots and I had no pliers.
[quote cpierce] Are you able to see much from just surface snorkling or are you mostly free diving?
[/quote]
Sometimes, with the buoyancy of the wetsuit (not wearing the weightbelt), I just float down the river on the surface and snorkel. It's pretty cool to be carried by the current. The fish don't spook at all either (well, the salmon do). In the lake near the inlet, snorkeling is certainly possible. The deepest I dive is about 30ft on a breath hold. For spearing, diving is essential.
[quote lucabrasi]Very cool. Have you tried Petit Lake? Do you know of the clarity there compared to Alturas? I am surprised Stanley lake was less than Redfish.
I must try this year after thinking of it for years and never seeing anyone actually doing it. What a fool I am for not jumping in and trying this and worrying to much of being thought of as....gosh I got no clue. Why haven't I just gone and done it instead of thinking.
Snorkeling for crawdads. Now that is cool. What a hoot that must be. And spearing a sucker....
Holy cow, what have I been missing out on.
Thanks for sharing some great video and a great experience.[/quote]
I did not get a chance to do Petit. Next summer. Yeah, stanley was totally crap... only could see 5-12 feet. Granted, that was only one day of diving. You gotta get in there man. I get some weird looks of course but it's so rewarding. Diving the inlets and rivers though you can get quite cold. I was wearing a 3/2mm surf wetsuit.
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