Avalon Dive Park, Catalina Island a Southern California Scuba Adventure.
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2022
- The Avalon Dive Park located on Catalina Island. A short drive up from San Diego and then an hour and half boat ride from Dana Point. Easy shore diving into a protected park.
Always a fun dive due to the healthy population of marine life. The park has a kelp forest and contains several artificial wrecks that also attracts marine life.
Spring and summer bring Black Sea Bass into the park. These fish are massive weighting several hundred pounds and are usually easily appreciable if done in a non threatening manner.
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This is also a very cool place to dive and fish ( it's a preserve so no fishing in it. I spent many a weekend there- I so have wanted to take you all here
Haven't been to Avalon for quite awhile, now I'm missing it...Thx 4 the show..
Thank you Ted glad you enjoyed it.
Looks like an amazing place!
Great video, thanks for posting. I love the dive park.
Thanks so much Chris I appreciate you taking the time to comment! Yeah the dive park is pretty cool. Especially when the Black Sea Bass are hanging out with divers.
@@peterneubauer9712 saw my first one there a couple of months back. They are so cool. Just cruising around
Awesome video Peter!
Thank you Oscar!!!
Great video! Truly one of my favorite dive locations, even asked my wife to marry me at the top of the stairs. Well now for the question, what camera are you using? Also how are you getting it that stable, is the stability being created off the rig set up or off of editing? Thank you in advance
Thanks so much for watching my video and taking the time to comment. Regarding your question, I used a GoPro 10 on a tray with two Light and Motion video lights. I shoot at 60 fps and export at either 24 or 30 fps.
I recently started using a wide angle wet lens for my GoPro. If you check out my more recent videos (Grand Cayman, Sea of Cortez or Mexican Cenotes) I used the wide angle lens exclusively underwater in those videos and i really like the results. Hope this helps.
@@peterneubauer9712 thank you so much your videos are incredible
This is awesome, when is best time to see kelps?
Kelp is seen year round although kelp does like cooler water so the kelp beds are thicker in winter time. Thank you for checking out my video and taking the time to comment.
Thank you for sharing. Do they have equipment rental nearby?
Hey Anthony - Yes you can rent equipment right there at the casino. There is a dive shop called Catalina Divers in the casino and a truck parked out from for tank rentals, fills and weights. It does get busy on the weekends so I would call ahead if you need gear. Catalina Divers. Thanks for watching! 👍🏽
@@peterneubauer9712is this something any one can Do without certification?
@@Caine459 Oh no you definitely want and need to be certified to go scuba diving.
Looking at this for a vacation spot- what month did you go?
I created the video end of January a very slow month for Avalon because it's off season. The Black Sea Bass footage was taken sometime closer to end of summer.
@@peterneubauer9712 Thank you- it helps me gauge what I might expect. We are going to go last weekend of Feb :)
What service or store did you book for this scuba diving trip? Thank you Peter
HI Kevin, The Avalon Dive Park is free and open to the public. I did all the booking on my own which consisted of getting a room at the Seaport Village Inn which is close to the park and diver friendly. I booked passage on the Catalina Express to get to Catalina Island and air or nitrox fills are available right there at the dive park. There are dive boats available if you want to do some boat diving as well. Hope that helps.
Cool video!!
May I ask which dive shop you've been or any recommendation?
Thanks! There is a dive shop right at the casino you can rent gear including tanks and weights. You take the Catalina Express ferry from Los Angeles or Orange County to Avalon on Catalina. From there it is a 10 -15 minute walk to the Casino which is where the dive park is. Super easy.
@@peterneubauer9712 Thank you for detail instruction! Do you know the dive shop name? I want to make a reservation in case there is no availability for guided tour
The dive shop is Catalina Divers Supply. Have fun and I'm sure you will enjoy the experience@@ShuHanLiu-kc8ov