Trip Details
- Where: Little Dume Lobster trip
- Depart from: Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard
- When: Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024
- Time: Board at 6:00 am, depart at 7:00 am with us getting back about 4:00 pm.
- Cost: $240.00 includes 3 dives, hot lunch, water & air fills including FREE nitrox-Limited to 6 divers
- ALL TRIPS are weather dependent
Trip Info
Join Channel Islands Dive Adventures on a lobster trip to the Coastal area of Little Dume close to Point Dume aboard the DV Triton Dive Boat
The Little Dume area is rarely dived by any boat due to the distance from any harbor and is a perfect location for an advanced lobster trip. It is close to 30 miles East of Channel Islands Harbor and we plan to dive the outer area outside the SMCA. This area is quite large and well worth the effort to get to.
The Little Dume area is rarely dived by any boat due to the distance from any harbor. From the Channel Islands Harbor, it is close to 30 miles East. Most all of Little Dume is in a State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) and is around the corner from Pt. Dume going towards Paradise Cove. The area we plan to dive is the outer area just outside the SMCA. This area is more like a reef with kelp and some excellent bottom terrain with shallower depths around 50'-60' ft. This area is quite large and well worth the effort to get to.
Between Leo Carrillo and Point Dume are Nicholas Canyon and Decker Canyon all excellent dive sites. This whole isn't like a beach dive. The outer areas are all deeper rocky reefs between 40'-60'. These areas are basically untouched by divers and CIDA is the only one who has ever chartered boats to these areas. Over the years, we have chartered many boats to these areas and further, including the Peace for a 2-day trip many years ago.
This trip is best suited for
Advanced divers and above that have experience in cold water conditions including; current, swell, possible limited visibility and deep water. Most importantly, good buoyancy control is needed and surface signal tubes are always recommended.