Bodega Bay, Ca is the upper end of the red triangle for Great Whites. Great White sightings are very common during Sharktober in that area down to where the recent attacks happened.
Two years ago, my wife and I went to Dorran Beach Park at Bodega Bay, Ca., in mid October.
We had our Oasis with us and planned to launch it in the protected harbor a hour or so before high tide.
It was a couple of hours before high tide. So, we decided to take a walk on Dorran Beach, which maybe the best beach in N Ca. for walks as it is protected from the wind and faces south instead of west.
As we walked, both of us noticed that there were no birds on the water or diving into the water nor fish jumping in the near by water. Then, we realized we didn't hear any seals from the nearby Seal Island.
Normally, the seals are never quiet on the island.
While we were walking on the beach, park rangers and a fish and game person were driving up and down the beach in a beach buggie vehicle, warning about an aggressive Great White in the area.
After we finished walking, we drove up north to Jenner and launched our Oasis on the Russian River which hadn't breached the summer/fall sand bar blocking the harbor. We weren't by ourselves as the launch area was very busy. We had an excellent time.
Later at home, we told our active outdoor sons about the Sharktober event and our change of plans. They laughed and said, "That was how we had made it to our mid 70's while enjoy the great outdoors, by not being stupid."
mmiller wrote:
They call it Sharktober in that area.
Sharks are aggressively feeding there during the fall months. I am told that the Great White population appears for be growing too. As example, Sea Lions in the area were rarely found with bites until recent years... now it is more common.
I am also told that they appear to then move away from that area by December and January.
mmiller wrote:
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mmiller wrote:
They call it Sharktober in that area.
Sharks are aggressively feeding there during the fall months. I am told that the Great White population appears for be growing too. As example, Sea Lions in the area were rarely found with bites until recent years... now it is more common.
I am also told that they appear to then move away from that area by December and January.
A little more insight to the attack:
http://www.rapidmedia.com/kayak-fishing ... dium=email
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