Jess and I met up with some of our best friends Zack and Morgan to let Zack try out his new wetsuit. We swam above and below the Rio Vista rapids (which always scare me a bit). It was a sunny fall day with a lot of locals playing on the rapids without any special swimming gear but I was sure glad to have my wetsuit to stay warm. The water is considerably less clear this far below the springs but there are still plenty of plants and fish to admire!
I swam over to the east bank by River Pub restaurant, I had never looked closely at the old mill race channel there and I should have taken more pictures of the structure but it was pretty underwater. I took some close up shots of a cabomba flower and the air bubbles it was photosynthesizing.
Below the rapids were tons of Suckermouth Catfish, the invasive species we hunt during the pole spear tournament, and it made eager for the next opportunity to hunt for them!
I was pretty excited to find a cooperative rock/shadow bass hanging out under a boulder, as far as documenting the species of the river, this one had given me trouble, photography wise.
It was a nice little swim and the turbidity of the water kind of created a fun effect in the images.
I swam over to the east bank by River Pub restaurant, I had never looked closely at the old mill race channel there and I should have taken more pictures of the structure but it was pretty underwater. I took some close up shots of a cabomba flower and the air bubbles it was photosynthesizing.
Below the rapids were tons of Suckermouth Catfish, the invasive species we hunt during the pole spear tournament, and it made eager for the next opportunity to hunt for them!
I was pretty excited to find a cooperative rock/shadow bass hanging out under a boulder, as far as documenting the species of the river, this one had given me trouble, photography wise.
It was a nice little swim and the turbidity of the water kind of created a fun effect in the images.