Alijos Rocks
Alijos Rocks
One of the most virgin dive destinations in the world, located 480 miles south of San Diego and 155 miles off the west coast of the Baja, California peninsula, this destination is for the true adventurer in all of us!
Alijos Rocks are three small rock outcroppings that are the exposed tip of a 12,000 foot high submerged volcano. Surrounding the exposed rocks is a very large (several hundred yards) relatively shallow shelf providing ample space for everyone to spread out. There are also several other high spots in the vicinity of Alijos Rocks. The group is located at the transition zone between two major biologic areas, at a latitude where the Pacific Current turns westward to form the North Pacific trans-oceanic current.
October/November in this transition zone provides the ideal water temperature ranges to target Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo, Dorado, and Yellowtail and water visibility can be well over 100 feet +.
Yellowfin Tuna in the 50-100 pound class are common with 100 to 200 pound class possible. Huge schools of Wahoo and large Yellowtail are also common this time of year.
The current 84.6 pound World Record Yellowtail was caught at Alijos Rocks in 2003 by Dick Gebhard - read his story by clicking this link.
So turn on the adrenaline, and let's go dive Rocas Alijos!
Alijos Rocks