Every diver who has spent any time under the Rapid Bay Jetty’s ‘T-Section’, or lately as I’ve heard it called, ‘The Aquarium’, will recognise this spot. And almost always perched at the top if this broken piece of pylon will be a magpie perch. You could be forgiven thinking it’s the same magpie perch every […]
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Lady in red, she’s dancing with me beneath the waves, on the dance floor of the sea. Our giant cuttlefish are beautiful, gentle and curious creatures. When diving with them you never know how an encounter will go. Sometimes they retreat under a ledge or into some hideaway. Sometimes they linger just out of reach. […]
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Noticing a run of salmon cruising through the upper realm of the pylon forest of Rapid Bay Jetty I gently rose into their midst. This stunning school cruised through and around me before disappearing into the open water gloom. A little patience paid off and they came back through again for a second run. Then […]
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The very first time I dived Rapid Bay Jetty, more than thirty years ago now, I was blown away by the schools of pelagic fish that swim through the pylons. Thirty years ago they were probably yellowfin whiting, today they are definitely yellowfin whiting. What I did not see all those years ago was the […]
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Perhaps it’s unfair on the rest of the jetties that dot our coastline but I’d say that Rapid Bay is one of the best jetty dives for scuba divers in South Australia and probably in all Australia. If you are into small critters, they are everywhere for divers to observe and photograph. If you are […]
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