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Shell Hunting?

Started by Luna · Jun 17, 2013 · 17 replies
Luna
Hello Everyone:

Fairly new to the discussion board. Long time visitor of Rocky Point over the years and have seen many changes. Although we frequent certain places in search of treasures, seeking opinions on where you have had the best luck finding seashells! :?:

Cholla Bay for sand dollars is one of my faves!:woo:
mexicoruss
Encanto beach Southeast of town, and across the bay from JJ's has a nice collection
stingray
At La Pinta Estuary East of town.
Luna
Oh yeah, the estuary is a great place to find lots and lots of shells. Almost forgot about that as it is a bit of a drive, but so worth it!
Thanks!
dirtsurfer
North of Cholla Bay, about 4 miles is a place we called "shell estuary". Thee are shells stacked 5 feet deep of every variety.
El Gato
dirtsurfer said:
North of Cholla Bay, about 4 miles is a place we called "shell estuary". Thee are shells stacked 5 feet deep of every variety.


How do you get to it?
jerry
Gulf compass and angled olive shells can be fount at Santo Tomas
azfish
The best place I find them is close to water.:lol: OK jokes aside, I find the best ones when tide is the most out.
Landshark
azfish said:
I find the best ones when tide is the most out.


Those are usually the live ones. For your viewing enjoyment only. Unless you plan to eat them, and then you have to promise to eat them no matter what...
Luna
Believe it or not we actually "try" to plan our Rocky Point trips based on the moon, i.e. low tides being the best. Of course, time of year, etc., play a factor in the treasures we find, but that is the fun part. We have even come up with our own names for the shells we find and the beaches we find them on, and compete with who found the best "Shell of the Day." We do our very best not to collect the live ones; however, once in while we don't realize it until it is too late :eek: !
azfish
Landshark said:
Those are usually the live ones. For your viewing enjoyment only. Unless you plan to eat them, and then you have to promise to eat them no matter what...


If your not scared to get wet, when tide is way out go snorkeling and see all the bigger empty shells that get washed out past low tide line. If your lucky the tide left some nice ones that got stuck on the sand.
The smaller, lighter and flatter shells come on the beach easier with the waters help. The bigger heavier shells that are not as easy to move with normal tides and waves are still under water. thus the heavy big nice ones are still under water when tide is out.
Last edited: Jun 20, 2013 at 10:47 AM
Luna
We have tried snorkeling but were never lucky. Perhaps just poor timing. Thanks for the suggestion!
markhillis
Cholla Bay when the tide is all the way out...lots of Sand Dollars.
Landshark
From the east beaches...

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azfish
Landshark said:
From the east beaches...

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Is that something crawling out of that shell??? Its moving!!!!!! LOL!!!!!:rofl:
Landshark
That was my lunch! Actually, this was lunch.

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Last edited: Jun 21, 2013 at 3:06 PM
azfish
Landshark said:
That was my lunch! Actually, this was lunch.

Scallop.jpg


I have beer, grill, butter and frying pan, why did you not invite me????? FYI I showed Gordon Ramsay how to cook those on the beach.:popcorn:
dirtsurfer
Shell Estuary

El Gato said:
How do you get to it?


By ATV only and a low tide exposes the deep shell beds.