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Flagpole Point is a ⭐ highly recommended (check conditions) southeast-facing dive site in Hood Canal. Typically, visibility here is about 25 ft (range 5–45 ft), based on 43 pnwdiving reports from 2021 through 2026. For the site briefing, see dive planning for Flagpole Point.

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Dive report for 6/29/26

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Flagpole Point
By Justin Warner
Visibility
20+ feet, 10-15 feet in the shallows

3 dives: night dive Saturday + 2 Sunday. Really great 30ft vis on low minus tide and a little worse at higher water levels. Haven’t been here in 2 years and the cloud sponges are looking a little better than I remember! At night the bioluminescence in shallows was intense! Brightest I’ve ever seen. A bunch of spiny lithode crabs walking around in the dark and a big decorated warbonnet fully out. Several ratfish. 3 gpos on eggs deep in dens. 1 gpo in the open during day. A small sea spider on hard rock, probably a different species and smaller than the mud bottom larger spiders.

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💭 Discussion about Flagpole Point -- 5/16/26

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Flagpole mating octopus
By pnwdiving.com

Keith Clements got these cool giant pacific octopus photos at Flagpole recently! 😆

Seeing a giant Pacific octopus (GPO) in the open is relatively rare for PNW scuba divers. During most GPO encounters, we only catch a glimpse of these magnificent creatures burrowed safely in their den with a watchful eye on the entrance. So when I encountered this GPO out in the open - and not out actively hunting - I knew it had to have an ulterior motive. We did two dives this day over a span of about 4 hours, and this male GPO would not move more than about 3 feet from a particular rock at the base of the wall. A bit of exploring revealed why. Nestled in a den nearby was another octopus - most likely a female. It is reassuring to know another male of a species acts completely out of character and doesn't know what to do around females
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