Fingers is probably the best known dive in the Newport area.  The jetty area provides some great hiding places for the smaller marine life, and the fingers outstretching perpendicular from the main jetty can protect you a bit from the current.  It is recommended that you dive one of the first three fingers you come to, as the fourth and fifth are subject to stronger current.  Since this is the main channel out of Newport Bay, dive only at slack tide, and be careful of the boat traffic.

Take the nearest exit from the South side of the Newport Bridge.  Head down hill toward the water, and turn left on SW 26th Street, which then takes you to SE Jetty Way and the park.

Fingers

Another wonderful dive at the fingers. Vis was normal 4-5' lots of perch, greenling, black rock fish, a cabazon a few lings and a few dungees and red rock crabs (should have brought a bag). Lots of giant barnacles, and the sand bottom is littered with large clam shells. Current wasn't bad between fingers but picks up at the tips of the fingers, diving at high slack is best I have found.  The entry… well that's the kicker stumbling over large boulders (some slick, some not) is always a good time, and, if the surf is up, timing your slip off your entry rock with the waves is a thrill every diver should experience.  Other than getting in, it's a pretty good dive and I have never not seen fish and crabs there.

Kraig's Dive Log

@kraig

1 dives