Very popular dive site in the south west of Utila. Shallow bay with very fine sand and some seagrass, slightly sloping deeper, opening with a hard coral walls towards the east and west, 30m+. Garden eels in the deeper parts on the sand. Juvenile angelfish, Peterson cleaner shrimp, arrow crabs, juvenile spotted drums hiding out at cleaning stations on the sand. Seahorses and Peacock flounders. On the reef creole wrasse, butterflyfish, trumpetfish, hawksbill turtles. Good for macro.
Facts about Little Bight, Utila
It is in Honduras- Little Bight, Utila is in the Caribbean Sea.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Tobias ReitmayrTiny juvenile Spotted Drum from a different angle than usual, Little Bight, Utila. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm, 4xmacro lens
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Tobias ReitmayrThe common Sharpnose puffer, seen on every dive in Utila, Little Bight. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm
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Susan BeermanSharpnose Puffer in Utila
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Hamid RadGorgonian. Canon G9 / Ikelite houising & DS160 strobe.
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Robert MichaelsonPorcupinefish with cleaning goby. Dc1000 with single flash
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Robert MichaelsonLobster becomes a space alien
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Susan BeermanThis conch is really keeping an eye on me.
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Susan BeermanThis Juvenile Cow Fish finally came out of hiding after about five minutes of seeing divers pass by. It was well worth the wait.
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John RoachWoody woodpecker. Wrasse Blenny (Hemienblemaria simulus)
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Brad RyonSocial feather duster (Bispira brunnea); Utila, Honduras
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Brad RyonNo really, look behind you; Utila, Honduras
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Brad RyonMoon Jellyfish. (Aurelia aurita) upside down at the surface of the water (F5.6, 1/1250, ISO 125, -0.7 exposure)
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Brad RyonBridled Burrfish (Chilomycterus antennatus)
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Marylin BattOctopus at night in Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras