Yellowtail is a reef site only 5 minutes by boat from the dive shop on Little Corn Island, laid out as a maze of sandy channels between coral reef. A couple of small archways break up the route, and the whole site lies within 18 m (60 ft).
0Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Little Corn Island & the Corn Islands and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The dive threads through sandy channels that wind between sections of coral reef, to a maximum of 18 m (60 ft), passing a couple of small archways in the coral. Nurse sharks, eagle rays, sting rays, barracuda and jacks are seen here, along with triggerfish, drumfish, colourful grunts and lobster.
Marine life and season
- Reef sharks
- Eagle rays
- Stingrays
- Barracuda
- Trevally & jacks
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Little Corn Island & the Corn Islands: Blowing Rock and the east-side sites need calm seas, which come in April and May and from mid August to mid October.
Dive videos
Yellowtail with Dolphin Dive, Little Corn Island, Nicaragua · Brendan Lewis on YouTube
Sources
- Dive Sites – Dolphin Dive Little Corn — Dolphin Dive Little Corn
More dive sites in Little Corn Island & the Corn Islands
Pinnacle
Caribbean reef sharks around a lone rock breaking the surface far offshore
Channel & pass
The island's one realistic chance of a great hammerhead
Reef
Lobster and octopus out feeding on a sheltered night reef
Reef
Nurse sharks and eagle rays over sand patches ringed by elkhorn coral
Similar dives elsewhere
Up to ten reef sharks over a 15 m patch reef
A strong south-to-north drift over shallow reef, to 17 m
Barracuda over a volcanic mini-wall, in groups of five to twenty
A loaf-shaped reef with a roughtail stingray cleaning station