Pregame Finals with a Fish Fry
Meet: Shack @ 8am
Return: around 6 PM
Member: $30 Non member: $38
Participant Driver (2): $14
*Fishing permits are required and are not included in trip cost (they’re $18) and well walk you through how to get them*
**Wetsuits are highly recommended and we will stop to rent them if needed but this will also be an additional cost*
Activity: Diving/Spearfishing
Difficulty: (4/8)*Must be able to tread water in the ocean for long periods of time(at least 5 minutes)*
Location of Trip: Crystal Cove
Native Land: Tongva & Acjachemen
**YOU MUST BE A STRONG SWIMMER COMFORTABLE TREADING WATER FOR LONG DURATIONS OF TIME TO ATTEND THIS TRIP** If you come on this trip and are uncomfortable in the water you will be land-bound and watch from the beach! No exceptions, sorry bud!
Trip Description:
We’re headed down to Crystal Cove to try and catch some dinner! Considered one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly methods of catching fish, spear-fishing is a sport where individuals catch their meal with a barbed spear while swimming or wading through the water, generally with the help of snorkel (or free-diving) gear. Key locations like kelp forests, rocky outcrops, or sandy bottoms, are optimal in searching for specific target fish species (like kelp bass, halibut, tuna, etc.), which are always identified before being harpooned. There is no pollution, no by-catch, and successful catches are always eaten (or shared). While spear-fishing, in one form or another, has been performed by humans for millennia, Southern California is actually one of the founding locations of the modern sport, and a fairly large community of underwater hunters has developed here in our bountiful, and incredibly beautiful, local waters.
This trip is going to be a very basic introduction to spear-fishing as an activity. We’ll teach you what fish to go after, how to spear fish legally, where to look, and how to navigate the underwater realm as comfortably as possible, so that you can hopefully end the day with your own freshly caught, local fish. Fish or no fish - get ready to have an amazing day exploring a breathtaking underwater world!!
Contact the Guides:
Oliver Hanley <oliver.hanley@scoutfitters.org>
Sibelle O’Donnell <sibelle.odonnell@scoutfitters.org>
What to Bring:
*REMINDER: if you do not have something on this list, do not panic. SC Outfitters has gear that can supplement whatever you have!*
Sunscreen
Wetsuit(Ask to borrow)
Snorkel and mask(Ask to borrow)
Fins(Optional)
Killer instincts
Water (2 liters)
Spearfishing Permit (We’ll show how to get it when you sign up for trip)
Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:
All SC Outfitter trips have a no-refund policy unless a substitute participant can be found. In the event your trip requires added reporting measures of participants (plane tickets, external providers, rental services, etc.) dropping the trip close to the date of the trip will not allow for the spot to be re-filled. See the details on trip pages for specific deadlines and reference our complete cancellation/refund policy here.