Maximum class size: 10 students.

Enrollment Fee: $400.00

Class includes:

Steelhead trout, and freshwater insect anatomy
Steelhead trout and freshwater insect habitats and feeding behaviors.
Fly line knot tying and trout fly construction.
Fly rod casting techniques.
Field trip to a private ranch for fly fishing. Each student will have a personal mentor from the Santa Lucia Fly-fishing Club.

*Fly-rods and fly-tying supplies provided for students.

Saltwater habitats and feeding behavior. Port San Luis Avila Bay.
Pier fishing basics at Port San Luis, Avila Bay.
Deep water Rockfish excursion with Virg’s Sportfishing in Morro Bay.
Basic Gyotaku: The ancient Japanese art of fish printing, used by fishermen to record their best catches.
*Pier fishing & sport-fishing equipment and trip fees included
The fly-fishing lake is an hour's drive into the mountains above Ft Hunter Liggett in Jolon. We leave SLO at 6:30 am that day and return after lunch. The deep water fishing trip has a 6 am check-in at Virg's Sportfishing at 1169 Market Ave. Passengers load at 8 am on the docks behind Geovani fishmarket on the Embarcadero, and we're out for 4 hours. Depending on the swells, it can be a fairly smooth trip or not, so students prone to seasickness should take precautions. We generally fish in waters 100-300 ft deep, so reeling fish in is challenging.

Maximum class size: 10 students
Enrollment fee: $300.00
Students will:
Explore intertidal zones and tidepools along the Central Coast, in Cayucos, Morro Bay, and Montana de Or
Explore dunes at Sandspit Beach, and Hazard’s Canyon in Montana de Oro
Examine life under the docks In Morro Bay to search for nudibranchs, skeleton shrimp
Use field microscopes to examine small invertebrates living on kelp and algae

Maximum class size: 12 students

Enrollment fee: $600.00

Kayak in Morro Bay Estuary (2 days) and Avila Bay (1 day).
Learn field science research techniques
Capture and identify plankton using plankton nets and field microscopes
Search for humpback whales and other marine animals with Subsea Tours in Morro Bay
Learn to identify marine birds in the estuary

Maximum class size: 10 students

Enrollment Fee: $450.00

Students will:

Be introduced to aquaculture techniques with Grassybar Oyster Company
Discuss adaptations for survival in various estuary habitats
Examine marine invertebrates and plants living under the docks in Morro Bay (Belly biology).
Receive kayaking instruction and explore sandspitspit dunes.
Visit the Morro Bay Maritime Museum and Morro Bay National Estuary Program exhibit
Observe and learn to identify birds in salt marsh and estuary habitats.

Maximum class size: 10 students

Enrollment Fee: $350.00

Students will:

Kayak across the Morro Bay estuary to explore the dunes and beaches along the North and South ends of the Sandspit
Will explore the dunes and beach at Montana de Oro’s Sandspit Beach
Will explore the dunes, beach, and shale formations at Hazard’s Canyon in Montana de Oro

Maximum class size 10 students

Enrollment Fee: $450.00

Students will:

Learn about adaptations for survival in various intertidal zones.
Examine marine invertebrates and plants living under the docks in Morro Bay (Belly biology).
Kayak Morro Bay Estuary and explore sandspit dunes.
Kayak and explore intertidal and pillow lava formations in Avila Bay
Receive instruction in wildlife sketching and journaling
Receive an introduction to marine aquaculture with Grassybar Oyster Company

Maximum class size 10 students

Enrollment Fee: $350.00

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