Casting Club News

With the help of many members, you bet we did! Thank you to everyone who came out and thank you also to those who wanted to come, but couldn't help us. We could not have done it without you. Here are some pictures of the process. First, we created a whirlpool by walking in a big circle (top right and top left). This process suspends the organic material collecting on the bottom and causes it to be drawn towards the center of the pool where it drains out. As the water rece

LUIS MONTES scored a perfect 100 in Trout Fly Accuracy competition at Sunday's casting tournament! It is believed less than a dozen individuals have ever scored a perfect 100 in Trout Fly competition! Hitting 15 out of 15 targets, making mandatory dry, wet and roll casts over 3 rounds, is no easy feat, but directly related to fundamental casting and line management skills needed for trout fishing! The Trout Fly game was devised by OCC's first World Casting Champion, JIM GR

Front row : Michael Han (SJF); Chi Quang (OCC), Elaine Gong (OCC), Julie Hanada (SJF), Glen Nagumo (SJF). Back row : Cindy Han (SJF), Ralph Hardin (OCC), Glen Ozawa (OCC), Austin Emmerling (OCC), Chris Korich (OCC), Henry Mittel (OCC). Not pictured: John Thiele (OCC). The annual Southwestern Tournament, hosted each year by the Long Beach Casting Club, took place over the Presidents’ Day weekend. Braving the strongest storm in at least 8 years, 10 casters from The Oakland Cas

On February 4, The Oakland Casting Club had a fish outing to Eagle Canyon Trophy Trout Lakes . This was Tim Howe's first trip as our new Outings Director, and it was a fantastic trip! Thank you, Tim! We would also like to thank Mitch (MPFF), Ivan (DVFF) and Brandon for helping to make the trip even more enjoyable. Mitch's generosity in sharing his knowledge and flies (Andy needed three bunny leeches) helped turn around fishing for some of us in the afternoon. We are sooo gla

In case you missed the SF Chronicle article , OCC member and Director, Chris Korich, just became the top vote recipient for the 2017 California Outdoors Hall of Fame. Chris, along with 3 other deserving winners, will be inducted this Saturday at 3:30pm, in the Adventures Theatre at the International Sportsman’s Expos (ISE) show in Sacramento . ‘12’ must be a magic number for Chris. He joined OCC in 1970 and by age 12, was teaching fellow members and testing tackle for major

Our member, Nicole Kozicki, has been honored as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2017 Wildlife Officer of the Year. This honor is awarded annually to only one officer in the state of California. In its announcement , the CDFW recognized Kozicki for her ability to handle complex, large-scale investigations, many of which have involved harm to threatened and endangered species - and praised her reputation as an expert in the field of environmental crimes.