by Glen Ozawa | Jan 21, 2018 | Other Topics, Trip Reports
Fishing with a Tenkara Rod… South Fork, Boise by Luong Tam I love winter fishing because it is less crowded and fun. Fish are feed primarily on midges. This time of year, it is very cold in Idaho. I attended the Boise Fly Fishing Expo on the January 12 weekend...
by Glen Ozawa | Nov 29, 2017 | News
Earlier this year, Mariano’s home burned down in the California wildfires. His family’s home was completely destroyed. You can watch Mariano being interviewed on TV. Due to the generosity of our members and our casting...
by Glen Ozawa | Aug 3, 2017 | Casting, Community
(by Luis Montes) Fly fishing is my passion. It provides quiet interludes between the press and stress of my other passion, my law practice. I took up fly fishing on a tactical whim and on a friend’s advice over 30 years ago, yet I remain an inquisitive student of the...
by Glen Ozawa | Jul 15, 2017 | News
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is proud to announce that Wildlife Officer Nicole Kozicki has been selected as the Pogue-Elms Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The award is considered their highest honor. “We are very happy to see...
by Glen Ozawa | Jun 20, 2017 | Casting, Events, Other Topics
On June 17, The Oakland Casting Club hosted our public casting lessons, led by Luis Montes. Although it was a hot day, a large group of people learned how to fly cast from some of the best casters in the nation. We pride ourselves for providing the best lessons in the...
by Glen Ozawa | May 18, 2017 | Community, Conservation, News
Read all about it! Read all about it! Nicole Kozicki, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Officer of the Year in 2017, has been profiled in the East Bay Times. It’s a great article, and as you can imagine, Nicole’s mom (Alice Gillibert) is...
by Glen Ozawa | May 18, 2017 | Community, News
St. Mary’s Garden, an affordable housing community for seniors, visited the ponds on May 16 for some casting demonstrations and lessons. Our OCC ambassadors were Alice Gillibert, Elaine Gong, Mike Young and Charlie Kobata. Alice reports that, “It was...
by Glen Ozawa | May 6, 2017 | 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 Glen Ozawa | Apr 28, 2017 | Casting, Casting Tips
As I started casting to targets, I began to notice an occasional dip in the fly leg of my front loop. It was a precursor to a tailing loop. If the dip was bigger or the loop was tighter, the loop would tail. No matter how slowly or carefully I started my front cast, I...
by Glen Ozawa | Apr 10, 2017 | News, Tournaments
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...
