San Jose Flycasters

San Jose Flycasters The San Jose Flycasters are a group of fly fishing enthusiasts who promote the sport and sponsor multiple activities for its members and the community.

We meet monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. More info is at flycasters.org. Flycaster's History

A CLUB WITH A LONG HISTORY - Since it's beginnings in 1965 Flycasters and it's members have been active in all forms of Conservation, Education, Flyfishing and Club Activities. A significant number of our club members have been very active in local conservation groups and are individual members

of the FFF. Many early club presidents like Dan Blanton and Ray Hutcherson and others like Jay Craddock were NCCFFF council directors. Past Club Presidents John Brezzo and Ken Chrisman, became Northern California Council FFF Presidents. Not only has Flycasters contributed many officers and committee heads, Flycaster members have also received many awards for their active participation in conservation.. Through the Flycaster's Education Foundation lead by Hugh Miller and Don Chesarak over 40,000 children and hundreds of teachers have been provided education regarding endangered Steelhead, conservation,stewardship of resources, and the need to protect our environment. After ten years of working with local agencies, in 1994 Flycasters, Inc. of San Jose, obtained a $148,000 appropriation from the County of Santa Clara to build two modern casting ponds in Los Gatos Creek Park, Campbell, California. Two American Casting Society approved ponds, one 80 and one 100 square foot were completed in 1995. At the time the ponds had a dirt bottom. Through a significent effort by Flycaster's members, funding was obtained to put concrete in the bottom of the ponds. The concrete work started late in October 2002 and was completed by the second week of November. Flycasters, Inc. San Jose has done quite well in bringing professional tournament casting and an outstanding casting facility to the South Bay and is continuing efforts to keep the ponds in the best possible condition.

Just a friendly reminder. If you are in the San Jose area you won't want to miss the International Fly Fishing Film Fest...
08/20/2026

Just a friendly reminder. If you are in the San Jose area you won't want to miss the International Fly Fishing Film Festival. For more detail go to https://flyfilmfest.com/ Also go the 'Official Selections drop down and click on the films for more detail. .

Tony Yap Casting Clinic - Saturday August 22nd.On Saturday August 22 Tony will be presenting his finalcasting clinic. If...
07/31/2026

Tony Yap Casting Clinic - Saturday August 22nd.

On Saturday August 22 Tony will be presenting his final
casting clinic. If you have attended his past clinics this is a wonderful time to brush up on some of his techniques. If
you have never attended his clinics this is your opportunity to learn some new techniques. Remember it’s never too late to learn.

Some of the topics covered will include:
● Understanding Fly Casting
● Accuracy and Distance
● Double Hauling
● Tailing Loops, Windy Conditions and Assorted Casting Problems

Where: Los Gatos Creek Park Casting Ponds
When: August 22, 2026, 9:30 – 11:30 am

ANNUAL CLUB SWAP MEET &FLYCASTERS BBQ PICNIC - August 15thThere is no formal club meeting for August -- instead, we hope...
07/29/2026

ANNUAL CLUB SWAP MEET &
FLYCASTERS BBQ PICNIC - August 15th

There is no formal club meeting for August -- instead, we hope to see everyone at Los Gatos Creek Park for our annual Swap Meet / Picnic and BBQ.

Saturday August 15
Swap Meet 9-11am at the pavilion. All are welcome.
Slow rods on the ponds 9-11. All are welcome.
Picnic 11:30-2. Register online, $15.

Sign up via the website calendar link.

Come from 9:30 am to 11am for the swap meet. Bring all your gently used gear and make a few bucks and make someone happy.
Lots of items for sale at great prices.

Thomas Key and Dennis Buranek will bring their bamboo rods out from 9-11 to try on the ponds-they are fun.

The swap meet and picnic are separate. One and all can come to the swap meet but only registered guests can enjoy the picnic.

Smoked salmon dip
Tri-tip
Sausages
Baked beans
Potato salad
Ceasar salad
Mac-n-cheese (new item)
Cookies
Beer, Wine, assorted non-alcoholic drinks
Comraderie

07/29/2026
07/26/2026

After losing more than 90% of their ancestral homeland to Shasta Dam, the Winnemem Wintu Tribe is fighting to protect what remains. Discover what's at stake and why Californians are standing together to stop the dam raise.

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07/15/2026

Hoot owl restrictions

The largest dam removal in world history has now added the engineering world’s highest honor to its legacy.The Klamath R...
07/10/2026

The largest dam removal in world history has now added the engineering world’s highest honor to its legacy.

The Klamath River Renewal Project won the 2026 Grand Conceptor award, the top prize in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ annual Engineering Excellence Awards. The recognition went to McMillen, Inc., of Boise, Idaho, which served as the owner’s representative on the project.

The award honors work that spans from Hornbrook, California, to Klamath Falls, Oregon, where four aging hydroelectric dams once choked a river that was once the third-largest salmon producer on the West Coast. Built as far back as the early 1900s, the dams severed more than 400 miles of habitat, degraded water quality, and cut Tribal Nations off from a river woven into their culture. Removing them reopened that habitat, reconnected tributaries, and returned floodplains to their historic shape.

The results have outpaced expectations. Within months of the final dam coming down, Chinook, Coho, and Pacific Lamprey were returning in numbers not seen in over a century. Scientists watched salmon spawn in tributaries that had been unreachable for generations.

07/03/2026

Groundbreaking discovery in the never-ending journey to uncover the secret to catching fish: go where the fish are.

Easier said than done, we know. But what if “where the fish are” was the Yaak Valley, Montana, alongside a guide who’s literally won an award for being good at this?

Good news: we're sending one lucky angler and an even luckier guest to spend five nights and four days fishing there with Linehan Outfitting, Orvis Endorsed Guide of the Year.

Lodging, meals, guided days, travel, and a full Orvis outfit are included.

Every entry helps keep rivers cold, clean, and fishable.

Enter to win: https://bit.ly/3SZ6UJS

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We Meet At The West Valley Library , 1243 San Tomas Aquino Road
San Jose, CA
95117

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