Flycasters of San Jose

Generations of people passionate about the tranquil sport of fly fishing. Members gather, share, learn, and volunteer through meetings, classes, outings and conservation activities.

Welcome to Flycasters of San Jose

Flycasters of San Jose is a large and active fly fishing club with a diverse set of offerings catering to fly fishers of all backgrounds and skill levels. Whether you want to learn to cast or enhance your casting skills; tie flies; build a fly rod; get involved in teaching grammar school students about the life cycle of trout; or, go on a fishing trip with a group of anglers from the club--Flycasters has you covered!

Flycasters is a non-profit social club dedicated to promoting the sport of fly fishing and protecting the waters where we fish. Founded in 1965, Flycasters is a club for all anglers who want to learn more about the art of fly fishing and improve their skills and techniques.

By joining our club, you will have fun, make new friends, build your skills, and find many opportunities to contribute to our activities. Hope to see you at one of our upcoming meetings!

Club Benefits/Activities:

    Monthly Newsletter on club news and events
    Monthly Meetings with expert presentations
    Casting Instruction
    Fly Tying Classes
    Rod building classes
    Fly Fishing Outings (Fishouts) to a wide variety of destinations
    Youth Education ("Trout in the Classroom" program)
    Conservation Initiatives and fundraising
    Equipment Raffles
    Annual Summer Picnic
    Annual Banquet and Conservation Fundraiser

It's simple to join: click on the "Join" button in the upper right-hand corner and follow the instructions.

Ken Imatani
President, Flycasters of San Jose

Our fly fishing club is indebted to the acclaimed photographer Val Atkinson for allowing us to use the stunning images shown below in the slideshow. Val is the master of capturing with a camera the tranquility and sublime beauty of the rivers in northern California that our members count among their favorite places to fly fish.

You can view the complete set of photos in this series, called "5 Rivers in Northern California," and many of Val's other images, by going to his website: Val Atkinson's Website Many of his images are available for purchase.

ROD BUILDING CLASSES

January and February

Tom Key and Albert Yi instructors

Topics to be covered will include:

An overview of rod building
Selecting a fly rod blank and components
Marking the spline
Tools and materials used in building fly rods
Attaching reel seats
Building and attaching cork handles
Guide spacing and wrapping
Finishing coats - marking your fly rod - slow drying motors
Resources and answering questions

Tom Key and Albert Yi will be teaching the rod building class. Tom is an experienced rod builder having built numerous bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite rods over 45 years. Albert has many years of experience in rod building and is a true calligraphy expert, his finish work is exceptional.

The seminar will take place over 3 Saturdays each class will consist of two sessions: # 1 beginning at 8:30am to 11:30am lunch from 11:30am-1:00 pm and # 2 from 1:00 to 4:00pm.

Classes will begin on January 10th and continue after a two (2) Saturday break --- the break between the first class and the following classes will give members time to buy blanks, components and materials they need to build a rod.

Classes will continue January 31^st and February 7^th. Each of these classes will also consist of a morning and afternoon session.

All classes will be at the

Rose Garden Branch Library

1580 Naglee Ave.

San Jose, CA 95126

Class size is limited to 12 members. Sign up begins now!

Rod Building Classes January & February 2026 - 2/7/2026

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CLUB MEETING

January 14th

DAGUR GUDMUNDSSON

California's Central Coast & Iceland

www.dagurflyfishing.com

Wednesday Evening, January 14th

West Valley Branch Library - 1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd., San Jose

Doors open at 6:30pm

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MONTHLY BREAKFAST GATHERING AT

HOLDER'S COUNTRY INN

10088 N WOLFE RD., SUITE 130 - CUPERTINO 95014

8:00am -- Saturday January 10th

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El Encuentro Lodge in Argentina is offering Flycasters members a 10% discount on trips

All members of your party must be members of Flycasters

https://www.elencuentroflyfishing.com/

https://www.elencuentroflyfishing.com/contact

Forums

Choose from over a dozen different forums to discuss a wide variety of topics of interest to club members. Below are just a few of the topics you will find in the Forums area.

Destinations

Discuss interesting places to fish with fellow members. Get or provide tips, explore all types of fly fishing adventures, and find others who want to join you for fly fishing trips.

Steelhead

Do you enjoy pursuing steelhead, the "fish of a thousand casts"? Whether you use single-handed rods or prefer spey casting, enjoy casting adult winter steelhead or Fall "half pounders," this forum is for you.

Salt Water Fly Fishing

If you enjoy traveling to warm destinations and catching saltwater species such as bonefish, tarpon, permit, snook, and others, this forum is for you.

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Member Photos and Slideshows

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