Where Learning is Catching

Long Beach Casting Club is the ideal place to learn or improve your fly-fishing skills. With a mission statement that begins with the word “educate,” our campus includes a lighted pond for evening casting, a state-of-the-art audio visual-equipped class room, devoted instructors and decades of experience teaching fly tying, casting, rod building and other how-to seminars. It’s no wonder the Club has improved the skills of literally tens of thousands of fly fishers. You could be next.

It all starts in our clubhouse. This is where we hold meetings, classes and social events. It houses our library, office, class room, kitchen, pantry, bathrooms and what we call the wet room, where boots and waders are stored when not in use on the pond. From here we plan casting tournaments, arrange fishing trips, hold board meetings, and prepare and serve our prime rib Christmas dinner. Sometimes we teach, share knowledge and improve the skills of our members. Other times, we just hang on the porch and enjoy the solitude. It has a wonderful history and a meaningful purpose. We invite you to visit and see for yourself.

What starts in the clubhouse, often spills over to include the pond. Fly fishing is all about casting and there is no better place to develop casting skills than a dedicated casting pond with certified instructors. We have more Master Certified Casting Instructors (11) than any other club, than any other state. And we have an additional 14 members who are FFF Certified Fly Casting Instructors. In essence, we teach those who teach others. The name of Long Beach Casting Club is well known among fly casters in every part of the country. Two of our members are American Casting Association Hall of Fame Honorees, while ten members have been All Americans.

Our pond is lighted for evening classes and is where beginners turn into good casters and good casters become excellent and excellent casters evolve into superb teachers. Because we have a pond, we can host local, regional and national tournaments. And because of the pond, beginners can improve faster.