Ducks swimminmg
Sunset Over the Mountain Forest
Onion Valley road. Considered one of the toughest rides in the country. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Red Lake Creek Cabin. Photo: John Poimiroo
VOLUNTEER GIOVANNI PEREZ spent his day helping, hooking, and handing, but managed to land a nice whitefish and a limit of sculpin.
Wildlife surrounds you at Big Bear Lake.
35-inch rainbow from Conway Pond, 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.
Short cut to ... nowhere?
Old tram tracks at Pine Creek Mine. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Snow geese overhead
Cocktails at Spring Conference in Siskiyou County. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Lone Buffalo on the Yellowstone Plateau
Cyclists travel an ancient forest road that fairies and leprechauns have inhabited for centuries
A trip up or down this old wagon road took all day 150 years ago.
Works of chocolate art are almost too beautiful to eat.
Unnatural cones dotted the streets of Mariposa
Snow Geese
Red Lake Creek Cabin, Hope Valley, CA-88, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy
Lyle Lovett at The Mountain Winery Courtesy The Mountain Winery
Black Tailed Jackrabbit. Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Larry Whiting
Paintbrush and lakes were abundant on the descent from Red Peak Pass
Get your tickets here!
20-YEAR MARINE VETERAN, Adrianne, enjoyed the fishing and sharing time with folks that shared his experience in military service while fishing the Toronado Veterans Fishing day.
Mission Bay Park, San Diego. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Trash, like shotgun shells needs to be packed out -- leave the outback better than you found it.
WON STAFFER BOB SEMERAU tossed out a sardinia pattern fly to fool a near 20-pound dodo on the 10-wt. fly rod.
Lake Chabot. Photo: Matt Johanson
Shootin' shenanigans. Laurie Morrison and Barry Senescu practice pointers from John Poimiroo.
Cyclists ride into the picturesque town of Doolin, a ferry stop on the way to the Aran Islands
Aspen, Hope Valley, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy
Lower Ottoway Lake (Inga Aksamit)
Young girl with wildflowers in the Eastern Sierra. Photo: Julie Faber
New York: Four California cyclists pedaled 52 days to cross the Brooklyn Bridge and reach the Atlantic Ocean.
Mobius Arch frames Mt. Whitney. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Mount Diablo: Mount Diablo and other public lands provided relief for many after the pandemic arrived
2021 Winner. Feature Image. "The Night is Young" Phil Reedy
Vermilion Grove, East Shore, Caples Lake, CA-88, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy
Burrowing Owl. Photo: Tammy Kokjohn. Winner California Watchable Wildlife Photo of the Year 2020.
Overland camping means having lots of "stuff." The author pulls a trailer on some adventures.
RARIFIED AIR – Aaron Martens is all smiles after claiming the second of back-to-back WON BASS U.S. Open victories in 2005. He would later go on to win his third U.S. Open title in 2011, something only two other anglers — Mike Folkstead and Clifford Pirch — have ever accomplished.
Shades of pink and red; and California live oaks turn a golden amber color mid-October to November
Photographer: Michele Dodge - Gray Fox Near Placerville F8.0, 1/1250, ISO 1250
Cyclists cross the River Cong, passing an ancient Irish monastery's fisherman's hut
No one makes a more realistic fly than Mr. Blackstone.
A night dive in the Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, caught this guy hiding in some Acropora coral
Ku Stevens led Minden siren opponents on a challenging eight-mile run.
TORONADO DECKHAND FATIMA lends a hand with a beauty sculpin boated by Army veteran Rueben Elias.
A fog cover bridge is nearly lost in the evening sky
When the rain stops, it's a good time to go fishing with a fly rod. Photo: Tom Martens
Cycling towards the Cliffs of Moher, there is a sense something great lies ahead.
Nature Ice Palace includes a small pond which visitors can raft across or even swim, if properly dressed and prepared.
Leopard Rocks in Ansel Adams Wilderness (Inga Aksamit)
Slim Princess at Laws Depot. Photo: Gigi de Jong
McCloud Fall, Shasta County, California
Morro Bay
MAYFLY PROJECT MENTORS FOSTER KIDS with a holistic approach to fly fishing covering environment, conservation, and skills, to develop a broad appreciation for the outdoors.
Big Bear Off-Roading Experience (Pictured: Greg Niemann, Betsy and Barry Senescu, Carrie Wilson and Vickie Gardner )
Tiffany Vuong, Novato High School. 2022 Photography Winner
Snow geese take flight Credit: Mike Nellor
And the winner is....
Los Bagels are the best! The colorful decor is a bonus
BLUEFIN & DORADO LIMITS for Andrew Ratzky of Calabasas. Andy was always pulling on fish using jigs and live bait.
Morning fog at the boat landing at Baum Lake. Photo: Tom Martens
Helping inner city and minority youth/ young adults become interested in nature through the immersive experience of bird watching. John Robinson.
The 35 x 23-inch rainbow caught at Conway Pond in 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.
Photographer: Cindy Croissant - Male Dielis Wasp Batiquitos Lagoon Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM f/6.3, 1/500 second, ISO 1250
Point Lobos along the Big Sur coast
Drew Paxman, Castro Valley High School, 2022 Photography Winner
THREE BIG SA80 BLUEFIN, 90-pounder for staffer Bob Semerau, left, with a hand displaying from extraordinary deckhand Chad Tyrolt, 125-pound bf for Jose Rios, and a 115-pounder for Robert Whitman, right.
The author with an "average size" trout from Alpers' Pond in 2006. Photo by Bill Beecher.
Who's that masked man? Osceola Refetoff.
Jamie Hsu, California Academy of Math and Science, 2022 Photography Winner
Japanese Teahouse in Piedmont Park
We watched each other for twenty minutes before she got bored, stood up, and silently vanishing into the brush, as one would expect from a ghost cat. Image taken in Northern California
Shelf roads in states like Colorado are perfect for 4x4 vehicles.
Photographer: Douglas Croft Images - Transient Orca "Louise" bending water on Monterey Bay Nikon D500, Tamron 18-400, 1/2500, ISO 500, f6
Saratoga Oaks Lodge
Photographer: Wendy Sparks - American Badger Point Reyes National Seashore Canon 5D Mark IV, 800mm lens, 1/1600, f/9, ISO 3200
A taste of what was to come
Extensive Zen gardens are designed to encourage you to embrace nature’s beauty in quietude.
Male and female Northern Shoveler
Relax and enjoy the views.
Duck and shorebird
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Locating the perfect stream-side picnic spot requires diligence. We are experts.
Half Dome, Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls (Inga Aksamit)
Camera Phone Primer and Composing Better Pictures. Photo: John Poimiroo
Double-crested cormorants fighting for breakfast on the Lower American River in Sacramento.
The vehicle you use to begin overland fishing doesn't need much modification to get started. Photo: Damon Bungard
Author Matt Johanson and his dog, Sam.
Sunset over the Docks
Women, local to their towns, often for generations, are Irish hospitality professionals with high standards of service, cleanliness and authentic Irish cooking.
The Upper House (a.k.a. Moonviewing House) sits on the slope of the Moon Viewing Hill as a place of quiet retreat.
OWAC members enjoying the Big Bear Off-Road Experience – Off-Road / Rock Crawling activity at our Spring 2015 conference
This 25-year-old image is still current today
Tux and other villages in Tyrol provide services to visitors.
General meeting and workshops were held in Sonora's historic Opera Hall.
Aaron Martens with the final bass of his well-lived life.
CHAMPIONSHIP IMAGINATION – Creativity, imagination and an uncanny ability to put the puzzle pieces together on the water were attributes at the forefront of Aaron Marten’s bass fishing success. This was perhaps on display more than ever at the 2015 Bassmaster Elite Lake Havasu event, where he noticed a largemouth eating a baby blackbird and shifted gears to throwing a black frog deep in the tules to imitate the bird. Sure enough it worked, well enough to win the tournament.
Santa Barbara harbor
Snow Goose
THE MARTENS FAMILY celebrates Aaron’s taking the trophy for the 2015 Bassmaster Angler of the Year, the third time he earned that coveted title.
Mass Ascension. Photo: John Poimiroo. Winner EIC 2020.
Show Them the Money: OWAC Excellence-in-Craft Winners Receive Cash Awards
Dasha: Dasa Yurkevich celebrates reaching New York and the end of a long journey.
California Newt in Napa County. Photo Heather Bird
Austrian climbers have placed crosses atop the summits of many Alpen mountains.
ASPEN ANGLER BILL FONTANA, right, with his first-ever dorado gaffed by Captain Ricky Perez, left, aboard the Sea Adventure 80.
Elliot McGucken
Kampot fish market, Southern Cambodia: Candid images of people going about every-day life arouses emotional curiosity, prompting the viewer to mentally feel, smell, and absorb a given environment. Utilizing one of the icebreaker techniques helps put your subjects at ease.
Members of the Johanson family summited Mount Diablo together on a cloudy but happy day.
Chris Tziu Aban, Novato High School
Ruins of old charcoal kilns near Lone Pine.
Blue Heron
With fish boiling around the boat a quick toss of the hand-tied sardinia pattern got hit and hit hard. The 17-pound forkie ran and tore off line heading for open sea.
Calm waters and dramatic colors can take your breath away
CAPTAIN RAY LAGMAY, right, worked the Cortes Bank for mossbacks like angler John JT Torres boated on WON-Toronado Charter
Where beloved spirits run free for eternity.
The monster’s maw or mother nature’s art?
Fatbiking Sand Canyon, Bishop, CA
Siamese twin lambs born circa 1940 now on display at Laws Railroad Museum. Photo: @terdfergus0n
Dawn, Virginia Lakes, 9/19/21, Clayton Peoples
Witches Moon
So many choices. What to do?
Photography requires patience
PAIR OF SCULPIN displayed by Toronado deckhand, Fatima, for Army vets Carmen Estrada, left and Paul Hernandez, right.
Summer and fall means getting in the hunt offshore for tuna. Finding willing biters makes it well worth the effort.
Irish master craftsman Tomas O'Cadhain hammers silver jewelry at the entrance to a 5,000 year old mini Stonehenge
Marina at Twilight
Big Bear Lake Conference Attendees
Photo taken on the traditional territory of the Ohlone. Photo: Robin Agarwal
Hitchin' a ride. On a sunrise hike at Lily Lake near South Lake Tahoe, I happened on this Common Merganser family unexpectedly. The female called to her ducklings and they all hopped on as she moved away. I only had a few seconds to try to capture a photo, and then they were gone.
Cottages and their ruins are common everywhere you pedal on a cycling tour through Ireland
Cyclists stop along the Bog Road between Clifden and Carna to view the Twelve Bens.
The 35 x 23-inch rainbow about to be released at Conway Pond, 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.
Serious 4x4 trails require modifications to stock vehicles
Ever diligent, Risa Wyatt takes notes at Indigeny cidery.
Sunset on White Mountains in winter. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Road Cycling in Round Valley near Bishop. Photo: Michael McDermott courtesy Bishop Visitor
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Buck Island. Photo: Bob Semerau
SEA ADVENTURE 80 CREW, left-to-right, Chad, Gavin, Captain Rob, Conner, with the day’s catch off Santa Catalina Island.
