2021 Winner. Feature Image. "The Night is Young" Phil Reedy
A trip up or down this old wagon road took all day 150 years ago.
Road Cycling in Round Valley near Bishop. Photo: Michael McDermott courtesy Bishop Visitor
Cyclists stop along the Bog Road between Clifden and Carna to view the Twelve Bens.
Author Matt Johanson and his dog, Sam.
Los Bagels are the best! The colorful decor is a bonus
Big Bear Lake Conference Attendees
Shades of pink and red; and California live oaks turn a golden amber color mid-October to November
Vermilion Grove, East Shore, Caples Lake, CA-88, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy
Blue Heron
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.
Ruins of old charcoal kilns near Lone Pine.
Shootin' shenanigans. Laurie Morrison and Barry Senescu practice pointers from John Poimiroo.
Morning fog at the boat landing at Baum Lake. Photo: Tom Martens
Burrowing Owl. Photo: Tammy Kokjohn. Winner California Watchable Wildlife Photo of the Year 2020.
Snow Geese
Locating the perfect stream-side picnic spot requires diligence. We are experts.
Young girl with wildflowers in the Eastern Sierra. Photo: Julie Faber
Lyle Lovett at The Mountain Winery Courtesy The Mountain Winery
Overland camping means having lots of "stuff." The author pulls a trailer on some adventures.
Short cut to ... nowhere?
A night dive in the Red Sea near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, caught this guy hiding in some Acropora coral
Double-crested cormorants fighting for breakfast on the Lower American River in Sacramento.
When the rain stops, it's a good time to go fishing with a fly rod. Photo: Tom Martens
Chris Tziu Aban, Novato High School
Photographer: Wendy Sparks - American Badger Point Reyes National Seashore Canon 5D Mark IV, 800mm lens, 1/1600, f/9, ISO 3200
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.
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.
Japanese Teahouse in Piedmont Park
A taste of what was to come
OWAC members enjoying the Big Bear Off-Road Experience – Off-Road / Rock Crawling activity at our Spring 2015 conference
Mobius Arch frames Mt. Whitney. Photo: Gigi de Jong
VOLUNTEER GIOVANNI PEREZ spent his day helping, hooking, and handing, but managed to land a nice whitefish and a limit of sculpin.
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.
Wildlife surrounds you at Big Bear Lake.
SEA ADVENTURE 80 CREW, left-to-right, Chad, Gavin, Captain Rob, Conner, with the day’s catch off Santa Catalina Island.
Ducks swimminmg
Snow Goose
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.
Point Lobos along the Big Sur coast
Witches Moon
Mission Bay Park, San Diego. Photo: Gigi de Jong
TORONADO DECKHAND FATIMA lends a hand with a beauty sculpin boated by Army veteran Rueben Elias.
Cycling towards the Cliffs of Moher, there is a sense something great lies ahead.
This 25-year-old image is still current today
Summer and fall means getting in the hunt offshore for tuna. Finding willing biters makes it well worth the effort.
Calm waters and dramatic colors can take your breath away
And the winner is....
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.
Black Tailed Jackrabbit. Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Larry Whiting
Helping inner city and minority youth/ young adults become interested in nature through the immersive experience of bird watching. John Robinson.
Works of chocolate art are almost too beautiful to eat.
CAPTAIN RAY LAGMAY, right, worked the Cortes Bank for mossbacks like angler John JT Torres boated on WON-Toronado Charter
The vehicle you use to begin overland fishing doesn't need much modification to get started. Photo: Damon Bungard
Trash, like shotgun shells needs to be packed out -- leave the outback better than you found it.
California Newt in Napa County. Photo Heather Bird
Duck and shorebird
The 35 x 23-inch rainbow caught at Conway Pond in 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.
Extensive Zen gardens are designed to encourage you to embrace nature’s beauty in quietude.
Ku Stevens led Minden siren opponents on a challenging eight-mile run.
Where beloved spirits run free for eternity.
Photographer: Michele Dodge - Gray Fox Near Placerville F8.0, 1/1250, ISO 1250
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
General meeting and workshops were held in Sonora's historic Opera Hall.
PAIR OF SCULPIN displayed by Toronado deckhand, Fatima, for Army vets Carmen Estrada, left and Paul Hernandez, right.
Slim Princess at Laws Depot. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Saratoga Oaks Lodge
Austrian climbers have placed crosses atop the summits of many Alpen mountains.
Aaron Martens with the final bass of his well-lived life.
New York: Four California cyclists pedaled 52 days to cross the Brooklyn Bridge and reach the Atlantic Ocean.
Morro Bay
Cottages and their ruins are common everywhere you pedal on a cycling tour through Ireland
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.
No one makes a more realistic fly than Mr. Blackstone.
Onion Valley road. Considered one of the toughest rides in the country. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Shelf roads in states like Colorado are perfect for 4x4 vehicles.
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.
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.
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Camera Phone Primer and Composing Better Pictures. Photo: John Poimiroo
Aspen, Hope Valley, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy
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
Leopard Rocks in Ansel Adams Wilderness (Inga Aksamit)
Get your tickets here!
BLUEFIN & DORADO LIMITS for Andrew Ratzky of Calabasas. Andy was always pulling on fish using jigs and live bait.
Red Lake Creek Cabin. Photo: John Poimiroo
Tiffany Vuong, Novato High School. 2022 Photography Winner
Cyclists cross the River Cong, passing an ancient Irish monastery's fisherman's hut
Photographer: Douglas Croft Images - Transient Orca "Louise" bending water on Monterey Bay Nikon D500, Tamron 18-400, 1/2500, ISO 500, f6
Marina at Twilight
The monster’s maw or mother nature’s art?
ASPEN ANGLER BILL FONTANA, right, with his first-ever dorado gaffed by Captain Ricky Perez, left, aboard the Sea Adventure 80.
Fatbiking Sand Canyon, Bishop, CA
Show Them the Money: OWAC Excellence-in-Craft Winners Receive Cash Awards
Buck Island. Photo: Bob Semerau
Unnatural cones dotted the streets of Mariposa
Relax and enjoy the views.
Jamie Hsu, California Academy of Math and Science, 2022 Photography Winner
Sunset on White Mountains in winter. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Tux and other villages in Tyrol provide services to visitors.
Mount Diablo: Mount Diablo and other public lands provided relief for many after the pandemic arrived
Mass Ascension. Photo: John Poimiroo. Winner EIC 2020.
Lake Chabot. Photo: Matt Johanson
The author with an "average size" trout from Alpers' Pond in 2006. Photo by Bill Beecher.
Irish master craftsman Tomas O'Cadhain hammers silver jewelry at the entrance to a 5,000 year old mini Stonehenge
Red Lake Creek Cabin, Hope Valley, CA-88, 9/19/21, Philip Reedy
Drew Paxman, Castro Valley High School, 2022 Photography Winner
Paintbrush and lakes were abundant on the descent from Red Peak Pass
Cyclists ride into the picturesque town of Doolin, a ferry stop on the way to the Aran Islands
Siamese twin lambs born circa 1940 now on display at Laws Railroad Museum. Photo: @terdfergus0n
Elliot McGucken
Members of the Johanson family summited Mount Diablo together on a cloudy but happy day.
35-inch rainbow from Conway Pond, 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.
A fog cover bridge is nearly lost in the evening sky
WON STAFFER BOB SEMERAU tossed out a sardinia pattern fly to fool a near 20-pound dodo on the 10-wt. fly rod.
Lone Buffalo on the Yellowstone Plateau
Sunset over the Docks
Serious 4x4 trails require modifications to stock vehicles
Ever diligent, Risa Wyatt takes notes at Indigeny cidery.
Santa Barbara harbor
Photography requires patience
Nature Ice Palace includes a small pond which visitors can raft across or even swim, if properly dressed and prepared.
Half Dome, Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls (Inga Aksamit)
Who's that masked man? Osceola Refetoff.
Cocktails at Spring Conference in Siskiyou County. Photo: Gigi de Jong
Lower Ottoway Lake (Inga Aksamit)
Snow geese take flight Credit: Mike Nellor
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Sunset Over the Mountain Forest
Cyclists travel an ancient forest road that fairies and leprechauns have inhabited for centuries
Big Bear Off-Roading Experience (Pictured: Greg Niemann, Betsy and Barry Senescu, Carrie Wilson and Vickie Gardner )
Photo taken on the traditional territory of the Ohlone. Photo: Robin Agarwal
Old tram tracks at Pine Creek Mine. Photo: Gigi de Jong
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.
McCloud Fall, Shasta County, California
The 35 x 23-inch rainbow about to be released at Conway Pond, 2013. Photo by Yvonne Gaines.
Snow geese overhead
Male and female Northern Shoveler
So many choices. What to do?
Dawn, Virginia Lakes, 9/19/21, Clayton Peoples
Dasha: Dasa Yurkevich celebrates reaching New York and the end of a long journey.
