RAY BIANCO TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS 2024 FFI CASTING AWARD

RAY BIANCO TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS 2024 FFI CASTING AWARD

Local Southern California casting guru Ray Bianco is the 2024 recipient of the Mel Krieger Fly Casting Instructor Award.

This award, honoring Mel Krieger a well-known figure in the instruction of fly casting and author of the original Fly Fishers International Certified Casting Instructor Program, is presented in recognition of those who have made significant contributions to the FFI Casting Instructor Certification Program and the FFI Fly Casting Education Program.

“The FFI Board had no hesitation in awarding Ray for his excellent work over the years,” says Jonathan Walter MCI and FFI Fly Casting Education Program Chair. Ray’s nomination was heartily endorsed by the Los Angeles casting community that includes past recipients John VanDerhoof and Joe Libeu.