by Jay Yelas | Oct 26, 2018 | CAST for Kids
Jeff’s daughter and niece catching fish with Kylie for the day! As the Eastern Regional Director for the C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation, I (Jeff) am blessed to be able to travel to events throughout the country to meet many wonderful children, their families and...
by Jay Yelas | Sep 28, 2018 | CAST for Kids
Co-Captain Alyssa and her fishing family for the day at Hagg Lake in Oregon As a first time participant as a co-captain at the recent CAST for Kids event at Hagg Lake, OR it was inspiring for me to see all the smiles on the kids faces. We loaded up the...
by Jay Yelas | Sep 18, 2018 | CAST for Kids
Chuck and his son, Joshua have been attending the C.A.S.T. for Kids event at Sarg Hubbard Pond in Yakima, Washington since it began 12 years ago. This year, due to lack of funding, this event almost got cancelled. But Chuck couldn’t stand by and let that happen....
by Jay Yelas | Aug 27, 2018 | CAST for Kids, Fishing Tips
Hey folks! I’m Jay Yelas here at the C.A.S.T. for Kids event. Today, I’m fishing with Courtney. Here’s your tip for today: you always want to clean the weeds off of your hook. Right where we are fishing today catching some blue gills there’s a...
by Jay Yelas | Aug 24, 2018 | CAST for Kids
At C.A.S.T. for Kids, we believe every child is worth celebrating! This is evident at our events where our volunteers celebrate children with special needs in a variety of ways. Boat captains encourage the child in their boat to take the next step whether that...
by Jay Yelas | Aug 13, 2018 | CAST for Kids, Executive Director
I am often asked how I went from being a touring pro on the professional bass circuits to running the largest children’s fishing charity in the country? It all started with a passion for fishing the God instilled in me from birth. I fished a lot as a child,...
