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Founded in 1947, the Pasadena Casting Club is a group of fly fishing enthusiasts dedicated to the art of angling and casting, conservation, education, catch and release philosophy, and camaraderie through Club meetings, outings and events.
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Soaring Eagle Lodge, Navajo Dam, NM
June 21- June 26, 2025

We will once again be staying at the Soaring Eagle Lodge, arguably the premiere facility on this fabled tailwater. Trout 16” + are the norm, with serious opportunity to bring to hand a 20”+ bruiser (fact is that 8 guests on our 2024 trip caught rainbows in excess of 20” (with several noting 24” – 25” bows) during the trip.  This year’s accommodations are as we have enjoyed in the past, deluxe waterfront cabins, 2 guests per cabin, FIVE cabins in total.



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        Lend A Hand!        

 

The Pasadena Casting Club needs Supporters to:

Help with gardening the grounds surrounding the clubhouse.

Contact Mark Hess at (415) 867-8074, mhess1100@gmail.com

 

Help with youth scouting events.

Contact Donna Lenehan at (626) 957-3662, socalflygal@yahoo.com

 

Help with setting up the clubhouse for monthly meetings.

Contact Guy Ferrante at (626) 222-5022, guy.ferrante@gmail.com.


 

Senior Fishing in California

 

 

From fitness centers to movie theaters, parking lots and hardware stores, seniors are generously provided discounts by numerous retailers and service providers - including our National Park Service. As pertaining to fishing, state after state generously extend senior discounts on fishing licenses, but NOT in California.
In California an annual adult resident freshwater fishing license currently reflects a cost of $51.02. Healthy, non-native, non-disabled seniors are NOT provided discount other than if their annual income were to register less than $11,181, a number which is $1,300 below the current federal poverty line. For whatever the reason, our state has chosen a position that is noticeably contrary and seemingly out of step.

I randomly researched 2020 resident fishing license regulations of 15 states, all but 2 offered senior discounts. For purpose of this study, I used 70 years of age, even though many states provided senior discounts beginning at age 65. Below are a few examples by state of their respective adult resident license fee and their corresponding senior fee, 
Washington $29.50 - $7.50 / Colorado $35.17 - $9.85  / Montana $31.00 - $20.50 / New Mexico $25.00 - $8.00 / Oregon $44.00 - $29.00 / even high tax based New York $25.00 - $5.00

*2024 UPDATE – While in fact other western states continue to provide significant fishing license fee discount (averaging 70% cost reduction) to their healthy resident seniors, California has not. While our state continues to experience a significant decline of annual fishing license sales, our legislators have in kind responded by continuing to raise the annual fee – now at $61.82.
When I first initiated the senior petition in 2020, the annual fee was $51.02.

 It is of little wonder that California boasts the lowest per capita fishing license purchase rate in the nation. 


On behalf of all California fisherpersons, please consider taking action that will hopefully initiate a license fee review, followed by subsequent legislature directive to issue a new Senior Fishing License that will provide discount without income restriction to California seniors beginning at age 65.
KEEP OUR STATE IN STEP WITH OTHERS - CLICK ON THE BELOW LINK AND SIGN OUR PETITION
CLICK HERE

For more information, please contact Ron Escue at escueautopro@aol.com


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PCC is a part of the Lower Arroyo Restoration Project.
We have attached the full restoration project plan below as well as PCC's public comment.
Please see both attachments below:
Lower Arroyo Habitat Restoration Project Plan
Lower Arroyo Habitat Restoration Project Public Comment

 


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