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New Year. New Loveland Fishing Club Blog!

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  Ok ay, it has the same name as the blog the club has used since 2010, and the archive of articles is intact. But with the help of some crazy new artificial intelligence tools, the Loveland Fishing Club has redesigned the blog in ways that should: Be much easier to view and navigate , particularly for folks using those annoyingly tiny cellphones Take advantage of tools that automatically update changing data , like weekly stocking reports Nudge members into communicating with each other more effectively Provide easy access to useful fishing information , like the Colorado Parks and Wildllife’s weekly stocking reports, fisheries biologists’ assessments of our fishing holes, and an evolving source of information on how to become a better angler. Replace the lengthy e-mails that have been sent to members with a single link to the full resources More N ew Stuff as we figure out how to find and share it. We’ll go over this at the January 20th meeting. For now, look around the blog, t...
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New or ancient, the club wants to see more fishing photos!

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 Okay, some of us have resorted to watching fishing shows on TV; others curse the lack of ice on our lakes and ponds. All of us could benefit from admiring or laughing at our friends' fishing photos. So share them with the club: So dig through your files and send a note to lovelandfishing@gmail .com with a photo or two. Add an explanation or defense if needed. Just remember, we are a clean-minded bunch and many of us have grandkids. So at least keep the nudes tasteful. EDITOR'S NOTE: we're redesigning the blog. Please see if test the Comment gadget below and see if you can attach your photo. Bill 
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It's shortly after 9 a.m. Friday on Lon Hagler Reservoir. Temperature hovers around 39 degrees, no wind. Four anglers from the Loveland Fishing Club are afloat, one tossing his deadly chartreuse and white Gulp Minnow, the others pounding sand.  A few tense moments and ... that 12-inch rainbow strikes! And makes club history as the first official catch of the New Year. (Modesty prevents me from telling you who caught the beast. But as of now the chubby stocker holds the lead for 2026 Big Fish of the Year . If you think you can beat it, report to Bob McHale. ​ In the foreseeable future Northern Colorado weather is supposed to be in the high 50s, low 60s for the foreseeable future; water's about 34 degrees. So get fishing.      Photo by Bill Prater
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Forget "New Year Baby" Who'll catch First Fish of 2026?

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Well, if the ponds just won't freeze it's time to break out the belly boats. Photo on top: Bill Prater, left; 2026 Vice President Kurt Henkenius and last year's President and now Parliamentarian Darrell Knight get ready to launch at St. Vrain State Park on New Year's Eve morning. Bottom photo: Kurt displays one of the last catches of 2026. Nothing hauled to net was likely to challenge for big fish of 2025, but hey, they were fish. So who's getting their worms wet on this freakishly warm start to a new year? Send us proof of the First Fish of 2026! Especially interested and skeptical of anything caught through some ice. Photo by Wayne Baranczyk, first on the water 
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2026 Officers assume their positions

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  You voted them in; here they are: the Loveland Fishing Club's Board was elected at the December meeting for a year-long term are new President Dave Johnson; new Vice President Kurt Henkenius; Government Affairs liaison Jim Roode; Treasurer Ken Kesterke; new Secretary Wayne Baranczyk. Immediate Past President President Darrell Knight is now Parliamentarian.
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Merry Christmas from our 2025 officers!

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I know, we've talked about this before, but we're a forgetful bunch. There's no agenda for the 2 p.m. meeting Tuesday at Chilson, beyond voting for next year's officers and diving in on Christmas cookies and such.  Below, wishing you a happy holiday, are, top left, outgoing President Darrell Knight; Secretary Kathleen Barker, Member at Large John Gwinnup; lower left Dave Johnson; Treasurer Ken Kesterke and Government Affairs Jim Roode. John has been nominated by the board to be the 2026 Vice President. If you want to participate in the gift exchange, wrap a new gift of around 10 bucks and don't sign your name. See you Tuesday. (Note on photo below: Darrell wanted to be sure he was holding the biggest fish)
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Another long take on old Tom

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  Over the course of 78 years I’ve learned an invaluable thing: you don’t really choose your best friends; you kind of choose one another. Tom Miller was best known to many as founding father and first President of the Loveland Fishing Club, and before that a senior manager in the California Park system. But to me, he was just a best buddy. In truth, though I’d never tell him that, he was the Dad I needed since my own died too early in life. Tom himself passed away Friday, Dec. 12, at age 90, at home with Sheila, his wife of 67 years. When I joined the club two decades ago, Tom told me: “the usual minimum requirement for membership is at least one cardiac bypass. But you’re such a fine fellow, we’ll make an exception in your case.” I’ve been trying to live up to that description ever since. LFC's first club outing, 2001 at Lon Hagler. That's Tom at far right, with the belly boat. Like many of you, I have a litany of favorite Tom Miller memories. One was the day, not long after ...
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