Loveland Fishing Club Blog

The club's annual outing to Ranger Lakes, a giddy coed adventure in the high country west of Fort Collins, will be held next week in the Colorado State Forest campground. If you can't make the trip but would like to run up for the steak cookout on Wednesday, it's a 75-mile run past Fort Collins on Colorado 14.  The cookout will begin around 4 p.m. at Pat and Dee's campsite.  Bring your own choice of meat and a side dish to share.

As in years past, Chilson depends on volunteers like us to put on a successful fall festival.  Our help will be needed in the kitchen and helping serve and cleanup the dining room.  If interested, signup at an upcoming club breakfast or contact Chilson directly.

Following is the latest information on attempts to keep Lonetree available to the public for fishing, a letter to Club President Dave Johnson from Kristin Cannon, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager. Re. Fisheries support at Lonetree and other non-public bodies of water Dave, Thank you for your letter on behalf of the Loveland Fishing Club expressing concern over fish and other resources being provided at Lonetree and other bodies of water that do not provide adequate public access. The Loveland Fishing Club is an important partner to CPW and we value input and support from its members. As you are likely already aware, Lonetree State Wildlife Area operated mainly through a long-term lease between CPW and the Consolidated Home Supply Ditch and Reservoir Company who owns the reservoir itself and manages the water. CPW leadership made a significant effort to renew this lease so we could keep access to Lonetree free and manage it for fishing and hunting. Despite our...

Sheila Miller and Linda Prater seem to have the same attitude toward men as Tom and I have toward fishing:   if something works, even if it’s getting worn down and outdated, stick with it.   Thus, Sheila and Tom will be marking their 60 th wedding anniversary in a few weeks; Linda and I are about to celebrate the big 5-0. Having said that, and at the risk of giving Sheila and Linda some dangerous ideas about husbandry, even I concede there are times when you just have to change things up a bit.   And there’s no truer time for that on the Front Range of Colorado than the Dog Days of August.   Truth be told, fishing around here lately has kind of sucked: ·          Boyd’s not good for much right now except jet skiing;        A few  of us motored up to Dowdy last week and, like just about everyone else on the pond, came pretty close to a skunk (can’t wait for the club’s annual outing to the r...

I have added the e-mails of new members to the "FeedBurner" application the club uses to forward all  http://lovelandfishingclub.blogspot.com  postings to your e-mail address.   The only drawback is, it can take several hours to work.  You can always go directly to the blog by clicking on the URL:   http://lovelandfishingclub.blogspot.com   On the blog, you'll also find an archive of virtually all postings made in the past several years, including things like upcoming events, club officers and such, along with a link to the club calendar and website. Here are the names of new members just added.   Jerry & Beth Doerschlag Neil Lambert Paul Mitchell Michael Carmien David Gorham Barney Anderson Dan Chrouser Charles Piche David Koon Paul Miller Philip Paarlberg Steve Jetter Welcome newbies.  To activate the FeedBurner app, you'll need to click on a link in an "Email Subscription Request" message that should come i...

Following is a written statement by Club President Dave Johnson on the Loveland Fishing Club's position on Colorado Parks and Wildlife support of fisheries at Lonetree Reservoir and other non-public bodies of water, and the response by Northern Colorado Area Wildlife Manager Kristin Cannon.       Subject:  Fisheries support at Lonetree and other non-public bodies of water. The Loveland fishing Club, a nonprofit  of about 100 northern Colorado anglers, with a long history support for Colorado Parks and Wildlife and other outdoor agencies, is concerned about CPW fish and other resources being provided at Lonetree and other bodies of water which do not provide adequate public access. To us, “adequate access” means free or accessible to the public for a reasonable fee. As fishermen we are increasingly bombarded with fees everywhere we go. There are fees at Boyd Lake, fees at Horsetooth, etc., in addition to new related expenses such a...