Loveland Fishing Club Blog

 Wading way through record high heat and record large crowds of tourists, Cindy and Walt this summer completed one of fishing's coveted awards, Wyoming Game and Fish Department's "Cuttslam," landing the final of four Wyoming species of native cutthroat trout. Walt can't remember exactly what stream produced his handsome Yellowstone cutthroat. Cindy can, but she's not telling. Judge for yourself, but it sure looks like Cindy's was the bigger of the pair.

By Bill Prater Newbies! Don’t do this. Or if you must do this, wear a life jacket. Today’s column is less a column and more of an appeal for advice from one of angling’s least trusted sources: the lunatic fringe of the float tube community. This requires explanation. I am an aging example of a fishing fraternity that looks forward to late, late fall and early early spring - glorious, ice-age like times when the most cautious of trout throw caution to the wind. Even better, the more milquetoast, numerous members of the angling community turn to football and chasing moose and stuff. Trouble is, it’s also when Colorado/Wyoming’s usually balmy winds morph into damned  hurricanes. Over the years, I have acquired a level of success casting ultralights into the teeth of those gales. Don’t ask me how, exactly. But over years of cursing wind knots, I have stumbled upon combinations of eye and wrist coordination that allow me to fish amid the whitecaps.  Trouble is, I’m getting old! Wad...

By Bill Prater  One of the many great things about ultralight fishing gear is, it doesn’t matter whether your intended catch is a whopper or a smaller over-achiever.  If you match your gear to the size of your intended target, you’ll get more enjoyment out of most fish encounters, get lots more bites,  and won’t have to fall asleep waiting for the bite of an occasional whopper of one specific species. You’ll have a legitimate shot at darned near every type (and size)  of fish that swims in places like water-starved eastern Colorado. Here in our little part of the fishing world, chain stores tempt us with an enormous selection of heavyweight rods, reels and baits.  I contend you needn’t be tempted by a 4/0 hook fixed to giant yellow baby duck, foot-long plastic worm or imitation rat. A 1- to 2-inch soft plastic minnow or bug  imitation (aided where legal with a thoughtfully chosen scent), will attract darned near every species that swims in the streams and i...

  Richard's son Jason is passing along word that a memorial for our long-time friend and fishing companion will be held at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, 2000 Stover Street in Fort Collins. Jason says they'll be having refreshments and "my Mom (Sheilah) was wanting those who knew my father to come by and celebrate his life." 

The fully catered annual picnic begins at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday with the meal being served at 4 p.m. The meal will be followed by a raffle, and traditionally the picnic offers the best prizes of the year! People will likely begin showing up at the Railroad Park pavilion around 3 p.m., and we'll wind up around 5 p.m. 

Warren W. Wolf, 82, of Fort Collins died Thursday, Aug. 12. Memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at http://allnuttftcollins.com Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at  www.allnuttftcollins.com

 Dan's been fishing up on the Blue around Breckenridge for a few days. Take a look at what he caught using spinners that he makes for himself. Some good meals here. Thursday Thursday, Aug 5th