Loveland Fishing Club Blog

  The annual club picnic, culinary highlight of the Club's summer season, will be held at  2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20  at the pavilion in Old Fairgrounds Park in Loveland. The event has been a popular club mainstay since its inception two decades ago (when it was moved into Tom and Sheila Miller's garage because of rain. We were a bit smaller club in those days.) Here's what you need to know: If you've not signed up yet, or have questions, ASAP (As Soon As Possible!) please contact Carol Orswell 657-247-8204, or Wayne Baranczyk, 443-326-2310. They're planning how much food and drink we'll need. The club will provide the main dish, chicken, along with water and lemonade. Bring a side dish of your choice to share!    The picnic is free to  individual members and couples  who've paid for family membership.  Others are welcome, at $5 each to defray the cost of their meal.  

  If you wondered why you didn't see Rick Golz at Tuesday's Loveland Fishing Club meeting, mystery solved. He was fishing up around Winter Park and sent us the following photos of a nice brown and a couple foot-long brookies taken on his outing. 

By Bill Prater What's the greatest thing about fishing really early during this type of weather ? It keeps paddle boarders and their ilk at bay so we cam fish without distraction. Well, at the very least, boarders tend not to show up until well after breakfast, when our shared water starts to really heat up.   My preferred warm water tactic for fishing this time of year is simple: just get up a lot earlier, and quit when you find the fish have called it a day . (You could probably use the same tactic at dusk, joining serious cat and walleye fishermen . But I am personally old and go to bed early.)   You might also do like me and worry less about what kind of fish you want to catch, and more about what is species are biting on a particular day . Nothing complicated, but clueless anglers more often enjoy a leisurely breakfast, check their phones for cute kitty videos, and then naively go fishing with the same tactics that worked well in mid May .   I gre...

Word comes from Tom Miller about the June 6 death of Bill Thompson, retired Loveland attorney and a founding member of the Loveland Fishing Club. No services are planned, no further details available;  Bill was a good guy and instrumental in setting up the by-laws and other aspects of the club. One personal memory: not long after I joined the club back in 2004 Bill learned I knew nothing about ice fishing and set me up with all the gear I needed to become the fanatic I am today. He'll be missed.

 For your information and use, here are three club activities just posted to the club blog, http://lovelandfishingclub.blogspot.com R eminder: July monthly meeting is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 16th. One great benefit: you can take advantage of the Chillson Senior Center's air conditioning.  Sign up! The July Boat Day at Boyd Lake will be held on Thursday, July 18th. Meet in the boat ramp area around 8:30 a.m.  Organizer and Club President Danny Barker says captains with boats and potential riders in those boats need to sign up with him as soon as possible. You can contact him at 970-302-8965 or by e-mail, danbarker2337@gmail.com Girl Scouts fishing at Lon Hagler It was a blast taking the Girl Scouts fishing at Lon Hagler on Monday. Thanks to all who helped make this annual event a success, especially organizer Doug Money. Here are some photos from Rick Golz: 2024 Girl Scouts at Lon Hagler

The artwork of Colorado fly tyer Rick Takahashi will be featured in the Mezzanine Gallery at the Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln, from July 12 through Oct. 13. Well known in the fly fishing world as a top flytier, Rick has been tying for more than 65 years, and authored three books on the subject including " Modern Midges, Tying and Fishing the World's Most Effective Pattern ," now into its third printing.   https://www.umpqua.com/flies/ signature-tyers/southern- rockies/rick-takahashi/ Here's a link to Rick's webpage

  Dick Hunsaker From Utah comes word of the passing of one of the Loveland Fishing Club's founding members, Dick (or as you may recall his nickname, "Fish Head" Hunsaker died last month in Ogden, UT, where he had moved a few years ago. Tom Miller reports that at his request, Dick's family plans a memorial service for him on Flag Day (June 25)2025. Tom also shared a memory of Dick among friends at the club's first outing to Lon Hagler Reservoir in 2003. That's him in the center of the photo below, in a floppy white hat instead of his trademark "Fish Head" cap. In addition to the club, Dick was very active in Loveland's Golden Kiwanis.  Pat Weller Patrick L. "Pat" Weller, 77, passed away on June 20th with complications from a heart attack and diabetes. He and his wife Marlene had three children. He moved to Fort Collins in 2011, where he was active with camping, hiking and, of course, fishing.  A memorial service for Pat will be held at 1...

Loveland Fishing Club member Harvey McVeigh Purman, 87, of Loveland, a good fisherman and fly tier and better friend, died June 28 after complications with prostate cancer. He and his wife, Marjorie were married for 62 years and together, raised six children.  Harvey retired from Budget/Custom Framer in Loveland, which he owned and operated for 15 years with his wife. Arrangements are being handled by Viegut Funeral Home in Loveland. A complete obituary can be found here: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/belleville/name/harvey-purman-obituary?id=55496430