Loveland Fishing Club Blog

Put on your Christmas socks and head to the lake Once again it is that awkward time of year when Loveland Fishing Club members look around at one another and ask, "What should we do until spring?"   For some, it's too damned cold to go fishing.  For others, it's too warm.  Boyd was long frozen over by this time last year; at the moment, ducks are swimming around Marina Inlet.  So for the angler who just can't wait until spring, we have the high country, or we have friends or relatives to visit in Florida.  Or we have Friday morning sessions at the Widow McCoy's, where we can talk until we run out of coffee about places we've been intending to go.  We also have the club Fishing Calendar , and it is past time that we all give it the attention it deserves -- and time to thank the folks who put together the club fishing dates every month.

The editor First topic:  Why Real Anglers Don't Tweet.    Below is the first of what could be a monthly report on essential club activities.  Your suggestions would be much appreciated.  Bill P I am often asked why we do not have a Loveland Fishing Club Facebook account, and why members cluster together like a school of baby shad every Friday morning at the Widow McCoy's to talk about events of the week just past.  In the spirit of the season, I will share these and other closely held club secrets:  The answer, people, is that we've got time on our hands .

Following is a note from Kara Lamb, Bureau of Reclamation, advising that Pinewood and Flatiron will be at dead storage levels until mid December, because of maintenance work.  There's also information on Carter and Horsetooth:   We have passed the half-way mark in our annual maintenance across the Colorado-Big Thompson Project. There are roughly four weeks left. Wednesday, Nov. 10, we started running water through the Alva B. Adams Tunnel for some power generation on the upper portion of the project. As a result, Lake Estes rose a couple feet in water level elevation. It will begin a more typical pattern of water level fluctuation over the weekend.

Following is the suggested slate of officers for 2011, from incoming Club President Ray Park. Please review and inform of any and all suggestions. President:        Ray Park Vice President:   Dave Boyle Treasurer:        Dave Harem Secretary:        Jim Roode Past Pres:        John Gwinnup   (Parliamentarian) Activities Chairman:        Lou Colton            Activities Committee:      John Grady                                                     ...

Barring an early deep freeze, local club trips in November will be to Boyd Lake, Lon Hagler and the Big Thompson.  To carpool, meet at 8 a.m. at the K-Mart parking lot.  Thanks to Jim Kucera, Alan Anderson, John Grady and Frank Zupanc.  To view the schedule, visit the club website, www.lovelandfishingclub.org http://www.lovelandfishingclub.org

John Plog displays a couple 7-pound salmon he hauled in on a trip to Ketchikan, Alaska, on Sept. 14.

DENVER, Colo.--Boat ramps and watercraft-inspection stations at two popular impoundments, Jumbo and Turquoise, have closed for the season and other boat ramps across the state will be closing soon. Seasonal closures will remain in effect until inspections for invasive mussels and other aquatic nuisance species resume next spring. Hand-launched, non-motorized watercraft, such as kayaks, canoes, belly boats, sailboards, rafts, float tubes, windsurfer boards and inner tubes are permitted and will not be affected by the closures. Loveland area waters like Boyd and Horsetooth will remain open until late November, weather and water levels permitting.  Lake Grandby inspections will be shutting down Oct. 31.  Here's a link to the DOW's website about inspections:  http://wildlife.state.co.us/Fishing/MandatoryBoatInspections.htm