Loveland Fishing Club Blog

  With a forecast high near the century mark, Boat Day Captain Danny Barker has postponed the monthly Loveland Fishing Club Boat Day from Thursday, Aug. 21 until Aug. 28. Basic plans are unchanged: 8 a.m. to noon at Boyd Lake boat ramp. To sign up, call Danny Barker as soon as possible at 930-302-8965, or e-mail him at  DanBarker2337@gmail.com . Anglers meet at the boat ramp at 7:30 a.m., fish until about noon and then join the potluck picnic. Water and meat will be provided; the rest depends on what participants bring to the party.

  Our guest speaker for Tuesday's general meeting will be Al Noraker, president of KastKing fishing, which offers a full line of fishing tackle, clothing and related products. Al will speak on still water fly fishing. Kastking's website is http://kastking.com .  The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. at Chilson Center; (Don't forget the club's annual picnic has been moved to October.) Also on the agenda will be discussion of plans for this year's modified Senior Fishing Derby, to be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Sept. 24 at Rivers Edge Natural Area. The August Boat Day will be this Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon at Boyd Lake. To sign up, call Danny Barker as soon as possible at 930-302-8965, or e-mail him at  DanBarker2337@gmail.com . Anglers meet at the boat ramp at 7:30 a.m., fish until about noon and then join the potluck picnic. Water and meat will be provided; the rest depends on what participants bring to the party.

  Don't let this get around, but Doug Money hauled in a couple "sizable" rainbow trout and a decent walleye on recent outings at Horsetooth Reservoir with fellow club member/guide Bill Rottman. Doug didn't get a measurement on the trout, but I'd say they would have put him in the running for Angler of the Year. But, as Doug says, "hey, the 'one that got away' story is even better."

 It is safe to say that the Loveland Fishing Club's catfish outings in 2025 have been enthusiastic but a bit nonproductive. Until Tuesday that is, when Bob Dierkes and Wayne Baranczky's twin giant channel cats shattered everyone else's modest expectations. All the lads would say is that both were fishing in the same style, from their float tubes, using similar baits on the same St. Vrain State Park pond. "Same bait, same lake," Wayne says.  Wayne, whom Bob insists "tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth," estimates his admittedly impressive catch at 27 inches. You be the judge. whose is bigger. Bob's channel cat. Photo by Wayne Baranczyk Below: Wayne (honest, that's him behind the Invisible Man getup)  and his cat.  Photo by Bob Dierkes​ ​ ​  No matching suggestions Published on 7/22/25 7:23 PM

 So some of the club's Float Fishing Group talked George Wist into investing in a belly boat, and on Friday took him for a maiden voyage on a pond near Fort Collins. To show his gratitude, George promptly outfished the entire crew, landing not one but two Colorado Master Angler largemouth.  He didn't get an exact measure, but estimates one of prize catches at 18 inches, the other about 21.​ George didn't say what he used for bait, but that sure looks like a big old plastic worm in one of the fishes' mouth. ​ ​ ​

  Danny Barker reminds us that the Loveland Fishing Club's July Boat Day on Boyd Lake is coming up fast, and he's looking for more boat captains and potential riders. "Let's make a strong showing," he says. To sign up, call Danny as soon as possible at 930-302-8965, or e-mail him at  DanBarker2337@gmail.com . Anglers meet at the boat ramp at 7:30 a.m., fish until about noon and then join the potluck picnic. Water and meat will be provided; the rest depends on what participants bring to the party. You can get tuned up for the day's fishing by listening to our guest speaker, walleye pro Steve Shelton, at Tuesday's 2 p.m. meeting at the Chilson Center. 

Loveland resident and Cabela's walleye pro will be the Loveland Fishing Club's guest speaker at the 2 p.m. meeting at Chilson Senior Center. He'll talk on fishing Boyd Lake and other area waters.  In advance of this month's meeting, the LFC Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 14th. All members are welcome.