Loveland Fishing Club Blog

 Thursday I may have implied that the Loveland Fishing Club's St. Vrain State Park outing wasn't a true success until after the hatchery truck arrived. I, uh, may have overstated the situation. Here's what happened. (Pay attention; it's a bit complex)  Yesterday, along with Pat Bocek, Darrell Knight, Doug Money, Ken Kesterke and a couple other club members, my brand new spinning rod and I probed the murky depths of Mallard Pond for a couple hours, seeking at least a holdover stocked trout. Bupkis. Otherwise, it was a beautiful day to visit St. Vrain, except for the sight of a dead carp here and there. Eventually abandoning my belly, boat, to gulp down another club-provided pastry and another club-provided coffee, I strolled over to the adjacent Sandpiper Pond. There I shared fishing suggestions with  club members who had abanded Mallard to join Dave Johnson and Chris Nelson. Then I, uh, went home. Possibly prematurely. Those remaining anglers later revealed that a fair...

 It was a beautiful day at St. Vrain State Park Thursday - temps in the '60s, a bit of a breeze, coffee and pastries for about 10 Loveland Fishing Club members who arrived ready to fish. Early on, the fish didn't seem ready to cooperate. Until late morning, that is, when Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff arrived with a generous stocking of gullible rainbows. Skills had much to do with it, of course, but over the course of the day our folks all caught fish, with a little help from our friends. Here are a few samples.: Pat Bocek Ken Kesterke and Bob Dierkes Bob and new friend

 Forget last week when it was cold and blustery. Join the Fishing Club Day at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 at St. Vrain State Park. Carpool if you can and meet at the park administrative building, where we'll have coffee, water and snacks before fishing. Or if you just want to sit in the building and drink coffee, that's okay too. The park is just east of I-25 off highway 119 east of Longmont. 

 The "Loveland Fishing Club" has a FB page by the same name. The page is members only and only members can Post, see posts, see members. If you are a member of the Loveland Fishing Club and would like to join, send a request to jimroode@yahoo.com and I will send an invitation from the FB page. When you accept the invitation I will make you a member. Thanks Jim Roode 

Loveland Fishing Club members are invited to share in a Celebration of Life for long-time member Bill Hamlin, 82, who passed away Oct. 20.  The event, arranged by his sister Sharon Lundt, will be held at noon Thursday, March 5 at the VFW Post 15, 305 N. Cleveland in Loveland.  For Bill's complete obituary, click on the following link:  https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/loveland-co/william-hamlin-12569741

 Normally this time of year some of us would be planning a day of ice fishing at St. Vrain State Park, and others would be waiting for open water. Now we can all get together and gossip about this crazy warm weather - at the year's first Loveland Fishing Club outing of 2026. We'll meet at 9 a.m. in the conference room in the park's main building facing Mallard Pond, where the club will have snacks and drinks and sound advice on how to catch a fish in any of the many ponds. (Ask for directions at the gate) We'll talk about it at Tuesday's general meeting, 2 p.m. at Chilson Center. You can fish from the bank or by float tube or kayak - even ice fishing if you can find some. Multiple ponds were stocked with trout this fall in anticipation of a winter season that just didn't materialize.