Click on this link to access photos taken during the Senior Derby.
The Loveland Fishing Club's annual Senior Derby creeps a bit bigger each year, drawing nearly a hundred elderly anglers to the Loveland River's Edge Natural Area. Together with 98 preregistered guest, accompanying staff from area assisted living centers, and about 40 club members / fishing guides, we packed that park and terrorized the fish population.
"From just about any perspective, this was another great event for us," says Ray Park, event chair and a principal organizer since the event was launched in 2011. It was a bit warm for mid September, but not uncomfortable for our guests, though John Grady didn't draw the usual crowd to his river's edge campfire.
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| Ramona and her 13 1/2 inch largemouth |
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| 95-year-old Gerald Ravenscroft |
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| Big fish of the day winner Lloyd Mobley, with Karol Stroschein |
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| Best fishing hat of the derby, great on a sunny day. |
We're not sure who was our youngest guest - but Herdis Berquist of Brookdale North won the medal and prize for oldest lady angler at 107 years. And Gerald Ravenscroft of Brookdale Mariana Butte was declared oldest male angler at 95. Lloyd Mobley won for biggest fish, a 15-inch largemouth. Smallest fish of the day was hauled in by Matthew Korbe, and it was one of 13 fish he caught in Bass Pond.
Thanks Ray and Warren Wolf for ramrodding this great event, and to all club members who served as fishing guides, handled registrations, escorted guests, cooked and served and in general made this another example of the great things we do as a club.
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