Loveland Fishing Club Blog

Okay gang, normally I would tell you all about this at Friday's Loveland Fishing Club breakfast.  But I will be gone tomorrow.  So consider the following to be a trustworthy account of the events of May 10 at Rivers Edge Natural Area, submitted by a beloved past President and verified by Dennis Kelsey, a long-term club member never known for exaggeration: As we trundled onto the dock on Dragonfly Pond, we could not help but notice an enormous largemouth bass cruising along the shadowy side of the dock, a conservative 19, maybe 20 inches in length.  Call it 20, and weighing at least 4 1/4 pounds.  Trying to entice a bite was wasted effort; this bass didn't get this big by being gullible. Anyway, about an hour into the fishing, and relying on my trusty ultralight rig -- 4-pound Nanofil line, 1/32-ounce jig and one-inch Gulp Minnow -- I hooked a fine, fat 10- or 11-inch rainbow.  Call it 11. Skillfully I reeled it to within a foot or two of the dock, when -- ...

Under the oversight of Keith Gentry, the club's role in the annual event at North Lake Duck Pond is taking shape.  We'll be handling event registration, tackle loans, measurements and the free raffles and prizes for biggest and smallest trout. The event opens at 8 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m.  If you've not signed up yet to volunteer, look for the signup sheet at Friday breakfasts.  This is our largest annual volunteer project. As in years past, Colorado Youth Outdoors will be cleaning and cooking the kids' fish, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife will stock the pond with trout.  Loveland Kiwanis clubs will provide family priced food and drink and Colorado FOP lodge 27 and 52 will provide free child identification cards to children up to age 14.  The event is sponsored by Loveland Police. Keith with last year's big fish winner

Gerald  F., Jerry, Belko, 86, died peacefully at his home in Sandy, UT on April 23.   Born in Hobart, Indiana April 16,1932, he received full scholarship to Idaho State to play basketball, where he is a member of the ISU Hall of Fame. He also played Semi-Pro Baseball for the Orioles and Pirates organizations. Gerry served in the US Army's 5th Armor Battalion at Fort Chaffee. He moved to Chicago to start a family and serve as VP of HR at American Hospital Supply where he remained for over three decades and received many awards for his contributions and community service.  Married to Sandra Locke Belko after the death of his first wife Diane Turner Belko, he lived in Loveland and Hawaii before moving to Utah. He is survived by wife Sandy; three children Frank, Barry and Savannah; three step children Marty, Mike, and Steve Locke; and many grandchildren.  A full obituary can be found here:   http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/gerald-...