Two dozen of the Loveland Fishing Club's most determined anglers took to the shores of Flatiron Reservoir Thursday, leaving the 2025 Derby Champion, um, kinda undetermined.
In what is believed to be a first in the annals of the annual contest, not a single angler caught a single fish. We were, quite frankly, skunked.
"They say they haven't stocked Flatiron since before Father's Day," explained Club President Darrell Knight, who fished as hard and unsuccessfully as everyone else Thursday. So the club did what the club does best: enjoyed a top-notch picnic, with bratwursts cooked by Arnie Stroschein and Rick Golz, last year's Derby first- and second-place winners.
Al Roraker had presented the club with some terrific prizes for this year's First, Second and Third Place Finishers. They were distributed among the fishless contestants by way of raffle, and the cash prizes of $50 and $25 were saved for another year. So was a spot for the winner's name on the rotating Derby Champion Trophy.
Ah, despite the lack of angling prowess, we had a great time, we really did. Didn't have to listen to anyone rub it in, while Wayne Baranczyk and Danny Barker swear they almost caught a fish. And in the raffle, Danny secured a very nice KastKing bait caster reel to go with the rod won by wife Katherine. Also, by unanimous informal vote of attending members, we decided Arnie and Rick would have to cook at next year's Derby.
Sounds like fun although a Flatiron Fish would have truly been a trophy fish.
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