Loveland Fishing Club Blog

This from Kara Lamb, Kara Lamb, Public Information Officer, Bureau of Reclamation: On Monday, May 5, we will stop pumping water to Carter Lake . Carter is about 98% full and ready for the season.  Colorado-Big Thompson Project water that was going up to Carter will now go to Horsetooth. Horsetooth Reservoir is about 88% full and its water level is still rising. Boat ramps are open.

Okay gang, things still look great for North Delaney on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 28-29.  Jim, Charlie and Bill will head out about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, returning sometime Wednesday.  May be some others planning a day trip.  Contact Jim Roode asap if interested. The lake is about 12 miles west of Walden, up highway 14 from Fort Collins.  In Walden, take Main Street to County Road 12 west for about 11 miles, then turn left on County Road 5, and after about 1.5 miles turn right onto County Road 5B.  Look for fish. Or if you'd rather just watch the action from home, check out this You Tube video.  

For three kinda hectic hours Wednesday, club members showed introduced hundreds of youngsters - most of them ages 4 to 6 - to to use of a spin casting rod and reel.  It was a total kick. For as long as we'd let them hold onto the pole, fledgling anglers tossed plastic minnow imitations into the fishless but tempting Chilson Lagoon.  Many were putting their hands on a fishing pole for the first time, and their chubby little thumbs were often too small to hold down the line release by themselves.  A surprising number caught on to casting quickly, others overcame early struggles and eventually did just fine, and ended by pushing parents to take them to the June 7 Loveland Police Kids Fishing Derby.  (We do need to invest in more casting plugs; a fair number wound up in trees and the lagoon.)

Looks like we'll have a good turnout, but looks like we could accommodate a few more anglers. Contact Dave Boyle with any questions, 970-218-3645. Meet  at South East Corner of K Mart parking lot on the corner of Wilson and Hwy 34. Bring your Walkie Talkies.  Most of us will be heading for  Boyd Lake.  Talk things over with your partner for the day.  

Here's a link to the article John Gwinnup referenced in his talk at the April 15 club meeting on the use of a bead and hook to catch trout in on the North Platte in Wyoming: http://trib.com/lifestyles/recreation/wyoming-game-and-fish-may-update-several-fishing-regulations/article_3ae0938e-8b4d-50c6-a095-9fa49730d0f6.html As John said, there's considerable uncertainty in Wyoming and other states about the legality of the technique, which is sometimes perceived as a form of snagging but apparently results in lower fish mortality. It's not clear whether it's legal in Colorado, but this is really an intriguing new bait, getting a lot of attention.  We'll see if we can come up with a definitive answer.  Meanwhile, check out, this website , where they claim you'll "learn that matching TroutBeads to the egg drifting in the rivers is the most effective egg fishing technique ever developed."

Here's the lineup for Tuesday's meeting at Chilson Center:

Okay, personal pontoon boats didn't prove to be the ideal way to float the Grey's Reef section of the North Platte River, but there were some fine fish boated during the outing, including Walt Graul's rainbow, right.  We'll hear more about the trip on Tuesday, and an effective, ethical way to catch stream trout during spawning season. John Gwinnup at the launch.  You can see where Grey's Reef gets its name.