Loveland Fishing Club Blog

Or at least, that's what Rick Golz is calling himself these days on his Google Photos site, after scoring this classy trout at Carter Lake Thursday.  The big mama is believed to be one of a number of big brood fish rescued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife at the fish hatchery up Poudre Canyon in advance of the Cameron Peak fire. That black stuff on her is ash from the fire still floating on the surface of the lake.

Editor's Note:  sorry if this gets to you late. I tried sending it as an e-mail but it looks like it got bounced for some mysterious Google reason. Bill  Let's meet at 9 a.m. in the vicinity of the Northeast boat ramp. I'm going to bring the float tube, but you're welcome to fish from the bank. Hopefully this cold weather has drawn the fish in shallow. Gonna be a bit chilly but winds are supposed to be 2 to 3 mph.  Questions? Anyone hit the lake lately? Give me a call at 970-988-9174  

Haven’t seen anything about other outdoor shows yet, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the Denver stop of the International Sportsmen’s Expo has been scrubbed for 2021. They do plan to return Jan. 6-9, 2022. 

I knew we were in trouble this morning as I drove past Westerdoll Lake and watched a dozen geese standing on the middle of the pond. Then Walt called with the news that he'd spoken with a guy at the Walden Fly Shop, who reported temperatures hit 22 below last night and the Delaneys were about one-third iced over. Wind chill there hit about minus 45, which is kind of cold, even for Norm. For those of you packing to join us for a day trip Wednesday, I guess we can watch some old Bill Dance episodes.  Meanwhile, Larimer County is closing the Carter and Horsetooth boat ramps today and Wednesday but hoping to reopen Thursday.  But after a two-month closure due to the Cameron Peak Fire,  Colorado Highway 14 has reopened between north of Fort Collins and Walden. (We had planned to take the long way to Walden, through Laramie) While fire activity in the immediate area has diminished, which allowed for the opening, CDOT crews will still need to clear some debris from the shoulders...

 From The FishingWire, https://www.thefishingwire.com/features/c0796cb0-a861-40b5-8ee1-c4889e03b9ff  Recreationists of all experience levels should take water-safety precautions   WEST YELLOWSTONE –  By the time Mark Bromley came to a stop, his strength had been almost entirely absorbed by the cold current pulling him downstream.   His waders were full of water. Fly fishing line was twisted and tangled around his body, and breathing was painful. All he could do was hold on to the root of an overhanging shrub while keeping his eyes, nose and mouth out of the water.   “I was just beat. Totally, totally beat,” Bromley recalled. “I couldn’t move.”  Such an outcome was not in the forecast for the day, which started out as an enjoyable fishing experience on the Madison River in July. Bromley, his nephew and his nephew’s wife were fishing at Raynold’s Pass Fishing Access Site, about 30 miles northwest of West Yellowston...

  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/6964/58442/ Just saw this on inciweb. Note, though, that they’re urging everyone to not use it unless really necessary.

 Okay, so it was 27 degrees when Jim Clune, Wayne Baranczki and I hit Dragonfly Saturday morning, and 37 when we headed for hot coffee. And the water is covered in a nasty black ash.  Caught a few trout tho. Who wants to go tomorrow? I’ll sit that one out.