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The people out there, just by fishing and using the parking lot, are doing their part to help save Loveland.
I have used attendance at the lake as an argument for its public trust value, which should be respected regardless, but still.

Also, I have great memories of regulars welcoming others to ...

The dreaded ice jig..good job! Seems like they're either the killer bait, or a skunk finder! They're either on or they're totally off....I knew you would find the deep bite soon!

Well, I have driven by for years and never stopped to fish...what is wrong with me? Finally gave it a try and rented a boat last Sunday. I mostly wanted to learn about the lake and try a lot of things and that we did. Got a plopper fish early while my buddy Chris was throwing flys at the carp ...

Was at El Cap about a month or so ago, and witnessed a lot of boats not being able to get on those fish that were exploding all over the place. What I often wonder about, is if the threadfin that these fish are eating (and we could tell by the ones they were throwing up all over the boat) are about ...

Oh and who said BFS won't work in grass and cover?

FishNdive wrote: Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:07 pm
I was wondering that... do the babies and adults hang out together? If there are a bunch of short ones, are there big ones too? Or do babies stay in different spots and big ones wander farther, or elsewhere?

They hang out together

Now that I have been fishing with BFS I fight myself to use my normal rods that work curtain baits better. When using my regular stuff, it's like is this rod even going to bend on a hookup (They do). The BFS stuff has helped my tired hands and the fights are so much more fun. It's my new norm.