Sportfishing

Sportfishing Trip / April 13, 2024

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Update: Please RSVP before Friday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m. to let Scott know if you are coming on Saturday! wildfamilyfun@msn.com

Come for a Sportfishing trip on Saturday, April 13 from 9:00 a.m.–12 p.m. at Jayhawker Ponds at River’s Edge Natural Area in Loveland. (Click here for a brochure.)

Please come dressed for the outdoors. Don’t forget your sunscreen! Please bring: 

  • Fishing pole
  • Water bottle
  • Folding chair
  • Sportfishing manual
  • Any flies or lures you would like to try 
  • Your Colorado fishing license (if you are 16 or older)

We will be targeting trout that have been recently stocked in the ponds. Worms, bobbers, hooks, and split shot weights will be provided if you do not have your own. Feel free to bring other bait options like Powerbait or salmon eggs you might already have.

Parents are welcome to fish as well! 

If you need to borrow a fishing pole, please reach out to Scott Wildman (wildfamilyfun@msn.com) by Thursday, April 11.

Ice Fishing at Dowdy Lake on February 25

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife has invited us to participate in another ice fishing adventure on February 25 at Lake Dowdy in Red Feather from 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. All the participants need is warm clothes and snacks/lunch. The fishing equipment will be provided. This is open to any 4-H member, family members, and leaders, but we are limited to a total of 30 participants.

If you attended the event in January and enjoyed it, you can certainly attend again. However, we will give those who did not attend the first opportunity.

If you are interested, please RSVP to Cindy Buckardt by February 13, and she will provide a link to sign up.

Please keep in mind that Livestock Field Day is also occurring on that day.

RSVP:

  • Send an email to Cindy Buckardt at csh@frii.com
  • Include the first and last name of each participant and your email address
  • Deadline: Thursday, February 13

Sportfishing Opportunity

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife has graciously invited us to participate in an ice fishing adventure on January 21 at Lake Dowdy in Red Feather from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. All the participants need is warm clothes and snacks/lunch—the fishing equipment will be provided. This event is open to any 4-H member, leader, or family member, totaling 25 participants. If you are interested, please respond by Thursday, January 12 so I can give CPW a tentative list, and then I will email the link to sign up with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

RSVP:

  • Send an email to Cindy Buckardt at csh@frii.com
  • Include the first and last name of each participant and your email address
  • Deadline: Thursday, January 12

Fishing Adventure on Friday, May 27, 2022

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We have scheduled a fishing outing for Friday, May 27 from 8:00–11:00 a.m. at Buckingham Reservoir on the west side of Loveland. This is a private lake that Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer Clayton Brossart has retained permission to fish, and he will be hosting our trip. He will have bait/lures for crappie fishing. If you wish to fish for bass, bring your own bait/lures. This will be a catch-and-release experience.

The dam of Buckingham Reservoir is on the east side, and parking is on the shoulder of First Street. Leaders and parents are welcome to attend. But remember that anyone 16 and older MUST have a Colorado fishing license. Please RSVP to Cindy if you plan to attend so she has a count of members and parents who will be participating.

What a great way to end the school year and get a kickoff to Sportfishing/Outdoor Skills with a field trip!

Registration for Ice Fishing Clinic

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There will be an ice fishing clinic hosted at Dowdy Reservoir in Red Feather Lakes on February 19, 2022 from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. All participants, both youth and parents, need to register online prior to the clinic.

Relevant info is available in this document and should answer most questions.

We are limited to 15 youth with room for 30 parents/guardians, so 45 people total. We will provide necessary items but youth and parents need to be responsible for purchasing their own fishing licenses as needed. Youth under 16 fish for free in Colorado!

This should be a great time. The ice is about 12″ up there and the fishing has been good! 

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