Lake Pend Oreille spring fishing derby opener led by 23-pound mackinaw
FISHING -- A 23-pound mackinaw and a 16-pound rainbow were the top fish after the weekend start in the 70th annual Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club's K&K Spring Fishing Derby. The event runs through May 7 with more than $18,000 in cash and prizes in several divisions for rainbow and mackinaw.
The top fish after the weekend was a Derek Blanchard – 22.90-pound lake trout caught by Derek Blanchard of Kalispell. The top adult division rainbow was a 15.90-pounder caught by Rodney Vandever of Post Falls.
Jackson Sifford, fishing in the under-9-years-old youth division, posted an impressive rainbow weighing 15.90 pounds and measuring 33.25 inches long.
Here are the leaders going into today as posted by the derby organizers:
Rainbow Division
Rodney Vandever - 15.90 lbs. 31.5”
Jeff Baugh - 14.48 lbs. 33.5”
James Chapman – 13.98 lbs. 31”
Vern Scott – 13.52 lbs. 31”
Charles Oliver – 12.66 lbs. 29.5”
Mackinaw Division
Derek Blanchard – 22.90 lbs. 37”
Randy Michaels – 19.92 lbs. 35.5 lbs.
Becky Morrison - 19.72 lbs. 38”
Scott Plue – 17.22 lbs. 35”
Randy Greene – 16.22 lbs. 33”
Junior Division - 14 to 18 years old
Luke Stebman - 10.78 lbs. 28”
Dawson Mackay - 9.94 lbs. 27.75”
Trey McCorkle – 8.20 lbs. 25.25”
Youth A Division 9 to 13 years old
Jace Chapman – 12.46 lbs. 29”
Londyn Speckman - 10.34 lbs. 29.5”
Caleb Roeder - 4.88 lbs. 33.25”
Youth B Division 0 to 8 years old
Jackson Sifford - 15.90 lbs. 33.25”
Carley Laybourne - 11.3 lbs. 29”
Mason Nett - 9.38 lbs. 28”
German Brown Division
Brad Andies – 3.12 lbs. 20.25”
Mac of the Day
4/29 - Becky Morrison - sponsored by Mirror Lake Golf Course
4/30 - Not official as of Monday morning
