Lake Pend Oreille trout running big
FISHING -- A few trout are still looking ahead to the future while anglers back at the lake are trying to catch big trout during the Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club's K&K Spring Derby.
"This is an awesome sight to behold," says the club's Facebook post about the Gerrard Rainbow ascending Grouse Creek Falls. "This image was captured by Landon Otis on Saturday on April 16th."
Meanwhile, here are the standings following the first weekend of the derby, which runs through May 1 with anglers competing for more than $10,000 in cash prizes:
Derby Standings LPOIC Spring K&K Fishing Derby
Date: April 25, 2016
Rainbow Division:
1.) Cory LaRue 17.88lbs. 35”
2.) Jan Deife 17.1lbs. 31”
3.) Randy Vanderkolk 17.02lbs. 35”
4.) Danile Sturgis 16.30lb. 33.5”
5.) Dan Harter 15.7lbs. 32”
Mackinaw Division:
1.) Gale Belgarde Jr. 16.00lbs. 35”
2.) Kurt Artner 15.94lbs. 34”
3.) Ray Mcleod 15.85lbs. 32.5”
4.) Brad Sturgis 15.48lbs. 32.75”
5.) Carl Meadows 13.82lbs. 32.5”
Junior Division (14 to 17 Years):
1.) Arthur Carter 5.84lbs. 24”
Youth A Division (9 to 13 Years):
1.) Patrick Elmore 12.8lbs. 30”
2) Dawson Makay 6.86lbs. 23.5”
3,) Brent Halverson 1.62lbs. 17.25”
Youth B Division (0 to 8 Years):
1.) Claire Belgarde 10.68lbs. 30”
2.) Lyndon Stepkman 8.48lbs. 28.75”
3.) Mason Nett 2.84lbs. 19.75”
German Brown: No Entry
Mack of the Day:
04/23: Ray Mcleod Sponsor: Sandpoint Marine
04/24: Gale Belgarde Jr. Sponror: Mirror Lake
