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Lake Pend Oreille Spring Derby winners take home $10,000 in prizes

Calvin Nolan poses with the 18.64-pound trout he caught to win the Rainbow Division in the 2016 Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club K&K Spring Derby.  (Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club)
Calvin Nolan poses with the 18.64-pound trout he caught to win the Rainbow Division in the 2016 Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club K&K Spring Derby. (Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club)

FISHING -- Calvin Nolan of Bayview landed a 34-inch long trout weighing 18.64 pounds to win the $2,500 top prize in the Rainbow Division of the 2016 Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club K&K Spring Derby.

John Jay of Spokane landed a 36-inch long lake trout weighing 18.98 pounds to win first place and $1,200 in the Mackinaw Division.

The annual derby started April 23 and ran through Sunday, May 1.

Following are the results and other top placers who took home a total of more than $10,000 in cash prizes.

Adult Rainbow Division

  1. Calvin Nolan 18.64 lbs. 34 inches
  2. Cory LaRue 17.88 lbs. 35 inches
  3. Roy Stokes 17.22 lbs. 32 inches
  4. Jan Deife 17.10 lbs. 31 inches
  5. Randy VanderKolk 17.02 lbs. 35 inches

Adult Mackinaw

  1. John Jay 18.98 lbs. 36 inches
  2. Eric MacKay 16.82 lbs. 33 ½ inches
  3. Gale Belgarde Jr. 16 lbs. 35 inches
  4. Kurt Artner 15.94 lbs. 34 inches
  5. Ray McLeod 15.82 lbs. 32 ½ inches

Youth A Division Ages 9 through 13

  1. Patrick Elmore 12.8 lbs. 30 inches
  2. Dawson MacKay 6.86 lbs. 23 ½ inches
  3. Alex Vetter 5.1 lbs. 23 ½ inches

Youth B Division Ages 0 through 8

  1. Clair Belgarde 10.68 lbs. 30 inches
  2. Loydn Stepkman 8.48 lbs. 28 ¾ inches
  3. Mason Nett 3.42 lbs. 21 inches

Junior Division Ages 14 through 17

  1. Ryan Johnson 13.66 lbs. 29 ¾ inches
  2. Ray McCorkle 12.70 lbs. 32 inches
  3. Arthur Carter 5.84 lbs. 24 inches

Mackinaw of the Day

  • 4/23/16 Ray Mcleod
  • 4/24/16 Gale Belgarde Jr.
  • 4/25/16 John Jay
  • 4/26/16 Gale Belgarde Sr.
  • 4/27/16 Gale Belgarde Sr.
  • 4/28/16 Gale Belgarde Sr.
  • 4/29/16 James Brewer
  • 4/30/16 Eric MacKay
  • 5/1/16 Brad Andres

German Brown

  1. Trevor Walkington 4.48 lbs. 24 ¼"

Note:  The Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club does not provide hometowns or other information about the winning anglers.



Rich Landers
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