Lake Pend Oreille Spring Derby winners take home $10,000 in prizes
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
- Calvin Nolan 18.64 lbs. 34 inches
- Cory LaRue 17.88 lbs. 35 inches
- Roy Stokes 17.22 lbs. 32 inches
- Jan Deife 17.10 lbs. 31 inches
- Randy VanderKolk 17.02 lbs. 35 inches
Adult Mackinaw
- John Jay 18.98 lbs. 36 inches
- Eric MacKay 16.82 lbs. 33 ½ inches
- Gale Belgarde Jr. 16 lbs. 35 inches
- Kurt Artner 15.94 lbs. 34 inches
- Ray McLeod 15.82 lbs. 32 ½ inches
Youth A Division Ages 9 through 13
- Patrick Elmore 12.8 lbs. 30 inches
- Dawson MacKay 6.86 lbs. 23 ½ inches
- Alex Vetter 5.1 lbs. 23 ½ inches
Youth B Division Ages 0 through 8
- Clair Belgarde 10.68 lbs. 30 inches
- Loydn Stepkman 8.48 lbs. 28 ¾ inches
- Mason Nett 3.42 lbs. 21 inches
Junior Division Ages 14 through 17
- Ryan Johnson 13.66 lbs. 29 ¾ inches
- Ray McCorkle 12.70 lbs. 32 inches
- 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
- 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.