FISHING -- The fishing has been tougher the past few days, but anglers are still pulling out big fish, especially mackinaw, in the 70th annual Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club's K&K Spring Fishing Derby.

A new 23-pound mackinaw is the top fish caught so far and a 16-pound rainbow caught last weekend remains the top fish in that category.  The event runs through Sunday, May 7, with more than $18,000 in cash and prizes in several divisions for rainbow and mackinaw.

The top fish reported so far is a mackinaw weighing 23.34 pounds and measuring 35 inches long caught by Sandpoint angler Scott Plue, who's no stranger to the top rankings of the annual Lake Pend Oreille derbies.

The top adult division rainbow continues to be 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 standings reported Friday morning going into the last three days of fishing that started April 29:

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

Scott Plue - 23.34 lbs. 35"

Derek Blanchard – 22.90 lbs. 37”

Randy Michaels – 19.92 lbs. 35.5 lbs.

Becky Morrison - 19.72 lbs. 38”

Jan Deife - 18.86 lbs. 36"

Junior Division - 14 to 18 years old

Luke Stekman - 10.78 lbs. 28”

Dawson Mackay - 9.94 lbs. 27.7"

Ryan Johnson - 9.14 lbs. 28"

Youth A Division 9 to 13 years old

Londyn Speckman - 10.34 lbs. 29.5”

Carson Laybourn - 8.62 lbs. 29.25

Grace Hackney - 6.54 lbs. 23"

Youth B Division 0 to 8 years old

Jackson Sifford - 15.90 lbs. 33.25”

Jace Chapman - 12.46 lbs. 29"

Carley Laybourne - 11.3 lbs. 29”

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 - Derek Blanchard - sponsored by Sandpoint Marine and Motorsports

5/1 - Jim Carothers - sponsored by Pacific Steel and Recycling

5/2 - Joseph Eicher - Dr. Benjamin Hull DDS

5/3 - Scott Plue - Trolling Solutions

5/4 - Jerald Baugh - Pierce Auto Center

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