The third through tenth place youth winners were: (3) Angel Blanco (4) Moses Blanco, 1.1 (5) William Bannister, 1.04 (6) Walter Brand, 1.03, (7) Gunner Alarid, 1.01.1 (8) Jace Dandri, 1.01.0 (9) Devin Osterberg, 1.00.8 and (10) Jordan Leach. Justin Lee finished second with his 2.01 lb. Reece Stahl won first place in the youth division by landing a 4.02 lb. The fifth through tenth place winners were: (5) Juan Stucky, 3.06 (6) Jason Andre, 3.05.4 (7) Terese Carter, 3.05.3 (8) Rich Petersen, 2.14 (9) Jermey Silvas, 2.13 and (10) Mark Seplayk, 2.10.4. “Erin Baldanzi and I both caught two fish each, but the other fish were 1 lb. “I hooked the big fish while shore fishing with an orange Mice Tail with a white head in the Carson Creek arm of the lake,” said Pandolfi. Jason Pandolfi finished fourth with a gorgeous Lighting Trout weighing exactly 4 pounds.

He also won a separate award for the biggest Lighting Trout of the day. George Ross placed third with his 4.05 lb. “We caught a total of 7 fish, including two Lightning Trout,” he stated.ĭirk Enwiler placed second with his 4.13 lb. He was fishing with his dad, Marlin, when he landed the fish. rainbow trout while trolling nightcrawlers behind flashers at 25 feet deep. Rich Tupen won first place in the adult division by catching a 6.03 lb. “This event was a great way to end our winter-spring trout fishing season, and we look forward to our season ending event in October at Lake Pardee,” said Vince Harris, President of Angler’s Press Outdoors, the sponsor of the event along with the Fish Sniffer magazine. Lake Amador, located on Jackson Creek in the Mother Lode near Ione, lived up to its reputation as one of Northern California’s premier trout destinations during the NorCal trout Anglers Challenge held there on Saturday, April 28.Ī total of 190 participants, including 150 adults and 40 youth, found solid fishing while enjoying beautiful spring weather during the popular event at the 400-acre reservoir.

Lightning trout