Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3909 April 10-24 | Page 16

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April 10-24, 2020
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VOL.39 • ISS. 9
Jay Xiong won first place in the adult division of NTAC event at Pardee Lake by catching this 3.46 lb. Lightning Trout while soaking
chartreuse PowerBait from shore.
Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff.
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Jay Xiong Wins NTAC Pardee Event
with 3.46 Lb. Lighting Trout Before Closure
efore Pardee Lake closed tempo-
rarily to fishing and other recre-
ation this March due to the coronavirus
epidemic, Angler’s Press held its spring
event at the popular Mother Lode
reservoir on March 14.
Anglers experienced top-notch trout
fishing while enjoying off and off rain
during the first significant storm of the
2020.
Jay Xiong won first place in the adult
division by catching a 3.46 lb. Lightning
Trout shore fishing in the main recre-
ation area while soaking chartreuse
PowerBait. Xiong not only won first
place in the adult division, but he also
took big Lightning Trout honors
during the event.
Jay Huey of San Jose placed
second in the adult division with
his 2.7 lb. rainbow trout.
The third through tenth place
winners were (3) John Bender,
2.55; (4) Erin Baldanzi, 2.48;
(5) Sabrina Ponder, 2.46;
(6) Dan Quick, 2.42; (7)
Dominick Sciarretta; 2.38;
(8) Gary Bedford, 2.36;
(9) John Zielinski, 2.34;
and (10 Sargiz Eshaq,
2.31.
Young
anglers
entered
in the
youth
division also landed some quality
rainbow trout.
Joey Hill Jr. won first place with a
2.36 lb. rainbow trout. Joey was trolling
with his father, Joey Hill Sr., when he
hooked the trout.
Aponi Taylor, who brought in an
impressive limit of rainbows, placed
second in the youth division with a 2.09
lb.. rainbow.
The third through tenth place winners
were (3) Peter Scali, 1.94; (4) Ricky
Diaz, 1.86; (5) Jame Cox, 1.83 (6)
Emma Filippone, 1.68; (7) Aliea Ybarra,
1.48; (8) Chad Milliron, 1.46; (9)
Kameron Vette, 1.46; and
(10) Sam Million, 1.44.
One angler won
$100 and a tackle box
filled with Rooster
Tail lures for catching
a trout while using a
Rooster Tail.
The NTAC
is presented by
Angler’s Press
Outdoors and
hosted by
Gone Fishin’
Marine,
Lasher
Elk
The kids winners of the NTAC event at Pardee pose with their prizes and awards.
Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff.
Grove, the Fish Sniffer magazine and
Daiwa. Sponsors include Silver Horde,
Mack’s Lures, Yakima Baits. Fisher-
man’s Warehouse, Will Fish Tackle,
Sunny’s Electric Marine, Apex Lures.
Berkley Fishing, Yo-Zuri, Thomas
Fishing Lures, Turner’s Outdoorsman,
Luhr Jensen., Rapala and Dick Nite.
Lake Pardee closed on March 20. “We
have just received notice to close the
park, so unfortunately there will be no
more fishing or boating until further
notice. We are so very sorry for the
inconvenience; please keep watching for
updated posts on our Facebook page,”
according to the post on the Pardee
Lake Recreation Facebook page.
When Pardee opens again to fishing
after the closure due to the COVID-19
pandemic is lifted, you can expect the
fishing to very good for rainbow trout,
kokanee salmon, and smallmouth and
largemouth bass, since these fish will not
have seen a hook during the time of the
Erin Baldanzi successfully battled this 2.48 lb.
rainbow, earning her fourth place in the adult
division of the Pardee NTAC event.
Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff.
closure.
The next NTAC Pardee will take
place at the lake on October 10, 2020.
For more information about the NorCal
Trout Angler’s Challenge, call Vince
Harris at [phone] or go to: http://
www.anglerspress.com.
Rainbow trout are the most popular
species pursued at Pardee – and grow
big and fat in the rich waters of the
reservoir. Ronny Shelton of Ione set the
lake rainbow record on June 14, 2002
when he landed an 18.65 lb. fish while
bank fishing with Power Bait in the
recreation area.
Bank anglers and boaters reported
top-notch trout fishing in the main recre-
ation area of Lake Pardee on opening
weekend 2020. The recreation area
opened for camping on February 13 and
for fishing on February at 5:00 a.m. after
being closed for three months.
The Rocky Mountain Recreation
Company planted 10,000 pounds of
rainbow trout prior to the opening
weekend. Mt. Lassen Hatchery released
5000 pounds on February 13 and
another 5000 pounds on February 14.