Sept 12 | Lake Pend Oreille, ID
Raymond Holds Off Cary’s Late Charge to Take Event 5
Presented by Diamond Parking and Self Storage, the fifth and final stop of the Snake River Manufacturing Kayak Fishing Northwest Tour brought 33 anglers to Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint, Idaho on Saturday, September 12. Conditions were cool and breezy early, with building wind making things difficult through the late morning before calming back down ahead of the noon push. Water temperature sat at 65°F.
Competitors spread across the tournament’s full slate of launches and boundaries, with the majority working the Pend Oreille River corridor — though both zones fished well, and the final podium reflected that split, pulling anglers from very different stretches of the lake and the river.
Dan Walker (Seattle, WA) set the early pace, but the leaderboard kept turning over through the morning. Jim Cary (Spokane, WA) made the day’s biggest move, sitting at just 34.00″ as late as 11:15 a.m. before stringing together three fish in a 20-minute stretch and a 19.25″ kicker at 12:28 p.m. to rocket into second.
Will Raymond (Bellingham, WA) was never seriously challenged from there. He built steadily through the day and closed at 92.25″, a decisive five inches clear of Cary’s runner-up 87.25″. Tj Osojnicki (Boise, ID) held third at 86.25″. All three podium finishers, as it happened, carried an identical 19.25″ fish as their best catch of the day.
Foil’s Sunrise Best Bass
Tandi Foil (Post Falls, ID) put the tournament’s biggest fish in the boat before 6:10 a.m. (a 19.50″ smallmouth) giving her the Three Rivers Tackle Big Bass title. Dan Walker (Seattle, WA) matched that length just nine minutes before lines out, but Foil’s early catch time settled the tiebreak in her favor. It nearly became a three-way photo finish: Raymond also boated a 19.50″ fish, but it was docked half an inch for a cracked mouth before the tie could even come into play.
Storylines Worth Noting
Two families showed up on the sheet Saturday. Darrel and Kathy Green, plus Jordan, Lacey, and Jeff Dugger — with 2026 AOY Jordan Dugger cracking the top 10.
That wraps the 2026 regular season. The KFNW Kayak Bass Classic is next.
🏆 Podium Finishes
- 🥇 Will Raymond (Bellingham, WA) – 92.25″ – $1,740
- 🥈 Jim Cary (Spokane, WA) – 87.25″ – $798
- 🥉 Tj Osojnicki (Boise, ID) – 86.25″ – $641
Big Bass Buy-In
- Tandi Foil (Post Falls, ID) – 19.50″ Smallmouth Bass – $416 ($216 cash plus $200 from Three Rivers Tackle)
Special Awards
- First Angler Out of the Money: Kevin Amaral (Seattle, WA) received a $100 gift card from Discount Tackle
- Lil Limit of the Day: John Anderson (Coeur d’Alene, ID) received the prestigious award with his 65.00″ limit
Tourney Trivia
- Totals: 168 fish were submitted and accepted by 29 of 33 anglers — 5.8 fish per angler
- Where From: Washington: 15 | Idaho: 11 | Oregon: 3
- Five-Fish Limits: 19 anglers completed a full five-fish bag
- Species: 145 Smallmouth Bass, 23 Largemouth Bass
- First Fish of the Day: Garrett Harrison (Rathdrum, ID) at 6:04:10 AM, edging Michael Phillips by six seconds
- Last Fish of the Day: Kevin Amaral (Seattle, WA) at 1:58:39 PM, edging Methea Sapp (Spokane, WA) at 1:58:19 PM
- Event Big Fish: Tandi Foil (Post Falls, ID) — 19.50″ Smallmouth Bass
Full Final Standings
We paid out $3,179 to the top 3 anglers with a 95% payout rate, plus $216 for Big Bass.
| Rank | Angler | City, State | Earnings | Fish 1 | Fish 2 | Fish 3 | Fish 4 | Fish 5 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond, Will | Bellingham, WA | $1,740.00 | 19.25 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 92.25 |
| 2 | Cary, Jim | Spokane, WA | $798.00 | 19.25 | 18.00 | 17.25 | 16.75 | 16.00 | 87.25 |
| 3 | Osojnicki, Tj | Boise, ID | $641.00 | 19.25 | 18.75 | 18.25 | 15.50 | 14.50 | 86.25 |
| 4 | Amaral, Kevin | Seattle, WA | 19.00 | 16.75 | 16.50 | 16.50 | 16.25 | 85.00 | |
| 5 | Carlile, Corey | Spokane, WA | 18.50 | 18.00 | 17.25 | 15.00 | 14.50 | 83.25 | |
| 6 | Walker, Dan | Seattle, WA | 19.50 | 18.00 | 16.75 | 14.50 | 14.00 | 82.75 | |
| 7 | Dugger, Jordan | Ephrata, WA | 17.50 | 16.25 | 16.25 | 15.75 | 15.75 | 81.50 | |
| 8 | Mumford, Michael | Nampa, ID | 17.75 | 17.75 | 15.50 | 15.25 | 15.00 | 81.25 | |
| 9 | Foil, Tandi | Post Falls, ID | $216.00 | 19.50 | 17.25 | 15.50 | 15.00 | 13.25 | 80.50 |
| 10 | Zarate, Junior | Wenatchee, WA | 18.50 | 16.50 | 16.50 | 15.00 | 14.00 | 80.50 | |
| 11 | Phillips, Michael | Clark Fork, ID | 16.75 | 15.75 | 15.25 | 14.50 | 14.25 | 76.50 | |
| 12 | Childs, Richard | Albany, OR | 15.75 | 15.75 | 15.50 | 15.00 | 14.25 | 76.25 | |
| 13 | Harrison, Garrett | Rathdrum, ID | 18.50 | 15.00 | 14.25 | 14.00 | 13.75 | 75.50 | |
| 14 | Dugger, Lacey | Wenatchee, WA | 18.00 | 17.50 | 14.00 | 13.00 | 12.00 | 74.50 | |
| 15 | Samson, Scott | Boise, ID | 16.25 | 15.25 | 14.75 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 74.25 | |
| 16 | Sapp, Methea | Spokane, WA | 18.25 | 15.50 | 13.00 | 12.75 | 12.75 | 72.25 | |
| 17 | Cruz, Ivan | Otis Orchards, WA | 16.00 | 15.00 | 14.25 | 12.25 | 12.00 | 69.50 | |
| 18 | Trautvetter, Derek | Post Falls, ID | 15.75 | 14.50 | 12.75 | 12.50 | 12.25 | 67.75 | |
| 19 | Anderson, John | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 16.00 | 12.75 | 12.25 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 65.00 | |
| 20 | Vargas, Carlos | Chelan, WA | 17.50 | 17.25 | 14.75 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 62.50 | |
| 21 | Potts, Trey | Dayton, WA | 17.00 | 15.50 | 13.25 | 12.50 | 0.00 | 58.25 | |
| 22 | Green, Darrel | Athol, ID | 18.25 | 14.50 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 46.75 | |
| 23 | Forte, Marvin | Portland, OR | 13.75 | 13.25 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 39.00 | |
| 24 | Green, Kathy | Athol, ID | 16.25 | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.25 | |
| 25 | Dugger, Jeff | Wenatchee, WA | 16.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.00 | |
| 26 | Motherwell, Robert | Seattle, WA | 14.00 | 12.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.75 | |
| 27 | Flory, Ryan | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 12.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.75 | |
| 28 | Davis, Dan | Kirkland, WA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 29 | Sanchez, Travis | Camas Valley, OR | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
4 anglers were DQed, did not attend, did not complete the event, or did not attend the awards and were removed from the standings.
KFNW Kayak Bass Classic Qualified Anglers
- Will Raymond (Bellingham, WA)
- Jim Cary (Spokane, WA)
- Tj Osojnicki (Boise, ID)
- Kevin Amaral (Seattle, WA)
Sept 12 | Lake Pend Oreille, ID
Tucked into the northern Idaho Panhandle near Sandpoint, Lake Pend Oreille sits in a valley shaped by repeated advances of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, with the surrounding Selkirk, Cabinet, and Coeur d’Alene mountain ranges rising as high as 6,000 feet above the shoreline.
The lake occupies a trench scoured by Pleistocene glaciers roughly 12,000 to 17,000 years ago, then further carved and back-filled by the catastrophic Ice Age floods that repeatedly burst through a Purcell Lobe ice dam at the north end. Those floods stripped the basin down before glacial outwash and flood sediment partially refilled it, leaving the deep trench anglers fish today. Downstream on the Pend Oreille River sits Albeni Falls Dam, completed in 1955 and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which now controls lake elevation.
Lake Pend Oreille is Idaho’s largest and deepest lake, stretching roughly 43 miles north to south and reaching a maximum depth in excess of 1,150 feet — the fifth-deepest lake in the country. Average depth runs well over 400 feet, meaning most of the lake’s interior is effectively unfishable open water; the bass-relevant water is concentrated along the margins.
For competitors, that means the fishable water is almost entirely a shoreline game: riprap banks, rocky points, boulder-strewn drop-offs, and submerged ledges hold smallmouth, while the weedy coves, sheltered bays, and river-delta backwaters hold largemouth. Docks and piers around Sandpoint, Farragut State Park, and Hope add additional isolated cover in an otherwise steep, deep-breaking lake.
The fishery includes largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, yellow perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, walleye, northern pike, kokanee salmon, and multiple trout species including the lake’s famous Gerrard-strain Kamloops rainbow trout.
Our boundaries for Lake Pend Oreille cover 50,000 acres with approximately 110 miles of shoreline.
Qualifier for the KFNW Kayak Bass Classic
- Top 10% of the field qualifies for the KFNW Kayak Bass Classic on October 3-4 on the Columbia River (Lake Bonneville).
This is our first event ever on Lake Pend Oreille
Tournament Schedule
All times are Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Off-Limits Period
- Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM through Friday, September 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Registration Deadline
- Friday, September 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM
- Late registration is available on a limited basis, and is first-come, first-served. There is a $10 service fee for late registration.
Official Practice Period
- Saturday, September 5, 2026 through Friday, September 11, 2026
- 5:30 AM – Practice Launch / Lines In
- 1:30 PM – Practice Lines Out / Off the Water
Friday – September 11, 2026
- 6:00 PM – Pre-Event Briefing | North 40 Outfitters
- 10:00 PM – Identifier Code Released
Saturday – September 12, 2026
- 5:00 AM to 5:30 AM – Virtual Check-In and Selfie
- Anglers are required to check-in on TourneyX (cell service permitting) and take a selfie at their launch, within this window. Failure to display a selfie when requested by tournament officials at the Awards may result in disqualification.
- 5:25 AM – Launch (Designated Launches) | Human-Powered
- 5:30 AM – Launch (Designated Launches) | Electric Motors
- 6:00 AM – Lines In
- 6:19 AM – Sunrise
- 2:00:00 PM – Lines Out
- 3:00 PM – Upload Deadline/Off the Water
- Cell Service on Water: Good / Spotty
- Cellular service may not be available on the water. It is the competitor’s responsibility to find service and upload their fish before the Upload Deadline.
- 4:00:00 PM – Awards Ceremony and Gear Drawing | Sandpoint Community Hall
Competitors MUST be present at Awards ceremony location by this time. Competitors who are not present by this time will be disqualified.
Idaho Regulations and Links
- An Idaho fishing license is required (temporary or annual) – Visit IDFG
- Watercraft registration is required for motorized watercraft (residents only) – Visit Idaho Parks & Rec
- Watercraft (residents and non-residents) need an Invasive Species Sticker – Visit Idaho Parks & Rec or a Participating Vendor
- To be exempt, watercraft need to meet ALL of the following criteria:
Pre-Event Briefing
Pre-Event Briefing Location
- North 40 Outfitters (parking lot)
- 477181 US-95, Ponderay, ID 83852
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/r8Q6cvUVbniPrVmw6
Pre-Event Briefing Details
- Before the Pre-Event Briefing, a video will be published to go over specific details for this Tour Event. Certain rules may be discussed, but we will not review all the rules. It is the competitor’s responsibility to read and know all rules as published in the Rules Standard.
- A signed hard copy of the Liability Release is required by all competitors for each Event. You can download the Liability Release in advance and bring the completed form (download below).
- Electric Motor Inspection form is required for any competitor with a DIY or non-standard motor setup. If you have a non-standard setup, contact the Tournament Director to see if an inspection is necessary.
- Certified bump board is required and board check will be performed. Boards should be clean and dry.
- Competitors will have the opportunity to ask any questions before the meeting is adjourned.
- Attendance at the Pre-Event Briefing is mandatory. If you can’t attend the meeting due to work or an unavoidable obligation, another angler can bring your Liability Release and bump board on your behalf. This solely the responsibility of the two competitors and no exceptions will be given.
Location Details
Designated Launch Locations
- Bonner Park West (improved)
- Bottle Bay Road Launch (unimproved) This launch has limited parking.
- Clark Fork Drift Yard Boat Ramp (improved)
- Denton Slough (unimproved) This launch has limited parking.
- Garfield Bay Public Boat Launch (improved)
- Sunnyside – Hawkins Point Launch (improved) This launch has limited parking. May not be allowed, depending on weather conditions.
- Hope Basin Boat Launch (improved)
- Johnson Creek Access (improved)
- Kayak Launch for Pack River Delta (semi-Improved)
- Laclede Ferry Rd Launch (improved)
- Lakeview Park Boat Ramp (improved)
- Morton Slough Boat Launch (improved)
- Priest River Recreation Area Boat Ramp (improved)
- Pringle Park Boat Ramp (improved)
- Riley Creek Boat Ramp (improved)
Sam Owen Boat Launch(improved)CLOSED through October 2027- Sandpoint City Beach Park Boat Ramp (improved) This launch charges a premium for parking.
- Springy Point Campground (improved)
- Trestle Creek Boat Ramp (improved)
Willow Bay Marina (improved) $10 launch feeThis is a PRIVATE launch and off-limits.- No other launches are allowed
Eligible Water Boundaries
- Main body of water
- Connected creeks, rivers, sloughs and tributaries accessible via kayak from the main body of water are in-bounds (conditions permitting for safety and accessibility) except as shown on the Location Details map
- Disconnected sloughs and ponds are out-of-bounds
- Portaging is not permitted
- Only public waters are allowed
Awards Location
- Sandpoint Community Hall
204 S 1st Ave, Sandpoint, ID 83864
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6sJgT8CkxmAnJfHr5
Safety Notes
- An overhead 360° light is required in low light conditions. A high-visibility flag, vest-type PFD, and sound signaling device (whistle) are required on the water at all times. Failure to utilize any of this safety equipment may result in disqualification.
Tournament Director
- Marvin Forte
- Email: marvinforte@kayakfishingnorthwest.com
- Phone: (602) 410-1002
Links
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