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2023 KING OF KINGS SALMON TOURNAMENT WINNERS

King of Kings Salmon Tournament is a highlight of the fishing season. Guests go for “King of the Day” or “King of Kings.” Prizes are awarded for the king catch of the day, the week, the month, and the season, and include tournament caps, fishing gear, return trips to Waterfall Resort, and cash prizes. 

Check out the gallery below featuring the 2023 King of the Day! 

Further down on the page, you can see past season's winners.

2023 King of the Day Leader  Board

Weekly winners of return trips are highlighted (Pending acceptance by guest)
Monthly winners listed in chart below this one
Place Date Name Pounds Hometown
1st 7/15 Dave Faccio 53.6 Tempe, AZ
2nd 7/21  Rod Riddle 45.5 Yuba City, CA
3rd 6/30 Dan Fink 40.5 Pleasant Hill, CA
4th 8/11 Ryan Anderson 39.1 Snoqualmie, WA
5th 6/21 Lance Ballew 35.8 Wenatchee, WA
6th 6/25 Robert Sencer 35.4 Magnolia, TX
7th 7/23 Mike Bolen 35.1 Newport Beach, CA
8th 7/19 Kaz Kanemura 33.8 Elk Grove, CA
9th 7/22 Chris DeHaven 33.8 Redondo Beach, CA
10th 7/27 Ashford Hastings 32.9 Austin, TX
11th 6/29 John Murphy 32.5 DePere, WI
12th 7/24 Blake Acker 32.3 Garden Grove, CA
13th 8/2 Greg Lippman 32.3 New York, NY
14th 8/23 Jeff Chung 31.1 Irvine, CA
15th 7/03 Trevion Holmes 30.7 Spokane, WA
16th 6/17 Bob Smith 30.5 Carpinteria, CA
17th 8/5 Dave Karp 30.3 Anchorage, AK
18th 7/05 Gregory Reiss 30.3 Iron River, MI
19th 6/24 Dave Wilson 28.8 Kirkland, WA
20th 6/14 Allan (Rick) Schultz 28.8 Lubbock, TX
21st 7/12 Woody Johnson 28.7 Puyallup, WA
22nd 7/25 Linh Lau 28.4 Plano, TX
23rd 8/21 Lynn Carmichael 28.4 Spreckels, CA
24th 8/20 Dan Voelz 28.1 Ketchikan, AK
25th 7/06 Justin Henneke 27.8 Cypress, TX
26th 7/26 Brendan Collopy 27.7 Durham, NC
27th 7/04 Nathalie Antunes 27.5 Denver, CO
28th 7/10 Brenda Wolfe 27.2 Boise, ID
29th 7/11 Terry Wanzer 26.9 Ketchikan, AK
30th 6/18 Alex Sokovich 26.7 Black Earth, WI
31st 6/22 Linda VanYahres 26.7 Northport, NY
32nd 6/23 Sean Heaney 26.2 Katy, TX
33rd 7/31 Dick Bessire 25.9 San Dimas, CA
34th 7/09 Sharene Dayag 25.5 Ewa, HI
35th 7/20 Cody Miller 25.2 Petaluma, CA
36th 7/07 Tyson Christofferson 25.0 Highland, UT
37th 8/9 John Lazovich 24.6 Reno, NV
38th 7/29 Tim Wood 24.5 Salt Lake City, UT
39th 8/22 Dave Johnson 24.5 Onalaska, WI
40th 8/3 Brett Johnson 24.2 La Habra, CA
41st 7/14 Chris Starzman 24.1 Moses lake, WA
42nd 7/28 Justin Kelton 24 Scottsdale, AZ
43rd 7/16 Braden Ford 23.9 Livermore, CA
44th 6/15 Eric Hendricksen 23.7 Ronan, MT
45th 8/01 Shawn Guthrie 23.4 Stedman, NC
46th 7/13 Jamie Bledsoe 23.3 Riverdale, CA
47th 7/01 Ron Hall 23.2 San Diego, CA
48th 8/7 Jim Letts 23.2 Anchorage, AK
49th 8/10 Liam Hochschuler 23.2 Dallas, TX
50th 7/18 Sophia Mullins 22.7 Ketchikan, AK
51st 6/28 Ron Lentz 22.8 Athelstane, WI
52nd 6/13 Bill de Carbonel 22.4 Sparks, NV
51st 6/27 Ron Lentz 22.2 Athelstane, WI
53rd 7/08 Duane Watson 22.0 Merritt Island, FL
54th 8/6 John Kurz 21.9 Houston, TX
55th 6/26 Michael Willenbacher 21.8 Palm Harbor, FL
56th 7/02 Mike Clines 21.7 Grand Coolie, WA
57th 7/03 Clay James 21.4 Laguna Beach, CA
58th 8/18 Kyle Hamrick 21.1 Gaffney, SC
59th 6/20 Paul Hook 21.0 Ketchikan, AK
60th 8/4 Tom Walrath Sr 20.9 Tacoma, WA
61st 8/14 Bob Alban 20.8 Bedford, NH
62nd 8/13 Brian Welch 20.4 Houston, TX
63rd 7/17 Lexie Rinaldi 20.3 Glendale, AZ
64th 8/16 George Boktor 19.8 Bell Canyon, CA
65th 6/19 Don Matthews 19.5 Mountain View, CA
66th 8/12 Chase Jones 19.4 Fredericksburg, TX
67th 8/24 Peter Eckland 19.3 Ketchikan, AK
68th 8/15 Raiden Nagata 19.0 Gig Harbor, WA
69th 8/19 Bradley Moore 18.9 San Diego, CA
70th 6/12 Brandon Sanuk 18.5 Birmingham, AL
71st 8/17 Wiley Jackson 17.0 Rockwall, TX
72nd 8/25 Terry Gleason 16.4 Lake Havasu City, AZ 
73rd 6/16 Frank Eck 16.1 Scandia, MN
74th 8/26 Ryan Gleason 15.2 Lake Havasu City, AZ
75th 8/28 Paul Dyke 10.7 Jamul, CA
76th 8/27 Tim Moran 9.0 Hemet, CA

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2022 WINNERS
Listed by Month and Place
Place Date Name Pounds Hometown
$10K 7/20 Kaz Kanemura (1st - July)
 52.2 Elk Grove, CA
Truck 6/16 Kim Bird
 16.6 Meridian, ID
June 6/21 Tom Williams (1st - June) 44.1 Riverhead, NY
Aug 8/5 Rich DeFrank  (1st - Aug)
 39.2 Huntington Beach, CA
June 6/30 Mary Kerr (2nd - June)
 33.8 Woodridge, VA
July 7/2 Ara Goll (2nd - July) 46.2 Henderson, NV
Aug 8/1 Kyle Dylewski (2nd - Aug)
 38.6 Costa Mesa, CA
June 6/19 Michael Cascella (3rd - June)
 32.7 Cape Canaveral, FL
July 7/8 Nelson Wheeler (3rd - July)
 45.7 Scottsdale, AZ
Aug 8/14 Alex Millie (3rd - Aug)
 35.7 San Franciso, CA
June 6/24 Mike Baker (4th - June)
 31 Twisp, WA
July 7/4 Lloyd Bolton (4th - July)
 44.7 Featherville, ID
Aug 8/2 Chris Dieselman (4th - Aug)
 31.2 Los Gatos, CA
June 6/26 Lance Leasure (5th - June)
 30 Burien, WA
July 7/17 Mike Marshall (5th-July)
 44.1 Tucson, AZ
Aug 8/15 Tyler Atkinson (5th - Aug)
 29.1 Santa Margarita, CA
SILVERS:        
June 6/29 Ron Longinotti
 8 Kenwood, CA
July 7/24 David Nelson
 11.5 Westminster, CA
Aug 8/5 Tony Fiori
 10.8 Simi Valley, CA

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KING OF KINGS SALMON TOURNAMENT

Offered exclusively for Waterfall Resort guests, this optional tournament must be entered before you board your boat (and catch the big one…). Tickets are valid season-long and available for prepurchase from reservations, 800-544-5125, or upon check-in at the General Store.

 

GRAND PRIZE One Prize

All King of the Day winners qualify for the Grand Prize Ford F-150!

 

KING OF KINGS One Prize

The largest King Salmon of the season lands the angler a cash prize of $10,000!

 

SILVER OF THE MONTH 3 Prizes

Catch the largest Silver Salmon for July, or August and win a cash prize of $2,500!

 

KING OF THE WEEK 10 Prizes

The largest King Salmon caught each week wins a three-night fishing trip for one person at Waterfall Resort in 2023.

KING OF THE DAY 69 Prizes

Land the largest King Salmon of the day and win a King of the Day hat. Every time you win this prize, you also earn an entry for the end-of-season Grand Prize drawing.

 

PRIOR YEARS’ WINNERS

2021 Top 10 King of the Day Winners

Place Date Name Pounds Hometown
1st 7/19` Jeff Walker 50.2 Cardiff by the Sea, CA
2nd 7/13 Mark Hallam  46 Prospect, KY
3rd 7/21 Connor McShane  44.2 Commerce, MI
4th 7/22 Nick Simons  42 Reno, NV
5th 7/17 Dane Lucas 41.4 Seattle, WA
6th 8/2 Jerzy Poprawa 41.3 Scottsdale, AZ
7th 7/24 Jud Heflin 39.3 Colleyville, TX
8th 7/3 Eric Driggers 38.3 Bainbridge Island, WA
9th 7/1 Kaelan Brennan 37.4 Albuquerque, NM
10th 7/27 Scott Karpinen 37 Granite Bay, CA

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2020 Top 10 King of the Day Winners

Place Date Name Pounds Hometown
1st 7/28  Jerzy Porawa 46.4 Scottsdale, AZ
2nd 8/02  Jason Perkins 45.6 Irvine, CA
3rd 8/06 Larry Shurtliff 45.1 Gunlock, UT
4th 7/24  Mark Burch 42.2 Lincoln, NE
5th 7/18  Bob Britt Sr. 42.1 Vancouver, WA
6th 7/21  John Solis 40.6 Signal Hill, CA
7th 7/27  Bryce Faliskie 39.9 Denver, CO
8th 8/04  John Morgan 39.4 Mazama, WA
9th 7/13  Jim Daniel 39.2 Foothill Ranch, CA
10th 7/24  Brent Mournahan 39.1 Ooltewah, TN

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2019 Top 10 King of the Day Winners

Place Date Name Pounds Hometown
1st 7/31  Ethan Berto 58.2 Ketchikan, AK
2nd 8/16  Sunjit Joshi 48.2 Glen Cove, NY
3rd 7/02  Fred Goll 46.7 Henderson, NV
4th 7/21  Keith Costanzo 46.4 Valencia, CA
5th 7/20  Bill Buckner 45.2 Costa Mesa, CA
6th 6/30  Jackson Risher 43.3 Huntington Beach, CA
7th 7/13  Brian Bothman 42.5 Santa Clara, CA
8th 7/08  Tim Zimmer 42.0 Port Angeles, WA
9th 7/17  John Lazovich 41.0 Reno, NV
10th 7/11  Ryo Ishizuka 40.5 Mercer Island, WA

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2022 King of Kings Tournament

Go for “King of the Day” or “King of Kings.” Prizes are awarded for the king catch of the day, the week, the month, and the season, and include tournament caps, fishing gear, return trips to Waterfall Resort, and cash prizes.

Follow our leaderboard to see whose going to land the best King of the season. 

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