2024 KING OF KINGS SALMON TOURNAMENT

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. 

Updated July 29th

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July 29th Logan Boggs - 33.9lbs
KOD 07282024 Jerzy Poprawa_34.6 lbs.jpeg
July 28th Jerzy Poprawa - 34.6lbs
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July 27th Ryan Sedey - 34.9lbs
KOD 07262024 Greg Feeney 31.0 lbs.jpeg
KOD 07242024 Tim Wilson_21.5 lbs
July 24th Tim Wilcon - 21.5lbs
KOD 07232024 Neal Lester_31.2 lbs_#11
July 23rd Neal Lester - 31.2lbs
KOD 07222024 Ben Ambrams_24.5 lbs_#4
July 22nd Ben Abrams - 24.5lbs
KOD 07212024 Craig Vaplon_31.1 lbs_#16
July 21st Craig Vaplon - 31.1lbs
KOD 07202024 Jim Lockhart_59.5 lbs_#14
July 20th Jim Lockhart - 59.5lbs
KOD 07192024 Mike Jackson_35.3 lbs_#15
July 19th Mike Jackson - 35.3 lbs
KOD 07172024 Brian Lima_31.4 lbs_#23
July 17th Brian Lime - 31.4lbs

2024 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 Weight Hometown
1st 7/20 Jim Lockart 59.5 West Sacramento, CA
2nd 6/19 Neal Busiman 48.3 Summit, NJ
3rd 7/1 Robert Konoske 37.9 College Grove, TN
4th 6/24 Isla Dowst 36.9 Marlow, NH
5th 6/22 Frank Martinez 36 Tucson, AZ
6th 7/19 Mike Jackson 35.3 Chino Hills, CA
7th 6/30 Spencer Vernon 34.8 Tustin, CA
8th 7/28 Jerzy Poprawa 34.6 Scottsdale, AZ
9th 8/5 Brylee Thomas 34.1 Ardmore, OK
10th 7/14 Josh Kirk 33.9 Madera, CA
11th 7/27 Ryan Sedey 33.9 Lakewood Village, TX
12th 7/29 Logan Boggs 33.9 La Canada, CA
13th 7/15 Armando Soto 33.5 Lemoore, CA
14th 6/29 Ron Hall 32.8 San diego, CA
15th 8/23 Terrance Shockley 32.5 Longmont, CO
16th 6/10 Jeremiah Seely 32.3 Lehi, UT
17th 7/17 Brain Lima 31.4 Loomis, CA
18th 7/23 Neal Lester 31.2 Wake Forest, NC
19th 7/11 Erick Beyer 31.1 Las Vegas, NV
20th 7/21 Craig Vaplon 31.1 San Diego, CA
21st 7/26 Greg Feeney 31 Folsom, CA
22nd 6/9 Morgan Webb 30.7 Bloomington, MN
23rd 7/25 Scott Johnson 30.4 Richmond, VA
24th 8/11 Ethan Schutt 30 Anchorage, AK
25th 6/12 Jeremy Dutson 29.2 Midvale, UT
26th 6/21 Jim Buisman 29.1 Siletz, OR
27th 8/14 Josh Bauman 28.7 Gilbert, AZ
28th 7/9 James Sciano 28.1 San Antonio, TX
29th 6/14 Luis Flores 28 Fremont, CA
30th 7/10 Robert Morton 28 Henderson, NV
31st 7/12 Gianluca Campanile 27.5 Lake Worth, FL
32nd 8/9 Lisa Pederson 27.5 Graham, WA
33rd 7/5 Bob Hogan 27.2 Oro Valley, AZ
34th 6/8 Dylan Eads  26.9 San Clemente, CA
35th 6/25 David Collmann 26.7 Austin, TX
36th 8/16 Barbara Moyer 26.6 Pennsburg, PA
37th 8/20 Mark Harrison 26.1 Henderson, NC
38th 8/8 Mike Calkins 25.9 Mission Viejo, CA
39th 6/20 Nick Biasetti 25.7 San Diego, CA
40th 8/22 Danny Fink 25.7 Pleasant Hill, CA
41st 6/16 Jon Giilbert 25.6 Seattle, WA
42nd 6/13 Brian Murkowski 25.3 Anchorage, AK
43rd 7/30 Kyle Dylewski 25 Newport Beach, CA
44th 8/12 Jerry Webre 25 Eagle River, AK
45th 6/28 Ron Hall 24.8 San Diego, CA
46th 7/18 Kaz Kanemura 24.6 Elk Grove, CA
47th 7/22 Ben Abrams 24.5 Snohomish, WA
48th 6/18 Bob Mancini 24.3 Madison, CA
49th 8/6 Stacey Waid 24.1 Havre, MO
50th 7/16 Gary Kanemura 23.9 Lodi, CA
51st 6/23 Jerry Castano 23.6 Queen Creek, AZ
52nd 6/27 John Morgan  23.2 Anacortes, WA
53rd 7/2 Scott Horton 23.1 Cumming, GA
54th 7/7 Kaleb Bello 23.1 Kihei, HI
55th 6/7 Kevin Slosman 22.4 Carmel, IN
56th 8/3 Danny Huntsman 22.3 Salt Lake City, UT
57th 7/4 Riley Horton 22.2 Cumming, GA
58th 6/17 Jim Risher 22 Huntington Beach, CA
59th 7/24 Tim Wilson 21.5 Morehead City, NC
60th 7/8 Cameron Hughly 21.3 Lakeway, TX
61st 7/31 Jim Stieber 21.1 Harsens Island, MI
62nd 8/2 Jeff Gorski 21.1 Houston, TX
63rd 7/6 James Ludka 20.5 Torrance, CA
64th 8/17 Austin Szatlocky 20.4 Washington, UT
65th 8/15 Chris Wagner 20.2 Parker, CO
66th 8/21 Paul Mackey 20.2 Tulsa, OK
67th 6/6 Dennis Kiernan 20.1 Windsor, CA
68th 7/13 John Poppy 19.8 Newport Beach, CA
69th 8/19 Tim Hanson 19.8 Rye, NH
70th 6/26 Eric Driggers 19.6 Bainbridge, WA
71st 6/11 James Lee 19.2 Santa Barbara, CA
72nd 6/15 Mikol Millie 19.1 Milville, CA
73rd 8/1 Michael Pomrenke 18.8 Golden, CO
74th 7/3 Patrick Horton 18.1 Surprise, AZ
75th 8/25 James Buerge 17.6 South Gate, CA
76th 8/7 Jens Nannestad 17.5 Anchorage, AK
77th 8/13 Christine Resler 17.2 Anchorage, AK
78th 6/5 Aaron Richards 16.7 Flagstaff, AZ
79th 8/10 George Lowe 16.6 Arlington, VI
80th 8/24 Nemer Sarriedine 16.6 Oxnard, CA
81st 8/4 Will Nation 16.5 Phoenix, AZ
82nd 8/18 Kristina Mullen 14.4 Huntsville, TX
83rd 8/28 Tory Korn 9.9 Ketchikan, AZ
84th 8/30 James Dorris 9.9 Olive Branch, MS
85th 8/29 Keith Reeder 9.6 Douglas, AK
86th 8/26 Nick Troy 9.2 Irvine, CA
87th 8/27 Jorge Villegas 8.8 Long Beach, 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

2023 Top 10 King of Day Winners
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

 


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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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.

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