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.
THE LATEST KING OF THE DAY CATCHES
Updated July 29th
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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 | 7/14 | Josh Kirk | 33.9 | Madera, CA |
10th | 7/27 | Ryan Sedey | 33.9 | Lakewood Village, TX |
11th | 7/29 | Logan Boggs | 33.9 | La Canada, CA |
12th | 7/15 | Armando Soto | 33.5 | Lemoore, CA |
13th | 6/29 | Ron Hall | 32.8 | San diego, CA |
14th | 6/10 | Jeremiah Seely | 32.3 | Lehi, UT |
15th | 7/17 | Brain Lima | 31.4 | Loomis, CA |
16th | 7/23 | Neal Lester | 31.2 | Wake Forest, NC |
17th | 7/11 | Erick Beyer | 31.1 | Las Vegas, NV |
18th | 7/21 | Craig Vaplon | 31.1 | San Diego, CA |
19th | 7/26 | Greg Feeney | 31 | Folsom, CA |
20th | 6/9 | Morgan Webb | 30.7 | Bloomington, MN |
21st | 7/25 | Scott Johnson | 30.4 | Richmond, VA |
22nd | 6/12 | Jeremy Dutson | 29.2 | Midvale, UT |
23rd | 6/21 | Jim Buisman | 29.1 | Siletz, OR |
24th | 7/9 | James Sciano | 28.1 | San Antonio, TX |
25th | 6/14 | Luis Flores | 28 | Fremont, CA |
26th | 7/10 | Robert Morton | 28 | Henderson, NV |
27th | 7/12 | Gianluca Campanile | 27.5 | Lake Worth, FL |
28th | 7/5 | Bob Hogan | 27.2 | Oro Valley, AZ |
29th | 6/8 | Dylan Eads | 26.9 | San Clemente, CA |
30th | 6/25 | David Collmann | 26.7 | Austin, TX |
31st | 6/20 | Nick Biasetti | 25.7 | San Diego, CA |
32nd | 6/16 | Jon Giilbert | 25.6 | Seattle, WA |
33rd | 6/13 | Brian Murkowski | 25.3 | Anchorage, AK |
34th | 6/28 | Ron Hall | 24.8 | San Diego, CA |
35th | 7/18 | Kaz Kanemura | 24.6 | Elk Grove, CA |
36th | 7/22 | Ben Abrams | 24.5 | Snohomish, WA |
37th | 6/18 | Bob Mancini | 24.3 | Madison, CA |
38th | 7/16 | Gary Kanemura | 23.9 | Lodi, CA |
39th | 6/23 | Jerry Castano | 23.6 | Queen Creek, AZ |
40th | 6/27 | John Morgan | 23.2 | Anacortes, WA |
41st | 7/2 | Scott Horton | 23.1 | Cumming, GA |
42nd | 7/7 | Kaleb Bello | 23.1 | Kihei, HI |
43rd | 6/7 | Kevin Slosman | 22.4 | Carmel, IN |
44th | 7/4 | Riley Horton | 22.2 | Cumming, GA |
45th | 6/17 | Jim Risher | 22 | |
46th | 7/24 | Tim Wilson | 21.5 | Morehead City, NC |
47th | 7/8 | Cameron Hughly | 21.3 | Lakeway, TX |
48th | 7/6 | James Ludka | 20.5 | Torrance, CA |
49th | 6/6 | Dennis Kiernan | 20.1 | Windsor, CA |
50th | 7/13 | John Poppy | 19.8 | Newport Beach, CA |
51st | 6/26 | Eric Driggers | 19.6 | Bainbridge, WA |
52nd | 6/11 | James Lee | 19.2 | Santa Barbara, CA |
53rd | 6/15 | Mikol Millie | 19.1 | Milville, CA |
54th | 7/3 | Patrick Horton | 18.1 | Surprise, AZ |
55th | 6/5 | Aaron Richards | 16.7 | Flagstaff, AZ |
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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
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