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2025 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 June 29

KOD6.29.25.KenDole26.4lbs#14
June 29th Ken Dole - 26.4lbs
KOD6.28.25AllisonBrook26.0lbs#22
June 28th Allison Brook - 26.0lbs
KOD6.27.25DanaGandy26.5lb#24
June 27th Dana Gandy - 26.5lbs
KOD 06262025 GalandHallowell#26 24 6lbs
June 26th Galand Hallowell - 24.6lbs
KOD6.25.25KellyBoyd19.2lbs#21
June 25th Kelly Boyd - 19.2lbs
KOD6.24.25BryanBucl22.4lbs#4

June 24th Bryan Bucl - 22.4lbs

KOD6.23.25GloriaVail22.5lbs#17
June 23rd Gloria Vail - 22.5 lbs
KOD6.22.25KennyParkerson22.1lbs#14
June 22nd Kenny Parkerson - 22.1lbs
KOD6.21.25RudyVerdugo27.6lb#16
June 21st Rudy Verdugo 27.6lbs
KOD6.20.25TheresaAldridge19.0lbs#7
June 20th Theresa Aldridge - 19.0lbs
KOD06192025TuckerZibilich26.3#21
June 19th Tucker Zibilich - 26.3lbs
KOD6.18.25MikeArnold26.7lb#26
June 18th Mike Arnold - 26.7lbs
KOD6.17.25DougJudson19.4lb#28
June 17th Doug Judson - 19.4lbs
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June 16th Jim Sandbeck - 17.5lbs
King of the Day June 15th at Waterfall Resort
June 15th Candace Gillespie - 38.3lbs
King of the Day June 14th at Waterfall Resort
June 14th Kolby Colledge - 30.7lbs
King of the Day June 13th at Waterfall Resort
June 13th Anthony Vitale - 23.0 lbs
June 12th King of the Day at Waterfall Resort
June 12th Weston Hwang - 27.9 lbs
King of the Day on June 11th at Waterfall Resort
June 11th Allen Bayer - 25.0 lbs

2025 King of the Day Leader Board

Place Date Name Weight Hometown
1st 6/15 Candace Gillespie 38.3 Heath Texas
2nd 6/14 Kolby Colledge 30.7 Highland, UT
3rd 6/12 Weston Hwang 27.9 Mission Viejo, CA
4th 6/21 Rudy Verdugo 27.6 Oceanside, CA
5th 6/18 Mike Arnold 26.7 Kents Store, VA
6th 6/27 Dana Gandy 26.5 Anacortes, WA
7th 6/29 Ken Dole 26.4 Prescott, AZ
8th 6/19 Tucker Zibilich 26.3 Seattle, WA
9th 6/28 Allison Brook 26.0 Shoreline, WA
10th 6/9 Conrad Kahlig 25.4 New Braunfels, TX
11th 6/11 Allen Bayer 25.0 Columbus, TX
12th 6/26 Galand Hallowell 24.6 Durham, CA
13th 6/13 Anthony Vitale 23.0 Ventura, CA
14th 6/10 Eleanor Kahlig 22.6 New Braunfels, TX
15th 6/23 Gloria Vail 22.5 Rockford, WA
16th 6/24 Bryan Bucl 22.4 Wichita, KS
17th 6/22 Kenny Parkerson 22.2 San Juan Capistrano, CA
18th 6/17 Doug Judson 19.4 Fairbanks, AK
19th 6/25 Kelly Boyd 19.2 Mill Valley, CA
20th 6/20 Theresa Aldridge 19.0 San Luis Obispo, CA
21st 6/16 Jim Sandbeck 17.5 East Grand Forks, MN

 

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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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