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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 Aug 30th

KOD8.29v2
August 29th Geoffrey Buchholz - 18lbs
KOD8.28.25ToryKorn25v2
August 28th Tory Korn - 25.4lbs
KOD8.27.25SethAngerer24v2
August 27th Seth Angerer - 24.8lbs
8.26.25KODToryKorn22v2
August 26th Tory Korn - 22.8lbs
8.25.25KODRowanGraham23v2
August 25th Rowan Graham - 23.7lbs
KOD8.24.25MikeBeaty25v2
August 24th Mike Beaty - 25.6lbs
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August 23rd Edgar Martinez - 23.0
8.22.25KODAndrewKikuta21v2
August 22nd Andrew Kikuta - 21.0
8.21.25KODLauraHolmesMurphy23v2
August 21st Laura Holmes Murphy - 23.1lbs
8.20.25.KODLeRoyThomas28v2
August 20th LeRoy Thomas - 28.3lbs
8.19.25KODDavidLarson25v2
August 19th David Larson - 25.2lbs
KOD8.18.25RyanSchultze27.6#24v2
August 18th Ryan Schultze - 27.6lbs
KOD8.17.25MichaelPierce31.5Ibs#18v2
August 17th Michael Pierce - 31.5lbs
KOD8.16.25NathanWaite21.6#23v2
August 16th Nathan Waite - 21.6lbs
KOD8.15.25GaryRadz23.3#25v2
August 15th Gary Radz - 23.3lbs
KOD8.13.25DanOakes22.3#19v2
August 13th Dan Oakes - 22.4lbs
KOD-08142025-PatrickDuffer#8-28.3lbsv2
August 14th Patrick Duffer - 28.3lbs

2025 Salmon of the Day Leader Board

Place Date Name Weight Hometown Type
1st 6/15 Candace Gillespie 38.3 Heath Texas King
2nd 7/1 Michael Peacock 34.6 Mesquite, NV King
3rd 7/4 Lloyd Loncosky 34.0 Columbia City, OR King
4th 7/2 MarioPerla 33.1 Mercer Island, WA King
5th 7/5 Yang Yang 32.2 Santa Clara, CA King
6th 8/17 Michael Pierce  31.5 Kemah, TX King
7th 6/14 Kolby Colledge 30.7 Highland, UT King
8th 8/4 Brenda Wolfe 30.0 Boise, ID King
9th 7/3 Derek Edwards 28.8 Seattle, WA King
10th 8/14 Patrick Duffer 28.3 Overland Park, KS King
11th 8/20 LeRoy Thomas 28.3 Chico, CA King
12th 6/30 Leonard Roll 28.1 Spokane, WA King
13th 6/12 Weston Hwang 27.9 Mission Viejo, CA King
14th 6/21 Rudy Verdugo 27.6 Oceanside, CA King
15th 8/18 Ryan Schultze  27.6 Johns Creek, GA King
16th 8/8 James Hanson 27.1 Graham, WA King
17th 6/18 Mike Arnold 26.7 Kents Store, VA King
18th 6/27 Dana Gandy 26.5 Anacortes, WA King
19th 6/29 Ken Dole 26.4 Prescott, AZ King
20th 6/19 Tucker Zibilich 26.3 Seattle, WA King
21st 6/28 Allison Brook 26.0 Shoreline, WA King
22nd 8/10 John Hopkins 26.0 Bigfork, MT King
23rd 8/5 Kasey Bateman 25.6 Herber City, UT King
24th 8/24 Mike Beaty 25.6 Cathedral City, CA King
25th 6/9 Conrad Kahlig 25.4 New Braunfels, TX King
26th 8/28 Tory Korn  25.4 Ketchikan, AK King
27th 8/19 David Larson 25.2 Puyallup, WA King
28th 6/11 Allen Bayer 25.0 Columbus, TX King
29th 8/27 Seth Angerer 24.8 Mealdsburg, CA King
30th 6/26 Galand Hallowell 24.6 Durham, CA King
31st 8/25 Rowan Graham  23.7 Trabuco Canyon, CA King
32nd 8/7 Rhianon Mendoza 23.6 Santa Barbara, CA King
33rd 7/6 Dennis Clancy 23.5 Mount Vernon, WA King
34th 8/15 Gary Radz 23.3 Englewood, CO King
35th 8/21 Laura Holmes Murphy 23.1 Richmond, CA King
36th 6/13 Anthony Vitale 23.0 Ventura, CA King
37th 8/23 Edgar Martinez 23.0 Cherry Valley, CA King
38th 8/26 Tory Korn  22.8 Ketchikan, AK King
39th 6/10 Eleanor Kahlig 22.6 New Braunfels, TX King
40th 6/23 Gloria Vail 22.5 Rockford, WA King
41st 8/6 Richard Cromwell 22.5 McCormick SC King
42nd 6/24 Bryan Bucl 22.4 Wichita, KS King
43rd 8/13 Dan Oakes 22.3 Overland Park, KS King
44th 6/22 Kenny Parkerson 22.2 San Juan Capistrano, CA King
45th 8/16 Nathan Waite 21.6 Yuba City, CA King
46th 7/18 Mary Wanzer 21.2 Ketchikan, AK King
47th 8/22 Andrew Kikuta 21.0 Hilo, HI King
48th 6/17 Doug Judson 19.4 Fairbanks, AK King
49th 6/25 Kelly Boyd 19.2 Mill Valley, CA King
50th 6/20 Theresa Aldridge 19.0 San Luis Obispo, CA King
51st 8/12 George Lowe 18.5 Arlington, VA King
52nd 8/11 John Minge 18.2 Anchorage, AK King
53rd 8/29 Geoffrey Buchholz 18 Antelope, CA King
54th 7/15 Peter Boskufsky  17.8 Anchorage, AK King
55th 6/16 Jim Sandbeck 17.5 East Grand Forks, MN King
56th 7/14 Patrick Duke 17.5 Anchorage, AK King
57th 7/17 Terry Wanzer 14.6 Ketchikan, AK King
58th 7/16 Lauren Sommer 14.0 Anchorage, AK King
59th 7/24 Mike Christensen 12.4 Tacoma, WA Silver
60th 7/11 Josh Geier 12.1 Fairbanks, AK Silver
61st 7/23 Michael Strawbridge 11.8 Apex, NC Silver
62nd 7/8 Nick Glaze 11.5 Terrell, TX Silver
63rd 7/19 Eric Dickey 11.1 Dallas, TX Silver
64th 7/18 Michael Ohr 11.0 Lakeside, CA Silver
65th 7/22 Edwin Dropps  10.7 Blaine, MN Silver
66th 7/26 Mike Myers 10.6 Dana Point CA Silver
67th 7/25 Reece Myers 10.5 Dana Point CA Silver
68th 8/3 Lance Funk  10.3 American Falls ID Silver
69th 7/21 Joe Brown 10.0 Mcallen TX Silver
70th 7/31 Caeden Jeppesen 10.0 Champlin MN 55316 Silver
71st 7/15 Timothy Secory  9.8 Urbandale, IA Silver
72nd 7/20 Dennis Olson 9.7 Missions Viejo, CA Silver
73rd 8/1 Erick Nelle 9.6 Rocklin CA 96765 Silver
74th 8/2 Steele Roberts  9.6 Anderson CA Silver
75th 7/13 Randy Norwood 9.5 Merritt Island, FL Silver
76th 7/7 Nina Sharp 9.3 Valley Center, LA Silver
77th 7/17 Trevor Burgis 9.3 Douro- Dumme, ON Silver
78th 7/12 Bob Whaley 9.2 Grover Beach, CA Silver
79th 7/16 Matt Ausman 9.1 Waxhaw, NC Silver
80th 7/27 Alex Boggs  9.0 La Canada CA Silver
81st 7/30 Alex Boggs  9.0 La Canada CA Silver
82nd 7/29 Kyle Dylewski 8.9 Newport Beach, CA Silver
83rd 7/14 Kyle Jessee  8.8 Holladay, UT Silver
84th 7/10 Jeremy Kearns 8.7 Puyallup, WA Silver
85th 7/28 Logan Boggs  8.2 La Canada CA Silver
86th 8/30 Brenna Reeder 8 Douglas, AK SIlver
87th 7/11 Tim Kujawski 7.5 Pleasant Hill, CA Silver

 

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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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