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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 3rd

8.11.25KODJohnMinge18v2
August 11th John Minge - 18.2lbs
8.10.25KODJohnHopkins26v2
August 10th John Hopkins - 26.0lbs
KOD8.8.25JamesHansen27.1#7v2
August 8th James Hansen - 27.1lbs
KOD-08072025-RhianonMendoza#6v2
August 7th Rhianon Mendoza - 23.6lbs
KOD8.5.25RichardCromwell22.5#20v2
August 6th Richard Cromwell - 22.5lbs
SOD8.5.25KaseyBateman25.6#15v2
July 5th Kasey Bateman - 25.6lbs
KOD8.4.25BrendaWolfe30#14-(4)
August 4th Brenda Wolfe - 30.0lbs
SOD8325LanceFunk103
August 3rd Lance Funk - 10.3lbs
SOD8225SteeleRoberts96
August 2nd Steele Roberts - 9.6lbs
SOD8125ErickNelle96
August 1st Erick Nelle - 9.6lbs
SOD73025Alex.Boggs
July 30th Alex Boggs - 8.6lbs
SOD72925KyleDylewski
July 29th Kyle Dylewski - 8.9lbs
SOD72825LoganBoggs
July 28th Logan Boggs - 8.2lbs
SOD72625MikeMyers
July 26th Mike Myers - 10.6lbs
SOD72725AlexBoggs
July 27th Alex Boggs - 9.0lbs
SOD72525ReeceMyers
July 25th Reece Myers - 10.5lbs
SOD721
July 21st Joe Brown - 10.0lbs
SOD720
July 20th Dennis Olson - 9.7lbs Silver

2025 Salmon of the Day Leader Board

Place Date Name Weight Hometown Salmon
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 6/14 Kolby Colledge 30.7 Highland, UT King
7th 8/4 Brenda Wolfe  30.0 Boise, ID King
8th 7/3 Derek Edwards 28.8 Seattle, WA King
9th 6/30 Leonard Roll 28.1 Spokane, WA King
10th 6/12 Weston Hwang 27.9 Mission Viejo, CA King
11th 6/21 Rudy Verdugo 27.6 Oceanside, CA King
12th 8/8 James Hansen 27.1 Graham, WA King
13th 6/18 Mike Arnold 26.7 Kents Store, VA King
14th 6/27 Dana Gandy 26.5 Anacortes, WA King
15th 6/29 Ken Dole 26.4 Prescott, AZ King
16th 6/19 Tucker Zibilich 26.3 Seattle, WA King
17th 8/10 John Hopkins 26.0 Big Fork Montana King
18th 6/28 Allison Brook 26.0 Shoreline, WA King
19th 8/5 Kasey Bateman 25.6 Heber City, UT King
20th 6/9 Conrad Kahlig 25.4 New Braunfels, TX King
21st 6/11 Allen Bayer 25.0 Columbus, TX King
22nd 6/26 Galand Hallowell 24.6 Durham, CA King
23rd 8/7 Rhianon Mendoza 23.6 Santa Barbara, CA King
24th 7/6 Dennis Clancy 23.5 Mount Vernon, WA King
25th 6/13 Anthony Vitale 23.0 Ventura, CA King
26th 6/10 Eleanor Kahlig 22.6 New Braunfels, TX King
27th 8/6 Richard Cromwell 22.5 McCormick, SC King
28th 6/23 Gloria Vail 22.5 Rockford, WA King
29th 6/24 Bryan Bucl 22.4 Wichita, KS King
30th 6/22 Kenny Parkerson 22.2 San Juan Capistrano, CA King
31st 7/18 Mary Wanzer 21.2 Ketchikan, AK King
32nd 6/17 Doug Judson 19.4 Fairbanks, AK King
33rd 6/25 Kelly Boyd 19.2 Mill Valley, CA King
34th 6/20 Theresa Aldridge 19.0 San Luis Obispo, CA King
35th 8/11 John Minge 18.2 Anchorage, AK King
36th 7/15 Peter Boskufsky 17.8 Anchorage, AK King
37th 7/10 Josh Geier 17.8 Fairbanks, AK King
38th 7/14 Patrick Duke 17.5 Anchorage, AK King
39th 6/16 Jim Sandbeck 17.5 East Grand Forks, MN King
40th 7/16 Lauren Sommer 14.0 Anchorage, AK King
41st 7/24 Mike Christensen 12.4 Tacoma, WA Silver
42nd 7/23 Michael Strawbridge 11.8 Apex, NC Silver
43rd 7/8 Nick Glaze 11.5 Terrell, TX Silver
44th 7/19 Eric Dickey 11.1 Dallas, TX Silver
45th 7/18 Michael Ohr 11 Lakeside, CA Silver
46th 7/22 Edwin Drepps 10.7 Centerville, MN Silver
47th 7/26 Mike Myers 10.6 Dana Point, CA Silver
48th 7/25 Reece Myers 10.5 Laguna Beach, CA Silver
49th 8/3 Lance Funk 10.3 American Falls, IA Silver
50th 7/31 Caeden Jeppesen 10 Champlin, MN Silver
51st 7/21 Joe Brown 10 Mcallen, TX Silver
52nd 7/15 Timothy Secory 9.8 Urbandale, IA Silver
53rd 7/20 Dennis Olson 9.7 Mission Viejo, CA Silver
54th 8/2 Steele Roberts 9.6 Anderson, CA Silver
55th 8/1 Erick Nelle 9.6 Rocklin, CA Silver
56th 7/13 Randy Norwood 9.5 Merritt Island, FL Silver
57th 7/17 Trevor Burgis 9.3 Douro-Dummer, ON Silver
58th 7/7 Nina Sharp 9.3 Valley Center, LA Silver
59th 7/12 Bob Whaley 9.2 Grover Beach, CA Silver
60th 7/16 Matt Ausman 9.1 Waxhaw, NC Silver
61st 7/27 Alex Boggs 9 La Canada, CA Silver
62nd 7/29 Kyle Dylewski 8.9 Newport Beach, CA Silver
63rd 7/14 Kyle Jessee 8.8 Holladay, UT Silver
64th 7/10 Jeremy Kearns 8.7 Puyallup, WA Silver
65th 7/30 Alex Boggs 8.6 La Canada, CA Silver
66th 7/28 Logan Boggs 8.2 La Canada, CA Silver
67th 7/9 Shane Morinville 8 Florence, MT Silver
68th 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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