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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 July 6

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July 21st Joe Brown - 10.0lbs
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July 20th Dennis Olson - 9.7lbs Silver
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July 19th Eric Dickey - 11.1lbs Silver
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July 18th Mary Wanzer - 21.2lbs
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July 18th Michael Ohr - 11.0lbs Silver
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July 16th Matt Ausman - 9.1lbs Silver
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July 15th Peter Boskufsky - 17.8lbs
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July 15th Timothy Secory - 9.8lbs Silver
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July 14th Patrick Duke - 17.5lbs 
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July 14th Kyle Jessee - 8.8lbs Silver
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July 13th Randy Norwood - 9.5lbs Silver
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July 12th Bob Whaley - 9.2lbs Silver
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July 11th Tim Kujawski - 7.5lbs Silver
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July 10th Josh Geier - 17.8lbs
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July 10th Jeremy Kearns - 8.7lbs Silver
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July 8th Nick Glaze - 11.5lbs Silver

2025 King of the Day Leader Board

Place Date Name Weight Hometown
1st 6/15 Candace Gillespie 38.3 Heath Texas
2nd 7/1 Michael Peacock 34.6 Mesquite, NV
3rd 7/4 Lloyd Loncosky 34.0 Columbia City, OR
4th 7/2 MarioPerla 33.1 Mercer Island, WA
5th 7/5 Yang Yang 32.2 Santa Clara, CA
6th 6/14 Kolby Colledge 30.7 Highland, UT
7th 7/3 Derek Edwards 28.8 Seattle, WA
8th 6/30 Leonard Roll 28.1 Spokane, WA
9th 6/12 Weston Hwang 27.9 Mission Viejo, CA
10th 6/21 Rudy Verdugo 27.6 Oceanside, CA
11th 6/18 Mike Arnold 26.7 Kents Store, VA
12th 6/27 Dana Gandy 26.5 Anacortes, WA
13th 6/29 Ken Dole 26.4 Prescott, AZ
14th 6/19 Tucker Zibilich 26.3 Seattle, WA
15th 6/28 Allison Brook 26.0 Shoreline, WA
16th 6/9 Conrad Kahlig 25.4 New Braunfels, TX
17th 6/11 Allen Bayer 25.0 Columbus, TX
18th 6/26 Galand Hallowell 24.6 Durham, CA
19th 7/6 Dennis Clancy 23.5 Mount Vernon, WA
20th 6/13 Anthony Vitale 23.0 Ventura, CA
21st 6/10 Eleanor Kahlig 22.6 New Braunfels, TX
22nd 6/23 Gloria Vail 22.5 Rockford, WA
23rd 6/24 Bryan Bucl 22.4 Wichita, KS
24th 6/22 Kenny Parkerson 22.2 San Juan Capistrano, CA
25th 7/18 Mary Wanzer 21.2 Ketchikan, AK
26th 6/17 Doug Judson 19.4 Fairbanks, AK
27th 6/25 Kelly Boyd 19.2 Mill Valley, CA
28th 6/20 Theresa Aldridge 19.0 San Luis Obispo, CA
29th 7/10 Josh Geier 17.8 Fairbanks, AK
30th 7/15 Peter Boskufsky 17.8 Anchorage, AK
31st 6/16 Jim Sandbeck 17.5 East Grand Forks, MN
32nd 7/14 Patrick Duke 17.5 Anchorage, AK
33rd 7/16 Lauren Sommer 14.0 Anchorage, AK
SILVER SALMON OF THE DAY  
34th 7/8 Nick Glaze 11.5 Terrell, TX
35th 7/19 Eric Dickey 11.1 Dallas, TX
36th 7/18 Michael Ohr 11.0 Lakeside, CA
37th 7/21 Joe Brown 10.0 Mcallen, TX
38th 7/15 Timothy Secory 9.8 Urbandale, IA
39th 7/20 Dennis Olson 9.7 Mission Viejo, CA
40th 7/13 Randy Norwood 9.5 Merritt Island, FL
41st 7/7 Nina Sharp 9.3 Valley Center, LA
42nd 7/17 Trevor Burgis 9.3 Douro-Dummer, ON
43rd 7/12 Bob Whaley 9.2 Grover Beach, CA
44th 7/16 Matt Ausman 9.1 Waxhaw, NC
45th 7/14 Kyle Jessee 8.8 Holladay, UT
46th 7/10 Jeremy Kearns 8.7 Puyallup, WA
47th 7/9 Shane Morinville 8.0 Florence, MT
48th 7/11 Tim Kujawski 7.5 Pleasant Hill, 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

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