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2022 KING OF KINGS SALMON TOURNAMENT WINNERS

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. 

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2022 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 Pounds Hometown
1st 7/20 Kaz Kanemura 52.2 Elk Grove, CA
2nd 7/2 Ara Goll 46.2 Henderson, NV
3rd 7/17 Nelson Wheeler 45.7 Scottsdale, AZ
4th 7/4 Lloyd Bolton 44.7 Featherville, ID
5th 6/21 Tom Williams 44.1 Riverhead, NY
6th 7/3 Valerie Holloway 40.2 Ripon, CA
7th 8/5 Richard DeFrank 39.2 Huntington Beach, CA
8th 7/15 Dave Wood 38.7 Waterford, CA
9th 8/01 Kyle Dylewski 38.6 Costa Mesa, CA
10th 7/30 Haley Bolen 38.4 Newport Beach, CA
11th 7/18 Philip Moorthy 38.2 Concord, CA
12th 7/8 Aaron Mayo 36.8 Portland, OR
13th 7/29 Brendan Collopy 36.2 Durham, NC
14th 8/14 Alex Millie 35.7 San Francisco, CA
15th 6/30 Mary Kerr 33.8 Woodbridge, VA
16th 7/1 Todd Petersen 33.2 Rosemount, MN
17th 7/12 David Sinton 32.5 Bozeman, MT
18th 6/19 Michael Cascela 32.7 Cape Canaveral, FL
19th 7/22 Bill Coleman 31.6 Boydton, VA
20th 8/02 Chris Dieselman 31.2 Los Gatos, CA
21st 6/24 Mike Baker 31.0 Twisp, WA
22nd 6/26 Lance Leasure 30.0 Burien, WA
23rd 7/21 Chris Schmidt 29.3 Medina, WA
24th 8/15 Tyler Atkinson 29.1 Santa Margarita, CA
25th 7/11 Paul Wellenkamp 29.0 Pismo Beach, CA
26th 7/27 Kelly McLoughlin 28.9 Raleigh, NC
27th 7/14 Jason Volentine 28.2 Fernley, NV
28th 6/23 Tim Gregoire 27.9 Puyallup, WA
29th 7/13 Charlie Murrah 27.5 Carrollton, GA
30th 6/29 Jay Risher 27.3 Laguna Beach, CA
31st 6/20 Carl Baxter 27.1 Bow, NH
32nd 7/9 Dale Wolfield 26.8 Port Ewen, NY
 33rd  6/17  Brita Stewart  26.8  Anacortes, WA
34th 8/03 Justin Dyke 26.5 Jamul, CA
35th 7/16 Josh Gilmore 26.0 Wheatland, CA
36th 7/5 Jack Ma 25.8 Pleasanton, CA
 37th  6/16  Tony Humbert  25.3  Trenton, OH
38th 8/12 Steven Roberts II 25.1 Redding, CA
39th 8/13 Heather Condon 25.0 Costa Mesa, CA
40th 7/28 Jay Freeman 25.0 Durham, NC
41st 6/25 Paul Bergeron 25.0 Plymouth, MN
42nd 8/11 Blake Evans 24.6 Lake Forest, CA
43rd 7/23 Casey Schear 24.1 New York, NY
44th 7/6 Taz Harvey 23.6 Danville, CA
45th 8/18 Patricia Kolowich 23.5 Northville, MI
46th 7/7 Christopher Darr 23.5 Warren, OR
47th 8/16 Scott Mahon 23.4 Bellvue, WA
48th 6/28 Hank Goebel 23.4 Goleta, CA
49th 8/8 Amber McIntosh 23.2 Washington DC
50th 8/4 Kyle Klein 22.7 Riverside, CA
 51st  6/18  Sherman Murray  22.2  Ontario, OR
52nd 7/24 Robert Schultz 22.0 Redcrest, CA
53rd 7/31 Scott Taylor 21.8 San Diego, CA
54th 8/10 Jill Riley 21.5 Chubbuck, ID
55th 6/22 Patricia MacCallum 21.0 Puyallup, WA
56th 8/17 Mark Zander 23.4 Chicago, IL
57th 6/27 Nate Osborne 20.9 Salem, OR
58th 7/19 Gary Kanemura 20.5 Lodi, CA
59th 7/25 Erik Chessmore 20.5 Rolling Hills Estates, CA
60th 7/26 Neal Lester 20.1 Wake Forest, NC
61st 8/20 Harlow Lewis 19.0 Ketchikan, AK
62nd 8/7 Phil Cochrane 18.2 Elmhurst, IL
63rd 8/19 Morton (Tre) August 18.0 Redondo Beach, CA
64th 8/9 Rick Fox 17.5 Anchorage, AK
 65th  6/15  Kim Bird  16.6  Meridian, ID
66th 7/10 David Levri 15.8 Falls Church, VA
67th 8/6 Stewart Economos 13.7 Winchester, CA
68th 8/21 Addison Lewis 8.4 Ketchikan, AK

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2022 WINNERS
Listed by Month and Place and Pending Acceptance
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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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

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

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.

Follow our leaderboard to see whose going to land the best King of the season. 

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