Kalispell Angler Terry Krogstad Wins Fall Mack Days
The 2025 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, concluded Sunday with a total of 19,144 lake trout entries, surpassing last year's 18,414.
A total of 335 anglers participated, with 116 submitting one or more lake trout. The Monday-Thursday catch totaled 5,369, while Friday-Sunday reached 13,775. Both periods exceeded the 2024 harvest of 3,811 and 14,603 respectively.
Jens Gran of Polson won all three Mack Days Bucket of Fish contests, catching a combined weight of 93.65 pounds of lake trout.
Top Angler and Leading Competitors
Veteran angler Terry Krogstad of Kalispell secured the Top Angler title with 1,206 entries and a 57.83 fish average over 18 days. Anglers are ranked based on their best 18 days of entries.
- David Myers, Riverton, Wyoming: 986 entries, 51.56 average
- Larry Ashwell, Missoula: 1,007 entries, 49.5 average
- Julie Perkins, Kalispell: 1,027 entries, 48.83 average
- Jack Kirkland, Lolo: 803 entries, 41.89 average
- Patrick Casey, Townsend: 774 entries, 41.06 average
- Devon Burkowski, Kalispell: 760 entries, 38.06 average
- Richard Kreis, Huson: 663 entries, 33.39 average
- Lyndon Lee, Canada: 535 entries, 27.67 average
- Mike Benson, Lonepine: 516 entries, 27.17 average
Photo Courtesy of CSKT Fisheries
Fall Mack Days continues to draw strong participation and showcase experienced anglers competing for top honors on Flathead Lake.
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