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 catch was split between Monday-Thursday, totaling 5,369, and Friday-Sunday, accounting for 13,775. Both periods exceeded the 2024 harvest of 3,811 and 14,603, respectively.
Top Anglers and Winners
- Top Angler: Terry Krogstad of Kalispell led with 1,206 entries and a 57.83 average over 18 days.
- David Myers of Riverton, Wyoming, placed second with 986 entries (51.56 average).
- Larry Ashwell of Missoula earned third with 1,007 entries (49.5 average).
- Julie Perkins of Kalispell recorded 1,027 entries (48.83 average).
- Other top anglers included Jack Kirkland, Patrick Casey, Devon Burkowski, Richard Kreis, Lyndon Lee, and Mike Benson.
Additional Contest Winner
Jens Gran from Polson won all three Mack Days Bucket of Fish contests, weighing a total of 93.65 pounds of lake trout. (Photo Courtesy of CSKT Fisheries)
"The 2025 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, came to an end Sunday with a total of 19,144 lake trout entries."
Top 10 anglers were ranked by their best 18 days of entries.
Summary: The 2025 Fall Mack Days fishing event broke participation and catch records, with Terry Krogstad of Kalispell leading the top angler list and Jens Gran dominating the Bucket of Fish contests.