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 catches. The event's Monday-Thursday catch was 5,369, while Friday-Sunday totaled 13,775—both periods exceeding the 2024 harvest, which was 3,811 and 14,603 respectively.
Jens Gran of Polson won all three Bucket of Fish contests, weighing in a combined 93.65 pounds of lake trout.
Top Anglers and Their Results
- Terry Krogstad of Kalispell claimed the Top Angler title with 1,206 entries and a consistent 57.83 average over his best 18 days.
- 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
“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.”
The competition ranks top anglers based on their best 18 days of catches.
Author's summary: The 2025 Fall Mack Days event broke records in lake trout entries, with Kalispell’s Terry Krogstad taking the top angler title through consistent performance over 18 days.