2025 Spring Mack Days-Final Results

2025 Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ended on Saturday May 10^th   breaking the 2019 Spring Event record of 40,362 lake trout with a total of 60,138 entries turned in over the nine weeks of fishing on Flathead Lake. A total of 206 anglers out of the 562 registered anglers turned in one or more lake trout. Fridays total came to 2,522 and Saturday ended with 1,360.  Total entries from the Friday to Sunday fishing is 48,393 and Monday to Thursday fishing came to 11,745. Mack Days is a fish conservation effort used as a tool to reduce the non-native lake trout and increase the native bull trout and westslope cutthroat populations in Flathead Lake. 

Coming in 1^st in the Top Twenty anglers was Kalispell angler Kolton Turner with 2,320 entries and a 100.0 18-day average. This is win number five for Kolton in the Spring Events beginning with the 2021 Spring Event. A close second place was Jason Mahlen of Kalispell with 2,243 entries and average of 99.56. Jason is a seven time 1^st place winner over the years. Bob Turner-Kalispell 3^rd with 2,142 and 96.78, 4^th place David Myers of Riverton WY with 2,182 and 96.67, 5^th Clint Speer of Kalispell 1,586 72.22, 6^th Larry Ashwell of Missoula 1,330 70.17, 7^th Jerry Benson-Plains 1,517 and 69.67, 8^th Terry Krogstad-Kalispell 1,447 69.11, 9^th Patrick Casey of Townsend 1,456 68.17, 10^th Steve Andrachick-Kalispell 1,372 66.33, 11^th Bob Stewart-Kalispell 1,235 64.11, 12^th Devon Bukowski-Kalispell 1,182 61.61, 13^th Gene Corne-Kalispell 1,282 60.78, 14^th Julie Perkins-Kalispell 1,166 58.11, 15^th Mike Benson Lonepine 1,229 57.83, 16^th Larry Karper-Florence 1,018 54.89, 17^th Larry Ludahl-Kalispell 1,030 50.72, 18^th Michael Stevenson-Kalispell 929 46.78, 19^th Bryan Long-Columbia Falls-919 45.56, and 20^th David Kelch of Great Falls with 724 and 39.78.

Janet Myers of Riverton WY was first in the Ladies with 506, 2^nd with 251-Connie Jones of Kalispell, 3^rd place went to Shaunda Albert of Ronan with 220, 4^th Laurie Bouley of Columbia Falls with 68, and 5^th Laurie Kreis of Huson with 26. 

Veteran youth angler Brodie Smith-Kalispell took 1^st in the 13-17 Category with a total of 796, 2^nd Fjord Borgen-Kalispell 74, and David Gerspach-Kila 5. 

Up and coming angler Carter Lindsay was first in the 12 & Under category with 70, 2^nd Mason Persico-Missoula-59, and 3^rd Allyvia Yang of Missoula-32. 

Largest lake trout entry was a 38.25” lake trout weighing 22.66lbs turned in by Tristan Persico of Missoula on Friday. Tristan was meet on shore for the weighing and released the older lake trout back into the lake. 

Smallest lake trout awards went to Jim Flinchbaugh of Kalispell with a 156mm lake trout 6.5” and Gene Corne with a 155mm small lake trout. 

Spirit of the Event custom made knives by Bob Crowder of Thompson Falls were awarded to Janet Myers of Riverton WY and Patrick Casey of Townsend. This award is given to anglers who exemplify what the events are and show good sportsmanship. Siberian Coolers were won by Clint Speer, Claude Kaber and Jason Mahlen. Tagged lake trout the last week of the event were turned in by Ryker Bair of Helena X 2, Julie Perkins, Larry Karper, and Weston Turner. 

For a complete list of lottery winners and awards go to www.mackdays.com and click on 2025 Spring Event stats. There is a tab with a list at the bottom of the page. 

A BIG THANK YOU to all of the anglers who helped make this event such a success. If you caught one fish or 2,320-every entry counts and is important!  These events depend on all of the anglers.

Have a great summer everyone.

–CSKT–

Feature photo: Tristan Persico of Missoula turned in the largest lake trout entry. 38.25” and 22.66lbs.

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