27 pound chinook salmon brings in top $10,000 prize on first day of inaugural Tournament of Kings on Fort Peck
Montana Tourney Trail

27 pound chinook salmon brings in top $10,000 prize on first day of inaugural Tournament of Kings on Fort Peck

150 teams from seven states brought in 19 salmon on Fort Peck Reservoir on Friday for the inagural Tournament of Kings. These are the prize winners for Day 1. Tomorrow is a whole new day for Day 2!

  1. David Milam (Havre, MT), Daniel Milam (Havre, MT), Benjamin Milam (Billings, MT)27.100 pounds$10,000
  2. Jamie Dolen (South Shore, SD), Laura Dolen (South Shore, SD), Jessy Johnson (Milbank, SD)25.350 pounds$7,500
  3. Jody Goodman (Great Falls, MT), Kathy Goodman (Great Falls, MT)24.950 pounds$5,000
  4. Dylan Sander (Glasgow, MT), Julius Lopez (Glasgow, MT), Trevor Kleppelid (Circle, MT), Shawn Sander (Plevna, MT)24.850 pounds$3,750

The Captain will be broadcasting live from the water for Day 2 results on Saturday. Find out where to tune in here or watch the livestream on Facebook here.

We’ll have Day 2 results here Saturday evening!

Photo is of Cameron Hockett a few weeks ago, pre-fishing.

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