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 catches.
A total of 335 anglers participated, with 116 submitting one or more lake trout entries. The event's catches from Monday to Thursday totaled 5,369, while Friday to Sunday accounted for 13,775—both periods showing differences compared to 2024's harvest of 3,811 and 14,603, respectively.
Top Contest Winners
- Jens Gran of Polson won all three Mack Days Bucket of Fish contests, weighing in a total of 93.65 pounds of lake trout.
- Veteran angler Terry Krogstad of Kalispell earned the Top Angler title with 1,206 entries and a 57.83 average over 18 days.
Other Top Anglers
- David Myers of Riverton, Wyoming – 986 entries, 51.56 average
- Larry Ashwell of Missoula – 1,007 entries, 49.5 average
- Julie Perkins of Kalispell – 1,027 entries, 48.83 average
- Jack Kirkland of Lolo – 803 entries, 41.89 average
- Patrick Casey of Townsend – 774 entries, 41.06 average
- Devon Burkowski of Kalispell – 760 entries, 38.06 average
- Richard Kreis of Huson – 663 entries, 33.39 average
- Lyndon Lee of Canada – 535 entries, 27.67 average
- Mike Benson of 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.”
Author's summary: The 2025 Fall Mack Days event saw a record number of lake trout entries, with Kalispell's Terry Krogstad named Top Angler among hundreds of participants.