Benson maintains Mack Days lead

After four weeks of the Fall 2020 Mack Days fishing event on Flathead Lake, Lonepine’s Mike Benson remains in first place with a total of 545 fish. The anglers had great weather last weekend, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes said, and the weekend total was 1,398 lake trout. Most anglers said the fishing were biting in the mornings, the afternoons were quiet and then it picked up in the late afternoons and evenings.

Trollers are starting to catch some nice lake trout CSKT said in a press release, and anglers who are jigging are getting the higher numbers of fish.

Terry Krogstad of Kalispell turned in a $200 tagged lake trout. Tagged fish worth $100 were turned in last weekend by Ken Rickert of Thompson Falls, Roger Schiff of Whitefish (2), Kenny Garrett (2), Larry Ashwell and Scott Bombard of Missoula, Julie Perkins, Paul Soukup and Nathan Scalise of Polson and Richard Kreis and Laurie Kreis of Huson.

Due to the shortened spring season, the fall event will run 10 weeks, ending on November 15. Mack Days is used as a tool by CSKT to reduce non-native lake trout in Flathead Lake.

2020 FALL MACK DAYS

Top 10

1. Mike Benson, Lonepine, 545; 2. Sam Cusker, Bigfork, 401; 3. Scott Bombard, Missoula, 373; 4. Kolton Tuner, Kalispell, 359; 5. Larry Ashwell, Missoula, 355; 6. Terry Krogstad, Kalispell, 321; 7. Steve Benson, Spokane Valley, Washington, 288; 8. Bob Turner, Kalispell, 279; 0. John Gauci, Florence, 277; 10. Julie Perkins, Kalispell, 241.

Ladies

1. Julie Perkins, Kalispell, 241; 2. Laurie Kreis, Huson, 154; 3. Kim McMillie, Polson, 54; 4. Gina Schiff, Whitefish, 45; 5. Debby Sacchi, Thompson Falls, 36.

70 and Over

1. Larry Ashwell, Missoula, 355; 2. John Gauci, Florence, 277; 3. Larry Karper, 211; 3. Jack Kirkland, Missoula, 164; 5. Marty Herak, Polson, 95.

12 and Under

1. Tripp Bick, 10; 2. Kaden Blowers, Missoula, 6; 3. Gage Spring, Alberton, 4; 4. Brodie Smith, Kalispell, 1.

Age 13-17

1. Jeff Devlin, Polson, 14; 2. Makenna Garrett, Missoula, 8; 3. Kadin Kammerer, Missoula, 7; 4. Wyatt Thompson, Bigfork, 2.

$100 weekend drawing winners

Laurie Kreis, Terry Krogstad, Beth Gardner of Kalispell Dan Smith of Kalispell and Kolton Turner.

For more information, go to http://www.mackdays.com or call (406) 270-3386.