THE 30TH ANNUAL HOMER WINTER KING SALMON TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024
The Homer Chamber of Commerce and the Winter King Salmon Tournament Committee are very pleased to announce that the 29th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament held on Saturday, March 25th handed out an estimated $132,129 in prize money along with a record amount of merchandise prizes worth over $31,000, more than double the number of prizes over last year’s tournament. This year, the tournament returned to its original March timeframe after shifting to April for the last two tournaments. Originally scheduled for March 18, it was postponed for one week due to weather conditions. This year’s tournament had 818 anglers and 273 boats that participated in the tournament.
The top-place angler Gail Bilyue with a fish weighing 26.12 pounds. The unofficial results are currently showing that he will earn $62,036 in total cash prizes including the team’s Side Tournament winnings. This year’s Youth Prize winner was 9-year-old Liam Carney with a 16.54 pound King. Third-place finisher Dakota Alward had the largest white king which earned him an additional prize package. Here is a summary of the winning anglers:
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ANGLER
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WEIGHT
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EARNINGS
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SIDE TOURNEYS
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1
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Gail Bilyeu
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26.12
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$23,313
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$38,723
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2
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Alivia Erickson
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23.36
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$12,270
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$10,140
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3
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Dakota Alward
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23.12
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$9,816
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4
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Paul Ostrander
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22.98
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$8,589
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5
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Dan Dahlen
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21.86
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$7,362
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6
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Bo Calhoun
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21.70
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$6,135
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7
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Joseph Inglis
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20.68
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$4,908
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$1,820
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8
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Brianna Bahl
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20.32
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$3,681
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9
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James Thompson
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19.52
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$2,454
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10
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Jason Kinnard
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18.96
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1,227
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A complete list of the official results can be found at HomerWinterKing.com.
The Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament is the premier fishing tournament in Alaska and the biggest on the West Coast. The new tournament area by the Homer Deep Water Dock is the perfect setting to showcase the Homer Harbor and the beautiful ocean waters of Kachemak Bay.
This year Sea Tow Southcentral Alaska provided the official tournament boat keeping an eye on the anglers to make sure they were operating safely and adhering to tournament rules.
Many local businesses and over 50 volunteers helped make this record setting event happen. A very special thanks to Presenting Sponsors Ulmer's Drug & Hardware + Weigh In Sponsor UPS Store, plus Event Sponsors Homer Boat Harbor, Kachemak Gear Shed, Muslow + Agnew Group, Alaska Peninsula Plumbing & Mechanical, Captain's Coffee, L&R Rental, All Rigged, Cosmic Cannabis Company, Moore & Moore Services, Inc., The Grog Shop Collins Excavating, Dibble Creek Rock Ltd., Alaskan Brewing Co., and K&L Distributing, and NOMAR made the most perfect WKT Championship Vest as well as new this year is a hoodie for the Youth Champion.
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