Mack anglers reel 'em in on Flathead

The 2005 Fall Mack Days event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ended Saturday.

Mack Days featured four weekends of lake trout "mack" fishing that started Sept. 30. The lake-trout fishing derby is an effort to help restore balance to the fisheries of Flathead Lake caused by the increasing population of lake trout.

More than $10,000 in cash and prizes was awarded during Mack Days.

2005 Fall Mack Days

Winners

$250 weekend winners: Chet Rollins, Polson, Dave Sparks, Thompson Falls, Brandt Hamernick, Missoula

Early bird drawing: Bill Swaney, Arlee, $100

$2,000 - Tim Shattuck, Kalispell, 71 lake trout

$1,500 - Dave Sparks, Thompson Falls, 91 lake trout

$1,000 - Sid Bitney, Kalispell, 111 lake trout

$750 - Rick Pederson, Hamilton, 57 lake trout

$500 - Marty Noyd, Missoula, 183 lake trout

$100 - Robert Parot Sr., Polson, 103 lake trout

$100 - Wally Poole, Polson, 10 lake trout

$100 - Harold Boggs, Kalispell, 13 lake trout

$100 - Doug White, Missoula, 154 lake trout

$100 - Keith Wock, Polson, 54 lake trout

$100 - Dick Zimmer, Pablo, 152 lake trout

$100 - Bill Swaney, Arlee, 96 lake trout

"Over 100 Club" $500 - Paul Haines, Ronan, 101 lake trout

Captains Prize $250 - Chet Rollins, Polson, 10 days entered

Number of fish

1. Brandt Hamernick, Missoula, 199 fish

2. Marty Noyd, Missoula, 183

3. Chet Rollins, Polson, 176

4. Doug White, Missoula, 154

5. Dick Zimmer, Pablo, 152

6. Bernd Albrecht, Polson, 143

7. Paul Soukup, Ronan, 114

8. Sidney Bitney, Kalispell, 111

9. Bill Sullivan, Missoula, 108

10. Robert Parot Sr., Polson, 103

11. Paul Haines, Ronan, 101

12. Kevin Sparks, Thompson Falls, 100

Youth

1. Keegan Noyd, Missoula, 84 fish

2. Heidi Hereford, Missoula, 27

3. Cody Burke, Missoula, 24

4. Dane Shattuck, Kalispell, 21

5. Brett Hereford, Missoula, 16

6. Brandi Lock, Kalispell, 13

7. Garett Vaughn, Charlo, 7

8. Earl Robinson, Pablo, 7

9. Mikayla Lebert, Missoula, 6

10. Daniel Hunt, St. Ignatius, 3