You could be one of the big winners in the Kewaunee Door County Salmon Tournament that finishes this Sunday. So far 35 King Salmon weighing 25 pounds or more have been registered in the area, including the two top fish which were taken off of Washington Island.  The ten-day fishing derby has drawn over 3,300 anglers competing for the $15,000 top prize.  Organizer Kevin Naze says the stories of friends and families coming back for the tournament over the years make for special memories on and off the water.

Tom Bray of Iron Mountain, Michigan is top on the leaderboard with a 31.9-pounder and Ryan Jorgenson of Washington Island is in second place with a 31.65-pound salmon.  The 19-year-old Jorgenson caught his 42-inch Chinook last Saturday morning, hours before the funeral of his longtime friend and fishing buddy Bradley Jordan died in a motorcycle accident.  Washington Island is having an inaugural Bradley Jordan Memorial Prize/Plaque for the biggest fish weighed in on the island.  The unofficial top 40 fish taken in the tournament are listed below.  

Tom Bray, 31.90, 7/16 @ WI

Ryan Jorgenson, 31.65, 7/15 @ WI

Cathy Lohrey, 28.97, 7/16 @ A

Andrew Barker, 28.77, 7/19 @ SB

Reid Winkler, 27.55, 7/16 @ K

Jon Kasten, 27.30, 7/18 @ BH

Barry Hullett, 26.82, 7/16 @ WI

Nick Kenney, 26.81, 7/15 @ SB

Lynn Albers, 26.79, 7/18 @ A

Kevin Bartz, 26.65, 7/14 @ A

Megan Waelchli, 26.62, 7/17 @ BH

James Wolfenberg, 26.52, 7/18 @ BH

Charles Wagner, 26.51, 7/18 @ SB

Callie Kress, 26.50, 7/19 @ BH

Sam Buhr, 26.28, 7/19 @ A

Cory Schneider, 26.23, 7/19 @ A

Troy Berryman, 26.15, 7/18 @ WI

Wallace Krueger, 26.00, 7/18 @ WI

Kevin Iczkowski, 25.89, 7/18 @ K

Jason DeJardin, 25.85, 7/19 @ A

Dave Tillman, 25.82, 7/15 @ SB

Kevin Luedtke, 25.71, 7/15 @ BH

Andy Jurczykowski, 25.64, 7/18 @ WI

Alec Nickel, 25.59, 7/18 @ WI

Christian Miller, 25.48, 7/18 @ WI

Paul Zich, 25.38, 7/15 @ A

Jon Denny, 25.32, 7/17 @ SB

Jeremy Naze, 25.29, 7/19 @ A

Michael KuKuzke, 25.20, 7/19 @ SB

Brandon Belchmer, 25.16, 7/15 @ K

Brad Veeser, 25.18, 7/15 @ SB

Randy Dorow, 25.16, 7/16 @ WI

Matthew Monk, 25.14, 7/19 @ WI

Ron Trzcinski, 25.10, 7/18 @ BH

Scott Dunn, 25.04, 7/17 @ WI

Wallace Krueger, 24.98, 7/16 @ WI

Terry Gfeller, 24.89, 7/14 @ WI

Scott Chevalier, 24.86, 7/17 @ K

Todd Wiese, 24.79, 7/18 @ A

Alex Hahn, 24.76, 7/16 @ BH

(photo by Ellie Krueger)