CHEBOYGAN — One of Northern Michigan’s biggest fishing tournaments took place this past weekend, as the 2026 Cheboygan Salmon Tournament was held on Saturday. Aug. 1.
In this year’s event, 71 boats registered and 57 boats weighed in. In total, 1,781.69 pounds of fish weighed in.
Here’s a look at this year’s winners:
2026 Cheboygan Salmon Tournament Results
BOAT DIVISION
Captain Boat City Weight (Pounds)
1. Jack France, Diabolical II, Cheboygan, 74.32
2. Mark McClutchey, Diabolical, Indian River, 71.01
3. Jimmy Spencer, Water Tractor, Harbor Springs, 64.09
4. Jeff Tucholski, Gator Bair, Presque Isle, 62.64
5. Rob Duffiney, Aussea’s Troller, Cheboygan, 55.13
6. Jeff Mouch, Cranky, Metamora, 53.46
7. Tammy Dobrowolski, Kingfisher II, Cheboygan, 50.99
8. Josh Larsen, Island Bender, Pierson, 50.37
9. Don Solomonson, Fishy Business, Cedarville, 48.41
10. Kyle Loridon, Big Water Tackle, Sault, 47.85
11. Eye Degrease, Chad Schook, Cheboygan, 46.57
12. Don St. John, Play Time, Manistique, 45.95
13. Ron Lail, The Last Line, Cheboygan, 45.19
14. Steve Lawson, Soo Angler, Sault, 44.61
15. Todd Curtis, Sandman, Rogers City, 43.03
LARGEST SALMON
1. Kyle Loridon, Big Water Tackle, Sault, 12.27
2. Todd Curtis, Sandman, Rogers City, 12.03
3. Travis Merchant, Wasting Time, Cheboygan, 12.00
4. Joe Mellon, Lucy, Harbor Springs, 11.44
5. Mark McClutchey, Diabolical, Indian River, 10.61
LARGEST STEELHEAD
NO STEELHEAD
LARGEST LAKETROUT
Jack France, Diabolical II, Cheboygan, 24.04
LARGEST ATLANTIC
Greg Mixon, Maverick, Milford, 7.85
MYSTERY WEIGHT (O-FISH-AL Mystery weight was 7.13)
Rich Corbin, Stranglehold, Fremont, 7.14
LARGEST WALLEYE
Kyle Neff, Whippin Lines, Indian River, 6.21
LARGEST WALLEYE COOLER
Dylan Smith, Smith Brothers, Cheboygan, 15.92
SALMON SIDE BET
Les McFarland, Looking for Charlie, Alanson, 20.11
Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at jgreenleaf@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
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