Cheboygan Salmon Tournament has another strong turnout

CHEBOYGAN – It might’ve been scorching hot out on Saturday, but that probably didn’t matter for the anglers out at sea.  

Like past years, participants all seemed to be enjoying themselves on the water while catching several fish in the process.  

On Saturday, the 24th Annual Cheboygan Salmon Tournament took place, with fishermen heading out to sea with a shotgun start at 6 a.m. Anglers returned to shore at 2 p.m. and then had their fish weighed in at “The Big Tent” at Gordon Turner Park at 3 p.m.  

Winning this year’s Boat Division title was Jo Jo’s Pintail of Sault Ste. Marie. The boat, captained by Joey Dobrowolski, finished with a total weight of 56.51 pounds.  

Winning the Largest Salmon was Manistique’s Don St. John, who recorded 18.81 pounds.  

Petoskey’s Luke Schrage captured the Largest Steelhead at 7.36 pounds.  

Other winners included Cheboygan’s Nate Roznowski (Largest Lake Trout, 17.98 pounds), Levering’s Christopher Kowalski (Mystery Weight, 7.27 pounds), and Cheboygan's Tyler Smith (Largest Walleye, 2.98 pounds).  

This year’s tournament had 60 boats registered, 47 boats weighed in, and 1,210.49 total pounds of fish.  

Providing entertainment over the weekend were Cheboygan musicians Billy Jewell and Charlie Reager, who performed at Friday’s dinner event and from noon all the way up until the start of the weigh-in on Saturday. Friday night’s dinner was put on by the Cheboygan Eagles.

The 24th edition of the tournament was put on by the Cheboygan community, Cheboygan Salmon Tournament committee, and the Cheboygan Trail Blazers.  

2022 O-FISH-AL Tournament Results (Cheboygan Salmon Tournament)   

60 Boats Registered  

47 Boats Weighed In  

1,210.49 Pounds Of Fish Weighed In  

BOAT DIVISION  

CAPTAIN, BOAT, CITY, TOTAL WEIGHT  

1. Joey Dobrowolski, Jo Jo's Pintail, Sault Ste. Marie, 56.51 

2. Dylan Orr, Hard Ripples, Presque Isle, 55.33 

3. Justin Lail, Low-Ball-N, Cheboygan, 53.26  

4. Mark McClutchey, Diabolical, Indian River, 51.04  

5. Nate Roznowski, Reel Hyper, Cheboygan, 49.60  

6. Ron Lail, Miss N Me, Cheboygan, 46.34  

7. Don Solomonson, Fishy Business, Cedarville, 45.91  

8. Josh Larsen, Island Bender, Pierson, 44.11  

9. Tammy Dobrowolski, Kingsfisher II, Cheboygan, 41.66 

10. Dale Wilson, J Wilson, Sault Ste. Marie, 40.99 

11. Ethan Jarvis, Reel Addiction, Cheboygan, 40.15  

12. Alvin Sitkiewicz, Fish Wagon, Cheboygan, 39.18  

13. Gabe Jones, Hooligan, Cheboygan, 38.09  

14. Jon Kennedy, Fish Mafia, Indian River, 37.06  

15. Greg Lipple, Sea Hawk, Cedarville, 32.18  

LARGEST SALMON  

1. Don St. John, Play Time, Manistique, 18.81  

2. Ron Lail, Miss-N-Me, Cheboygan, 15.59  

3. Justin Martinchek, The Wicked, Hancock, 15.26  

4. Christopher Kowalski, Little Debbie, Levering, 7.27  

5. Tammy Dobrowolski, Kingfisher II, Cheboygan, 6.91  

LARGEST STEELHEAD  

Luke Schrage, E-Fish-N-Sea, Petoskey, 7.36 

LARGEST LAKETROUT  

Nate Roznowski, Reel Hyper, Cheboygan, 17.98  

MYSTERY WEIGHT (7.27)  

Christopher Kowalski, Little Debbie, Levering, 7.27  

LARGEST WALLEYE  

Tyler Smith, Tyler Smith and Family, Cheboygan 2.98