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Nice job Justin!

Nice job Adam! Will looks just as happy in this picture as the other one.

Nice job Scott.

Nice shots Mike. I am wishing I was on the lake right now instead of at work.

Great photo Dennis! Did you add the date below the sign with photoshop?

Nice job Tim!

How fast is your speed while you are trolling? Speed is just as important as water temperture. I generally troll around 2.7-3.0MPH on a GPS. Surface speeds do not take into account underwater current. What your are traveling on the surface is not what your baits are traveling underwater. The underwater speed is the critical one. One of the best ways of determining the correct speed without an underwater speed and temp probe is by watching the bend in a diver rod. Once you catch a fish, note what the bend is in your diver rod. On my boat and from where I stear, the ideal bend is the rod tip should be between the reel and the first eye on the rod.

One of the biggest factors for catching fish, is water temp. They say chinook salmon(what we have in the Great Lakes) prefer 42-44F. The active ones can be caught in waters up to 54F. I have caught fish in warmer water. This was when they were staged in the fall for the run up the rivers. In the fall you should be targeting areas closer to the river mouths.

Nice pictures Ken. I noticed on a couple of pictures a February date on the time stamp, and you are in a boat. Was the boat an ice breaker, or is the time stamp date incorrect?

Nice job Larry! I have not been out in a couple of weeks and enjoy reading these reports.

Nice job Kevin! I hear those 6' logs taste a lot like chicken.

The flasher/fly combination is a GREAT fish producer. I was trying to find out more infomation about the fish you are catching. What species of salmon are they? Do they spawn in the rivers?

Nice job Adam! I dont think Will could get a bigger grin from ear to ear even if he tried!

Nice job Mike!

Nice job Phil, and way to put the smack down on them for the season!

Good to see you again Anton! Do these fish run up the rivers in the fall and spawn?

Nice pictures Randy.

Nice job Kyle!

Nice job Matt. I have to work this weekend. I may get out one day next weekend.

Do not submit a picture of the deer in the back of your truck, or a picture of a deer hanging. I will remove any post that shows a picture of a deer in the back of a truck, or hanging in a barn, garage, or tree.

This is the official 2009 Best Photo deer contest. The winner of this years contest will receive a lure gift package valued around $30. This is open to pictures of bucks or does. Rules Your this years hunting license must be visible in the photo. Make sure you tag your trophy before you take the picture. You can submit photos of bucks or does. All entries must be uploaded to the gallery here first, and then put in your post. This way all photos will be even. Take a minute after your find your deer and get a quality outdoor senario. Make sure you attach your tag before you take your photo. Post your reply to this thread with your deer photo. Good luck to all!

Hunter reminds Glen everytime we go out. "Do not knock this one off with the net". I almost knocked one off in the last GLFTT event.

Nice job Jay!

I was playing around with photoshop one day and created the bottom photo. Before Yes, they are reeling in a fish. After We did not get this fish in the boat.

This was the sunrise on 1 January at our house. This is looking out the window at my computer desk.