A Lake Superior scene of a Chinook salmon caught on a fly will be featured on Minnesota's 2009 Trout and Salmon Stamp, the state Department of Natural Resources announced.
Trout and Salmon Stamp contest winner chosen
August 12, 2008 at 11:37PM
First-time contest winner Timothy Turenne of Richfield painted the acrylic design. This is the first time Turenne has won the Trout and Salmon Stamp contest.
Turenne, 49, said he chose that setting because it reminded him of fishing for salmon on the Great Lakes with his father.
Turenne's design was selected from among 21 entries in the contest, which was held last week at DNR headquarters in St. Paul.
There are no prizes in the contest, but the winner, retains reprint reproduction rights to the work, which is usually reproduced as a limited-edition wildlife print.
A Minnesota Trout and Salmon Stamp is required for those who fish in designated trout streams, designated trout lakes, Lake Superior, or who possess trout and salmon. Anglers must also buy a Minnesota fishing license.
The stamp will cost $10, with proceeds going toward trout stream habitat restoration projects, stocking trout, purchasing angling easements, and the management of Lake Superior, said Mark Ebbers, DNR Fisheries Trout and Salmon Program consultant.
Turenne has won other stamps competitions, among them the 2006 Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp, 2007 Minnesota Turkey Stamp, and the 2008 Colorado Habitat Stamp.
None of the boat’s occupants, two adults and two juveniles, were wearing life jackets, officials said.
