The Week in Fish Pictures~ Year 2# Week#33

[Rick Krane]

The Week in Fish Pictures~ Year 2# Week#33

Hey gang!!! Welcome from Surry Community College Annual Mini Course and Taxidermy Competition in beautiful area of Dobson / Mt Airy North Carolina!!!!!
Many wonderful displays and the best of Suppliers are on hand here for the annual show! A great time for all is here for the beginner to the most advanced Taxidermist alike this show has it all! Friendly folks help you find your way you seminars and to just a real great time surrounded by so much beauty!  If you have never been to this show you would want to add this one to your list of yearly events to attend!

WOW what a great week we all shared in this past week in fish pictures! There was some really inspirational fish work last week I hope you all had a great week my friends and family of Fishheads!!! Lets start off with some Big time thanks to our great contributors this past week!

Great work last week by Dave Campbell, Brain Holmes, Brain Watson, Marc, Ron A,
Aaron Stehling, Just Fish, Jeff Sooner, Cole Cruickshank, jemmick, Double J Taxidermy, Jimmy Lawrence, Terry Fuller, Mike Kroessig, John B Ohio,  Denny, Kerby Ross, Mike D, Tom L, Slick, NTWS, Hobo, FishTale, Glen, Pete Szymborski, 
   !!!!!!
Super work and Big thanks for sharing and aspiring all of us!

From beginner's to the best in the world we all join in every week in a critique free and hassle free string with nothing more then great artist and inspiring fish taxidermist and carves get together to share with one another their praise and inspiration of good will and friendship to one another.

This week I thought I would share a tremendously hard working diligently talented Taxidermist from the great State of Michigan! Mr. Dan Smithgall from Comstock Park Michigan! A proud member of the Miching Taxidermy association Dan has been working hard to get a jump on a long career in taxidermy! Dan currently works as a salesman at K & M Dodge in Grandrapids Dan one day wishes to be among the covetedly notable in his home State! Dan most recently spent a week with us on the farm and ate well and learned that great fish work is achievable with hard work and a great attitude! Dan completed a beautiful Dave Campbell Steelhead reproduction of a late fall Steelhead ( one of my favorites) !!! I hope you enjoy Dans fish as much as I do!

I hope you enjoy the week!
So with out further ado lets get week #33 under way.

So here we go and here is to a great week in fish pictures!!!! #33! Enjoy!

Uncle Dave I Still hope your wrist gets better!  See ya in June!

My Best!
Your Friend
Rick Krane
Here is Dan's Beautiful Steelhead!!!!

[crankin]

thats a beauty of a steelie! nice job Dan....

[Terry]

What a great looking fish! I love the colors in the head... outstanding.

I just finished an Arp reproduction pike the other night. This is the 34" blank. The color in the photo isn't the greatest, but I've taken worse. Also, the base looks kind of bland but is better in person; it's covered with that tan textured spray on stuff to give it that shallow water sand bottom look.

I should also mention that the eye is a Black Forest eye... Thanks for the sample Dennis. 

Next week it's on to another rainbow and another pike. Have a fabulous weekend everyone.

[Terry]

Here's a closer look at that Black Forest eye.

[bdahyrt]

Nice Fish Dan & Terry!!!

[RDA]

NICE PIKE TERRY!!  And Mr Krane,, that steel head is sick    your sick   and now youve made Dan sick     SICK WITH TALENT

[Perca fluviatilis]

Great start for a week!
Terry, I like your pikes colour, very natural
Dan´s steelhead is awesome too!

I finally finished my silverish fresh run arctic char. Skin mount and bondo cast head. Thanks Terry, your reference photo were very necessary. Although this fish was bit more goldish tone than your photos... big thanks.

[Jimmy Lawrence]

Dan!!!!  WHAT A STEELIE!!!!  It defenetely helps using one of Campbells blanks, you can't say enough about them.  Boy, if I ever do another steelhead, I hope it does it justice like yours does.  That is a very fine piece of art my friend!!! Congrats.

Terry, nice gold tipping on the Pike.  I have a 36" toad to do here sometime(personal trophy), and I cant wait after seeing that one!!!!!  Great job.

Great start this week. Nothing to contribute as of yet.  

[Travis Jones]

WOW what a way to start the week. Dan what a steelhead. Rick told me it was good, I think its great. Hope you had fun up in NH. Terry I think I say this about you every week now but I love your work. You are a true inspiration to me. Off to another rainbow huh? How about another largemouth???LOL The grass is always greener right? Great job so far this week.

[Jeff Sonner]

Nice fish so far everone. Just another L.M. This fish is a custom cast for a local 10 yr. old boy. His first big fish. 22 in. and 5lbs. 14oz. Molded about 30 mins. after being caught. My woodworker screwed up my oak panel, so I have to get another one cut before I can finish the background.  Guess I am going to have to become a woodworker also. This particular cast is actually the second cast out of the mold. The first is just about ready to be silicone molded for production. Should have casts ready in a few weeks. I am thnking of doing a tutorial when I paint up the next one for another one of my customers who lost all his mnts. in a house fire.

[GBRUCH]

Nice cast /paint Jeff.
Now you need to share your talent---Maybe a molding/casting seminar at the Indiana Show? 

[Trashfish]

Great job Dan and Rick on the Steelie. Great to hear another local Michigander can be labeled as a Fishhead. Love your Bass Jeff. Sorry I don't have any fish pictures this week, I've been busy with large mammal work this month. Keep up the great work gang. This weekly thread I believe, gets the wheels spinning for all of us.
Everyone have a great weekend!
Terry

[Marc]

WOW! What a great way to enjoy my granola this morning!! All the above fish are just super. I love the subtle coloration on the side of the char and that steelie is the " BOMB".  Another kick butt large mouth...a nice fleshy look in that head shot and Terry...That pike....VERY nice job. Great depth in that painting. I like the broken up transition of the belly to the side of fish. I use a template to get a look like that and it works nicely on the belly line. I think I'd like to try painting one with that lighter look. Most of mine end up comming out darker.

 Also looking very forward to seeing more UFD_a_stuff. Hope all is well with your healing process..

[mayhem15]

Holey moley! great fish this week.  That pike is amazing! tons of detail. nice job Terry, they are one of the hardest for me to paint.

PercaFluviatilis - love the silervy colors and swimming action. Looks alive!

  J sooner _One of the best bass i've ever seen!

here ae 2 sea trout i painted last week. Both blanks from New Wave 29" and 25".


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[Pescado]

Here's a inhouse "cultured fish".  A 31" Lk. Michigan Walleye.