The 2007
World Fish Carving
Championships
Winners

Best In World, Open Level, Decorative Lifesize
$500.00 Cash Award from Bear Air Express
CLARK SCHREIBEIS, Billings, MT
"Danger at the Cleaning Station"

Second In World, Open Level, Decorative Lifesize
$300.00 Cash Award from Bear Air Express
RON BAILEY, London, Canada
Leafy Seadragon

Third In World, Open Level, Decorative Lifesize
$200.00 Cash Award from Bear Air Express
ANDREW TUNIKOV, St. Petersburg, Russia
Sterlet

Best In World, Open Level, Decorative Miniature
$500.00 Cash Award
JEFF COMPTON, Nisswa, MN
Queen Angelfish

Best In World, Open Level, Natural Finish
$500.00 Cash Award
ANDREW TUNIKOV, St. Petersburg, Russia
Salmon

Christine Berry Award for Best Reef Fish Carving
$600.00 Cash Award
JEFF COMPTON, Nisswa, MN
Queen Angelfish

Best of Division, Open Level, Fish Carvers Invitational
DAVE ARNDT, Saginaw, MI
Yellow Perch

Open Level, Best of Category, Decorative Lifesize

Best of Category, Open Level, Decorative Lifesize, Trout, Salmon, Char
ANDREW TUNIKOV, St. Petersburg, Russia
Salmon

Best of Category, Open Level, Decorative Lifesize, Other Freshwater Game Fish
LANCE LYONS, Jamul, CA
Juvenile Striped Peacock Bass

Best of Category, Open Level, Decorative Lifesize, Miscellaneous Freshwater Fish
ANDREW TUNIKOV, St. Petersburg, Russia
Sterlet

Best of Category, Open Level, Decorative Lifesize, Saltwater Fish
CLARK SCHREIBEIS, Billings, MT
"Danger at the Cleaning Station"

Best of Category, Open Level, Decorative Lifesize, Wall Mount Carvings
BOB BERRY, El Cajon, CA
Pilot Fish

Open Level, Best of Category, Decorative Miniature

Best of Category, Open Level, Decorative Miniature, Freshwater Fish
STEVE TAYLOR, Cedar City, UT
Brown Trout

Best of Category, Open Level, Decorative Miniature, Saltwater Fish
JEFF COMPTON, Nisswa, MN
Queen Angelfish

Open Level, Best of Category, Natural Finish

Best of Category, Open Level, Natural Finish, Interpretive
TEOM LIM, Nanoose Bay, Canada
Rainbow

Best of Category, Open Level, Natural Finish, Realistic
ANDREW TUNIKOV, St. Petersburg, Russia
Salmon

Open Level, Best of Category, Fish Carvers Invitational

Best of Category, Open Level, Fish Carvers Invitational, Raccoon Butterflyfish
MICHAEL BUELNA, Orland, CA
Butterflyfish

Best of Category, Open Level, Fish Carvers Invitational, Brown Trout
DON CAMERON, Janesville, CA
Brown Trout

Best of Category, Open Level, Fish Carvers Invitational, Yellow Perch
DAVE ARNDT, Saginaw, MI
Yellow Perch

Intermediate Level

Best of Show, Intermediate Level
$200.00 Cash Award
JOHN DYSERT, Federal Way, WA
Sturgon

Best of Division, Intermediate Level, Decorative Lifesize
JOHN DYSERT, Federal Way, WA
Sturgon

Best of Division, Intermediate Level, Decorative Miniature
LENNART PETTERSSON, Balinge, Sweden
Lumpsucker

Best of Division, Intermediate Level, Natural Finish
GENE BREMMER, Parkers Prairie, MN
Trout

Best of Division, Intermediate Level, Fish Carvers Invitational
JOHN SOWLES, Watsonville, CA
Brown Trout

Best of Category, Intermediate Level, Decorative Lifesize, Trout, Salmon, Char
DALE BARRETT, Redmond, OR
Brook Trout

Best of Category, Intermediate Level, Decorative Lifesize, Other Freshwater Gamefish
JOHN DYSERT, Federal Way, WA
Sturgon

Best of Category, Intermediate Level, Decorative Lifesize, Saltwater Fish
JOHN DYSERT, Federal Way, WA
Queen Angelfish and 2 Yellow Tangs

Best of Category, Intermediate Level, Decorative Lifesize, Wall Mount Carvings
DALE BARRETT, Redmond, OR
Rainbow

Best of Category, Intermediate Level, Decorative Miniature, Saltwater Fish
LENNART PETTERSSON, Balinge, Sweden
Lumpsucker

Best of Category, Intermediate Level, Natural Finish, Interpretive
KEITH STOVER, Ridgefield, WA
Paired Steelhead

Best of Category, Intermediate Level, Natural Finish, Realistic
GENE BREMMER, Parkers Prairie, MN
Trout

Best of Category, Intermediate Level, Fish Carvers Invitational, Brown Trout
JOHN SOWLES, Watsonville, CA
Brown Trout

Novice Level

Best of Show, Novice Level
$200.00 Cash Award
RICHARD HIEBER, Galion, OH
Rainbow Trout

Best of Division, Novice Level, Decorative Lifesize
RICHARD HIEBER, Galion, OH
Rainbow Trout

Best of Division, Novice Level, Decorative Lifesize Wall Mount
JAMES FOSCALINA, Livermore, CA
Rainbow Trout

Best of Division, Novice Level, Decorative Miniature
RICHARD HIEBER, Galion, OH
Male Brown Trout

Best of Division, Novice Level, Fish Carvers Invitational
CARL LEWIS, Milldale, CT
Raccoon Butterflyfish

Best of Category, Novice Level, Decorative Lifesize, Freshwater Fish
RICHARD HIEBER, Galion, OH
Rainbow Trout

Best of Category, Novice Level, Decorative Lifesize, Saltwater Fish
ROBERT MOFFETT, Wilmington, NC
Clown Triggerfish

Best of Category, Novice Level, Decorative Lifesize Wall Mount, Freshwater Fish
JAMES FOSCALINA, Livermore, CA
Rainbow Trout

Best of Category, Novice Level, Decorative Miniature, Freshwater Fish
RICHARD HIEBER, Galion, OH
Male Brown Trout

Best of Category, Novice Level, Fish Carvers Invitational, Raccoon Butterflyfish
CARL LEWIS, Milldale, CT
Raccoon Butterflyfish

Best of Category, Novice Level, Fish Carvers Invitational, Brown Trout
MICHAEL LAROCHELLE, Cornelius, OR
Brown Trout

Best of Category, Novice Level, Fish Carvers Invitational, Yellow Perch
CARL LEWIS, Milldale, CT
Yellow Perch

2007 WFCC Ribbon Winners
Open Level, Decorative Lifesize Division

Trout, Salmon, Char
     Andrei Tunikov, St Petersburg, Russia -- Salmon -- First Place
     Bill Cooke, Sparks, NV -- High Mountain Cutthroat -- Second Place
     Scott Humble, Springville, UT -- Golden Trout -- Third Place

Other Freshwater Gamefish
     Bob Berry, El Cajon, CA -- Pumpkin Seed & Green Sunfish -- Third Place
     Danny Patterson, Spanaway, WA -- Black Crappie -- Second Place
     Lance Lyons, Jamul, CA -- Juvenile Striped Peacock Bass -- First Place

Miscellaneous Freshwater Fish
     Bob Berry, El Cajon, CA -- Discus -- Second Place
     Andrei Tunikov, St Petersburg, Russia -- Sterlet -- First Place
     Royce Embanks, Madras, OR -- Bluegill Pair -- Third Place

Saltwater Fish
     Ron Bailey, London, Canada -- Leafy Seadragon -- Second Place
     Josh Guge, Gilberts, IL -- Saddleback Butterfly -- Third Place
     Clark Schreibeis, Billings, MT -- "Danger at the Cleaning Station" -- First Place

Wall Mount Carvings
     Bob Berry, El Cajon, CA -- Pilot Fish -- First Place
     Dave Arndt, Saginaw, MI -- Black Crappie -- Second Place

Open Level, Decorative Miniature Division
Freshwater Fish
     Steve Taylor, Cedar City, UT -- Brown Trout -- First Place
     Paul Thiesing, Harriman, NY -- Largemouth Bass -- Second Place

Saltwater Fish
     Mike Mullett, West Lafayete, OH -- Picasso Triggerfish -- Third Place
     Jeff Compton, Nisswa, MN -- Queen Angelfish -- First Place
     Phil Brannan, Lumberton, TX -- Queen Angelfish -- Second Place

Open Level, Natural Finish Division
Interpretive Concepts
     Andrei Tunikov, St Petersburg, Russia -- Intrepretive -- Third Place
     Teom Lim, Nanoose Bay, Canada -- Rainbow -- First Place
     David Wirth, Temecula, CA -- Interpretive -- Second Place

Realistic, Natural Finish
     Paul Thiesing, Harriman, NY -- Trout -- Third Place
     Roger Newhouse, Niagara, WI -- Redeared Sunfish & Redeared Turtle -- Second Place
     Andrei Tunikov, St Petersburg, Russia -- Salmon -- First Place

Open Level, Fish Carvers Invitational Division
Decorative Lifesize Raccoon Butterflyfish
     Larry Goldman, Saginaw, MN -- Raccoon Butterfly -- Second Place
     Michael Buelna, Orland, CA -- Butterflyfish -- First Place

Decorative Lifesize Brown Trout
     Don Cameron, Janesville, CA -- Brown Trout -- First Place

Decorative Lifesize Yellow Perch
     Royce Embanks, Madras, OR -- Yellow Perch -- Second Place
     Dave Arndt, Saginaw, MI -- Yellow Perch -- First Place

Other Freshwater Fish
     John Dysert, Federal Way, WA -- Sturgon -- First Place

Saltwater Fish
     Bryan Carpenter, Klamath Falls, OR -- Permit -- Second Place
     John Dysert, Federal Way, WA -- Queen Angelfish and Yellow Tangs -- First Place

Wall Mount Carvings
     Lennart Pettersson, Balinge, Sweden -- Brown Trout -- Second Place
     Dale Barrett, Redmond, OR -- Rainbow -- First Place

Intermediate Level, Decorative Miniature Division
Saltwater Fish
     Lennart Pettersson, Balinge, Sweden -- Lumpsucker -- First Place

Intermediate Level, Natural Finish Division
Interpretive Fish Carvings
     Gene Bremmer, Parkers Prairie, MN -- Trout -- Second Place
     Keith Stover, Ridgefield, WA -- Paired Steelhead -- First Place
     Lennart Pettersson, Balinge, Sweden -- Brown Trout -- Third Place

Realistic, Natural Finish Carvings
     Keith Stover, Ridgefield, WA -- Sturgeon -- Third Place
     Gene Bremmer, Parkers Prairie, MN -- Trout -- First Place
     Carl Lewis, Milldale, CT -- Brown Trout -- Second Place

Intermediate Level, Fish Carvers Invitational Division
Decorative Lifesize Brown Trout
     John Sowles, Watsonville, CA -- Brown Trout -- First Place

Saltwater Fish
     Robert Moffett, Wilmington, NC -- Clown Triggerfish -- First Place

Novice Level, Decorative Lifesize Wall Division
Freshwater Fish
     James Foscalina, Livermore, CA -- Rainbow Trout -- First Place
     James Haan, Benicia, CA -- Trout -- Second Place

Novice Level, Decorative Miniature Division
Freshwater Fish
     Richard Hieber, Galion, OH -- Male Brown Trout -- First Place
     Dean Mesnard Jr., Decatur, IL -- Warmouth, Rock Bass, Pumpkinseed, Red Sunfish -- Second Place

Novice Level, Fish Carvers Invitational Division
Decorative Lifesize Raccoon Butterflyfish
     Carl Lewis, Milldale, CT -- Raccoon Butterflyfish -- First Place

Decorative Lifesize Brown Trout
     Michael LaRochelle, Cornelius, OR -- Brown Trout -- First Place
Dean Mesnard Jr., Decatur, IL -- Brown Trout -- Second Place

Decorative Lifesize Yellow Perch
     Carl Lewis, Milldale, CT -- Yellow Perch -- First Place