The Week in Fish Pictures~ Year 2# Week#34

OUTSTANDING START TO THIS WEEK!!! I am really inspired by the work at the Canada show. That largemouth/Pumpkinseed? scene is breathtaking. It is my favorite of the bunch!!! WOW> Makes me want to thaw out a monster bass and start working on it. Incredible work all around. Very nice trout as well. Top notch. Hard to top that phenominal start!!!

Keep it up,
Jimmy

 

WOW, Great Fish!!!!

Here is a smallmouth I threw a quick paint job on yesterday to take up to gander mtn.

 

them brookies and that pumpkinseed are sweet!

 

46lb 8oz muskie. 54inch long 27inch girth skin mount.
current state record. on a BUD EVANS wood slab..

 

gary bruch repo smally i did for a traveling trophy for a bass club.. they have about 8 turnaments and the winner of each gets to take it home till the next turney,also they get their name on a brass plate to be attatched to the wood... they have a points system and the angler of the year gets it for keeps..

 

another pic.

 

also finished a stringer mount with two 20lb+ pike..
customer wanted something different....

 

Great looking work to all! WOW!!!

Fishstuffer, I bow down before you! Those pike are absolutely out of this world. Holy smokes what a nice piece. Very impressed!

 

Wow Rick,
Somebody at Surrey and in Quebec is doing some great teaching on fish taxi. That Surrey show had some great looking stuff. All were great, though the walleye really caught my "eye". Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks for posting those epics Rick....love the brook trout.

Fishstuffer- All look better than great. Super carve job on the pike

Brook Trout skin mount- carved body- wholesale piece



Lake trout skin mount--Great lakes fish--carved body--wholesale piece

 

After returning from Surry I finished a wholesale largemouth skin mount in a class setting.

 

Great looking bass Gary !

 

Outstanding fish and very inspiring. I think, as far as the show goes, my favorite is the bass chasing the sunny.

Fishstuffer: Man, you've been busy. Raising the bar again. Love the Pike. Beautiful work on all the fish.

As usual, some fine work again Aaron and Gary. Always look forward to seeing your work.

Here's a 15 inch Lake county repro: The body marking were sketched in lightly with pencil then enhanced with scale detail black. These are the kind of Black Crappies we see in my area.

 

head shot:

 

I really like that stringer mount.

 

YOU GUYS ARE ALL SICK SICK SICK WITH TALENT

 

Wow. Those two pike on the stringer, wow. Somebody knows the northern pike. Hats off to fishstuffer.

 

I'll chime in with the masses... those pike look terrific!! And what a nice touch with a single fish- other species with that smallmouth... very well presented!

Gary... your fish never cease to amaze me with how incredibly life like they are: I fully believe if I stare at the screen for more than a few seconds, they'll either flop or I'll begin to see the gill cover rise and fall. You set a tremendous example for all of us with how far we should be pushing ourselves to go.

Brian... Outstanding! I guess you figured out a successful game plan for that, just as I kinda figured you would. That is a very sharp looking crappie. If your pike is half as nice you'll be in good shape.

Aaron... Nice work! It's simply amazing what that old H brush can dish out, isn't it? LOL More accurately... it's pretty darned cool what your talent allows you to do with that H brush.

Terrific start! And thanks for sharing those photos Rick... very cool to see!

 

DITTO!!! Great work so far everyone.