Colorado cutthroat trout

Skips

Nice trout. Looks like a brookie with a red belly.

Arlin

-- It is always the right time, to do the right thing. Lovinghandsmemoryboxs.com

Absolutely beautiful!!! You do great work.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

Wow! nice work.

-- Mike - Northern Upper Michigan

That’s crazy!!! I didn’t think your fish was made of wood until I saw the progress photos. You did an amazing job!

-- Woodify ~~ http://woodified.blogspot.ca/

I have to agree with the effort and the result, both outstanding.

The nearly translucent paint Job is beautiful and looks difficult to achieve!

I remember, from quite some time ago, seeing a husband wife pair were he did the carving and she did the painting. Her paint job took a lot longer as she seemed to paint scale by scale.

Have you done others? if so, show them!

-- "I never met a board I didn't like!"

Yah nailed it, beautiful cutthroat!

-- Bondo Gaposis

That is unbelievably realistic! It even looks wet! You are a serious artist. What finish do you use on these fish?

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

Yes, gfadvm and I would both like to know how you got the wet look!

-- "I never met a board I didn't like!"

Great work Skip, looks real. The carving and the coloring is really phenomenal. With my fishing luck this might be the way for me to go, make my own! I’ve been sending all your projects via email to my flyfisher son. He likes them a lot. Looking forward to more.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Here’s the real deal! Your’s is fantastic!

-- Sam Hamory - The project is never finished until its "finished"!

Superb piece! You never fail to amaze and impress me with your works. Excellent skills, talent and creativity.

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Wow!

-- Dan ~ Texarkana, Tx.

Which one is the real one?

-- Mike, American in Norway

Very nice workmanship.I once owned a 26 inch salmon in a bowed glass case.Someone made me a good/read v g offer for it it is now theirs. LOL Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Very nice craftsmanship, you do great work!

Have to ask, have you ever just left one unpainted? The tough thing about painting them is you can’t tell they were wood really.