Caught a fish, hadn’t intended on Taxidermy, but I kept it’s head anyway (27 inch long spotted sea trout) now I sort of regret that decision.. I have pictures… and obviously his head.. I kind of want it stuffed because its the best trout I’ve caught, was hoping for suggestions or wondering if it was even possible without the body to have a fake one made for it I recall seeing a mount of a 20+ pound largemouth bass caught in So. Cal. in the 1990s — the fish was weighed, measured, photographed, and released, so there was no actual fish for the taxidermist to work with, and he did a great job. It looked just like the real fish, and the markings and pot-belly matched the photos. Anyway, make sure you check out samples of a taxidermist’s work before you hire him — check out the jobs he’s done on other fish of the same type, as a guy who is good with sailfish might not be good with spotted sea trout.
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2 Comments posted on "What’s the best way to taxidermy a fish if all you have left of it is it’s frozen head and pictures?"
gimmenamenow on May 30th, 2010 at 11:37 pm #
A good faux-taxidermist (sorry, fiberglass casts, while wonderful, aren’t taxidermy as far as I’m concerned) may be able to do a decent replica… I think typically they want girth measurement as well, but maybe with the head and pictures… Fiberglass fish castings can be one of two things… a beautiful piece of art that you can’t tell isn’t really a fish or a poor excuse on the part of an airbrush "artist" and an insult to the fish it’s trying to copy… Find a good one and no one will ever know it’s not really a fish… well worth the money.
Peter_AZ on May 31st, 2010 at 12:07 am #
Almost all fish mounts these days are fiberglass replicas. A good photo and measurements are all you need. Old-style "skin mounts" have the problem that they tend to decay over the years. The fiberglass mounts are sculptures, carefully painted and finished, so over the years all you have to do is dust them and they’ll look great. I recall seeing a mount of a 20+ pound largemouth bass caught in So. Cal. in the 1990s — the fish was weighed, measured, photographed, and released, so there was no actual fish for the taxidermist to work with, and he did a great job. It looked just like the real fish, and the markings and pot-belly matched the photos. Anyway, make sure you check out samples of a taxidermist’s work before you hire him — check out the jobs he’s done on other fish of the same type, as a guy who is good with sailfish might not be good with spotted sea trout. Post a comment
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