But just because he's gotten good at carving and can now successfully sculpt anything he sets his mind to, that doesn't mean Hartley plans to leave the water. "I just want to make fish," he said.

“You hope for things like that, plan for things like that ... from the California Association of Taxidermists, World Fish Carving Championships and others prestigious shows.

It paid off.” Villarreal, who holds carving workshops and classes, said he plans compete in the next World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Championship, to be held in 2015. “It was great to see ...

SYLVAN LAKE, MI -- Bob Batchik has long been hooked on fish and fishing: bluegills, trout, bass, pike and perch. He isn’t fussy. He likes them all - particularly if he has a carving knife in hand.

The couple have carving plans for their 5-acre lot and home ... On the students' second day, they carve a three-dimensional fish out of a thick plank of wood. Looking at Renfroe's fish, Kenny ...

Arndt reproduces fish as decorative pieces of wildlife art. An avid fisherman, he has been carving finely detailed woodcarvings of fish for the past 12 years. Arndt has risen through the ...