They include fish rocking chairs and a glass-topped table with a massive carved wooden earthworm base, and benches and chairs to match. Wood carving began as a hobby for Batchik, during the years ...

it will be dwarfed by the every-other-year World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championship. That opens Tuesday and runs through Saturday at the Peoria Civic Center. Mike Nakielski’s wood duck earned ...

When most people see a cedar fence post or an old, broken cedar limb on the ground, Dave Kober sees a trout; or a perch; or maybe, a bluegill. Kober carves fish ... has been carving decoys since ...

Garn carves wooden replica mounts of fish — northern pike, bluegill ... to refine his fish-carving skills. “I want people to say, ‘Wow, I can’t believe that’s wood.’ ...

Dubin’s collection of fish carvings, fishing books and ... Dale Bowman He owns a ‘‘Best in the World’’ award for a bluegill carving in natural wood. Another one of his carvings, a ...

a long-time member of the Tri-City Wood Carvers Club. A few years later, I attended a Michigan United Conservation Club wildlife art show in Clare, where I saw several fish carvings on display and ...

40 wood carvings of fish and more are on display at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. The name on the wooden sign simply says it all. Roger Newhouse is a fish carver. "Roger is a self ...