Info on getting fish mounted

[chiefwackabuck]

Hello all, could anybody give me any tips on getting some fish mounted? etc what to do once the fish is on the ice, what im looking at for pricing and maybe a name or two of somebody who does them. Thank you for any tips your willing to share.

[Guitarplayingfish]

All I know is to wrap up your fish in a wet towel, followed by (if possible) an airtight bag and put it in the freezer. Sooner the better, get pictures right away so the taxidermist can see what the fish looked like as it will start to lose its natural color shortly after death.

If you find out anything about a good taxi south of Calgary, let me know.

[Speckle55]

Usually it is so much a inch just google .Clarence Kriaski in Edmonton at Wildlife Originals did a Rainbow in 1982 for me looks good to this day.
Don Petrician(Edmonton) did my World Record mounts Brook Trout and Northern Pike they were freezed dried then painted and are still Awesome but not sure if he still does Taxidermy, picture of mounts is on my profile just high lite my name and look at them in picture album.

David

[Double Shovel]

Rich Gensch in Bonner Montana is a National Champion fish taxidermist and will do skin mounts or replicas. Both are priced at $15/inch. I caught a 10lb walleye with him this past August and he is doing it for me. Buckhorn Taxidermy

[gprime27]

Top Notch Taxidermy in Coaldale does AWESOME work

[flyguyd]

Your better off to cover the wet fish in borax , it will lock the color in . Then wrap it in newspaper and put it in a bag. Dont let them bang around on the ice to much either it will scar them up. A fish mount always looks better when you dont have to apply gobs of cover paint to hide the blemishes.

Darin

[Monster Pike Man]

Thanks for the tips guys. I just wrapped my perch in a wet towel, air tight bag and put it in the freezer so i can get it mounted later

[fish gunner]

skin mounts are a thing of the past. (waste of trophy DNA) replica mounts let you have the best of both worlds . trophy fish still swimming ,beautiful mount on the wall. unless you are as fortunate as mr speckle 55 and have a world record fish, why kill the fish of a life time its 2012 catch up guys

[flyguyd]

!0% of all the fish you release die anyway. Thats one in 10. Whats wrong with taking that one home (where legal).? Its a personal choice anyway ,i release all mine but i dont beat anybody down for wanting to take one home.

[fish gunner]

Originally Posted by flyguyd

!0% of all the fish you release die anyway. Thats one in 10. Whats wrong with taking that one home (where legal).? Its a personal choice anyway ,i release all mine but i dont beat anybody down for wanting to take one home.

not beating any body down, just suggesting that skin mounts are a thing of the past.and I hope the one in ten I release do better than the average. I have no prob with a guy keeping a fish, but let the big one go to grow more big ones. that's all

[Tylerf150]

What ever you do just don't gut it.

[1BUCKWILD1]

Does any one know where to get a replica done? caught one a few years a go and i was wondering how much it is and who would do a good job?

[Tylerf150]

I don't know how good they look but I know you can order them through bass pro catalog. But you have to pay the freight from the US. Just google it

[waterninja]

i had a rainbow trout mounted by clarence kraisky in 1993 and it still looks as good as new.