There`s nothin` fishy about carved and painted folksy fish decoys, which attract collectors like fish are attracted to bait, or in this case decoys. Hand-carved or factory-made decoys were used in the ...

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. An ...

Orland >> A golden trout and blue gill perch on the mantle, a leopard eel lurks in a hallway, a queen angelfish hovers near the wall — Mike Buelna’s home is swimming with fish. Earlier this month, he ...

Bluegills, crappies and different subspecies of trout glide around pieces of driftwood, mouths gaping open, their eyes unwavering and scales glistening. No, they aren’t real, nor are they mounted ...

KALAMAZOO – Craig "Curly" Spink swirls a hand-made jig above a water-filled 15-gallon galvanized steel tub in his Kalamazoo back yard, tugging and relaxing the line attached to a wooded fish decoy he ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. On exhibit in NMNH Sant Ocean Hall.

BRIGHTON, Mich. — Walt Gursky might best be described as a catch-and-release fisherman. Or, more appropriately, he's a carve-and-release angler. His prized catches are proudly mounted and displayed on ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. NMNH - Anthropology Dept.