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Title: Finished Native Rainbow Trout carving
Post by: Shadowturkeycaller on March 10, 2013, 05:49:19 PM
Finished this trout carving this morning.  Its suppose to be a "Native" Rainbow trout.  Pennsylvania has only 5 known small streams that hold this native species.
The rest are stocked Rainbows.
This past fall we hiked in to one of these small tributaries and managed to catch several small ones. the color on them were incredible

 This carved one is actually 15 inches.
thanks for looking

(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff427/shadowturkeycaller10/fishy.jpg)

Gregg Guthridge
Title: Re: Finished Native Rainbow Trout carving
Post by: West Augusta on March 10, 2013, 05:56:17 PM
Wow Gregg, that looks real enough to jump off of the page.
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Post by: turkey stew on March 10, 2013, 06:07:33 PM
Wow Gregg, that looks real enough to jump off of the page.
X 2 Absolutely outstanding! *bowing*
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Post by: Silverspur on March 10, 2013, 06:23:34 PM
That is awesome, being from PA I appreciate this wonderful piece of art. Great job! *up*
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Post by: AlanKrow on March 10, 2013, 06:24:22 PM
Great job.. *up* *up* Did you catch any brookies also??
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Post by: Turkeycaller on March 10, 2013, 06:29:43 PM
 *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* *up* *up* *up* *up* *up* *cool* *cool* *cool* *cool*
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Post by: boxcaller on March 10, 2013, 06:33:32 PM
Great Job Man,.....that is incredible and very realistic looking,......way to go!!!


pat
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Post by: dreis on March 10, 2013, 06:54:11 PM
Wow Gregg!  That's incredible...  *bowing* *bowing* *bowing*
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Post by: PA Boxcall on March 10, 2013, 06:58:49 PM
That's some terrific work, bet your trip last fall was awesome.

Well done!


 *up* *up*
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Post by: Blackfalcon on March 10, 2013, 06:59:31 PM
Awesome job bud!! *up*
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Post by: Fl Panhandler on March 10, 2013, 08:01:12 PM
That's way cool ,Gregg!! Very realistic. Did you do it from a picture or from the real McCoy?  Looks great.
Rick
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Post by: firedup on March 10, 2013, 08:08:01 PM
The talent of the folks on here never ceases to amaze!! *up*

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Post by: jmck on March 10, 2013, 08:20:48 PM
Gregg---- *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* *bowing*
what a stunning work friend
another one knocked outta the park friend
thanks for sharing it with us
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Post by: Spring Dragon on March 10, 2013, 08:44:56 PM
Very nice Greg.  I did not know there was a native rainbow.  I have caught many native brookies and some native brownies when I was a kid but never rainbow.  Most all natives I was aware of are only small and get to be about 12" at most.  I know the brookies are gorgeous, bright in color with red bellies like I have never seen anywhere else.  Over the years the PFC started stocking the native streams and ruined them here.  Then the fishmen caught on to the streams and kept them... Now you can't find a native.  Really up-set me.
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Post by: Shadetree Callers on March 10, 2013, 08:58:42 PM
Another awesome fish bud. Darn thing looks like it is still swimming !!
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Post by: triune on March 10, 2013, 09:21:04 PM
absolutely awesome, very nice work.
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Post by: gonehuntin982 on March 10, 2013, 09:56:38 PM
Gregg, That is awesome my friend !!!!

Mike
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Post by: merocustomcalls on March 10, 2013, 10:40:48 PM
Beautiful carving, thanks for posting!
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Post by: ncturkey on March 10, 2013, 11:08:55 PM
Nice carving. Rainbow's are not a native trout in Pennsylvania.  But in those few streams you mention there are some wild Rainbow Trout. Rainbows were brought in and stocked years ago from out west. In a few streams the Rainbows reproduced and no stocking was required. Those few steams have what is called wild trout. The only native trout is the the Brook Trout.
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Post by: Shadowturkeycaller on March 11, 2013, 06:29:01 AM
That's way cool ,Gregg!! Very realistic. Did you do it from a picture or from the real McCoy?  Looks great.
Rick

Thanks guys for the post.   

Rick,

we took tons of pictures and I carved them from that.  we also caught several nice little native Brooks that day too.  most of this area is really shaded (Dark). tons of timber rattlesnake too.   most of those fish were really dark from lack of sunlight.   Really neat area, most people don't know about. *up*
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Post by: Old Geezer on March 11, 2013, 09:03:01 AM
Gregg,  Lots of talent there. *up* *up* *up* Trout looks alive!

Ralph
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Post by: ghost5 on March 11, 2013, 09:18:18 AM
That is a great piece  *up* *up*. I see you are a fan of the same brand of airbrush paints I use. Love their transparent colors for pieces like this one.
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Post by: B-Ready on March 11, 2013, 09:32:11 AM
 *bowing* *bowing* *bowing* GREAT JOB Gregg, thats awesome my friend!!
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Post by: K on March 11, 2013, 09:40:56 AM
nice fish..
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Post by: trb136 on March 11, 2013, 02:45:50 PM
Awesome as always my friend...Unreal talent!!!
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Post by: Lonnie Sneed Jr. on March 11, 2013, 08:26:07 PM
 *up* *up* *up* *up* *up* *up* *up*
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Post by: BKA on March 16, 2013, 12:23:57 PM
Great Job Gregg,  Spot on with the paint too,  *up*
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Post by: MadYelper on March 16, 2013, 02:53:38 PM
Gregg As always, awesome work Gregg!  *bowing*
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Post by: CDCorder on March 16, 2013, 08:48:29 PM
That's amazing Gregg. Wow. Great work.

Clint