First Blue Gill

[Michelle_Nelson]

Here is a picture of the first Skin Mount Blue Gill I've ever done.  Flash is kinda washing out the lower sides and belly of the fish in all 3 of my pictures.  Have a hard time taking good pic's of fish indoors with a flash.   

Bottom two pic's are of the blue gill befor I skinned it out and mounted it.  This was the day after the guy caught it so the color on the fish is kinda faded at this point.

Ineed to buy a coupe repos of these guys for display.  they are cool little fish and good eatin.

[rainshadow1]

Looks excellent, Michelle! Great job!

[JoshT]

Sweet mount! That's a monster bluegill...

[Michelle_Nelson]

I think it was about a pound.  We can catch them a little bigger down in GA.  This is just the standard Blue Gill.

Thier is a newer breed called the GA Giant that can reach 5lbs.  Interesting fact.  Hog Zilla was actually living on the fish farm in GA and feeding on the fish pellets that they fed the GA Giants they grew their in the ponds.  Hog Zilla was killed on that farm.

[Ray]

Hey that looks great. Are the eyeballs normally like that color?

[TeacherMan]

That is really cool, how much an inch do you charge for something like that? My 3 year is really getting into fishing and I would like to be able to preserve her first decent fish she gets. Maybe a smallmouth or crappie. She loves fishing.

thanks

[jackelope]

Hey that looks great. Are the eyeballs normally like that color?

looks pretty good to me....we used to call them redeyes back east. real good to eat if you don't mind a lot of filleting. great on a fly rod with a small surface popper.
is the washed out part of the belly a little more yellow michelle?
looks good.

[Michelle_Nelson]

TeacherMan

 I charge $12 an inch ($200 minimum) for skin mounts and $16 for Reproductions ($225 minimum).

Jackelope

Yeah the washed out part has a lot more color.  Bad picture.  Ran accross it surfing through some old pictures I have on my computer.

[bowhunterforever]

Looks good!

[Aneoakleaf]

Michelle, you are a great artist! I love the Blue Gill! Fun to fish- great to eat!. 

[cohoho]

Nice job Michelle, looks really good.....  Used to love catching those guys when I was growing up..

[ICEMAN]

....I love the Blue Gill! Fun to fish- great to eat!. 

 

[rasbo]

nice work michelle