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Title: Steelhead mounts
Post by: Martinhunter on December 24, 2015, 12:11:19 AM
Just wondering if anyone knows of a reputable taxi who does steelhead mounts in my area within 60 miles or so? I'm looking to hopefully mount a future steelhead from this upcoming winter run. Thanks for the help.
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: Natures Way on December 24, 2015, 01:10:40 PM
When it comes to fish taxidermy. Dave Campbell at great northwest fish is simply the best!
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: huntnphool on December 24, 2015, 01:16:45 PM
When it comes to fish taxidermy. Dave Campbell at great northwest fish is simply the best!

+1 http://www.davecampbellfish.com

Another option is to take good detailed pics of your fish, get the measurements and let it go. Then give those specifics to Blackwater http://www.blackwaterfishreplicas.com/site/home.html and they will make you a fiberglass reproduction, they do fantastic work as well, and you won't need to drive 60 miles to drop it off. :tup:
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: MADMAX on December 24, 2015, 01:44:24 PM
Rough price guess for doing a nineteen pound hatchery coho ?
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: Martinhunter on December 24, 2015, 02:42:17 PM
Thanks I'll get ahold of Dave when the time comes. Thanks for the referral Natures way  :tup:
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: SkookumHntr on December 24, 2015, 03:22:49 PM
Rough price guess for doing a nineteen pound hatchery coho ?
any pics of that coho?
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: JJB11B on December 24, 2015, 03:30:54 PM
Dumb question, in the gallery all of the fish have the (adepose? fin) whatever the one that is normally clipped still attached on the skin mounts, do they add that for a more realistic look or is there somewhere in the PNW you can keep un clipped steelhead I AM NOT PLAYING INTERNET POLICE!!! I AM MERELY CURIOUS! follow the link and look in that guys gallery the guys work is GORGEOUS what an amazing artist!
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: JimmyHoffa on December 24, 2015, 03:39:45 PM
Dumb question, in the gallery all of the fish have the (adepose? fin) whatever the one that is normally clipped still attached on the skin mounts, do they add that for a more realistic look or is there somewhere in the PNW you can keep un clipped steelhead I AM NOT PLAYING INTERNET POLICE!!! I AM MERELY CURIOUS! follow the link and look in that guys gallery the guys work is GORGEOUS what an amazing artist!
Yeah, there's I think 9 rivers you can still keep 1 unclipped a year.  It ends Jul 1, 2016, though.  Bunch of guys going to be hitting the river this year to finally get their 30 pounder.
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: deerlick on December 24, 2015, 03:43:25 PM
I have two mid twenty steelhead replicas on my wall, both done by Dave that are outstanding.
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: Martinhunter on December 24, 2015, 04:47:05 PM
Yeah I was checking out his Gallery as well and WOW beautiful work! I would love to get a 20 lber but realistically its probably going to be more like 10-12 being that the river I fish is hatchery only. I just want a chrome steelhead on my wall no matter the size. He'd probably laugh at me when I come walking in with a 10 lber  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: JJB11B on December 24, 2015, 05:06:15 PM
Yeah I was checking out his Gallery as well and WOW beautiful work! I would love to get a 20 lber but realistically its probably going to be more like 10-12 being that the river I fish is hatchery only. I just want a chrome steelhead on my wall no matter the size. He'd probably laugh at me when I come walking in with a 10 lber  :chuckle:
I have caught several 15-20LBer wild fish, I will try and get a reprod mount someday
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: duckmen1 on December 24, 2015, 05:34:54 PM
This is the one I'd love to get a reproduction of. 18 lb buck 38.5 inches long.  This thing put up the fight of a lifetime and gave a great memory. Wonder how much this would cost.


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Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: Martinhunter on December 24, 2015, 11:54:05 PM
Duckmen1, I just talked to Dave Campbell and he said a rough price estimate is 35$ per inch. So your probably looking at 13-1400 bucks. Awsome steelhead though, what did it weigh?
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: MADMAX on December 25, 2015, 05:53:03 AM
Rough price guess for doing a nineteen pound hatchery coho ?
any pics of that coho?

yes indeed
Won me the last chance derby in a La Push  a few years back Coho category
I'd love to get a repro on it

Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: Martinhunter on December 25, 2015, 07:47:34 AM
nice looking coho!! Did you get dimentions off of it?
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: MADMAX on December 25, 2015, 08:03:47 AM
39.75 long and girth was 19.2
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: duckmen1 on December 25, 2015, 09:27:04 AM
Duckmen1, I just talked to Dave Campbell and he said a rough price estimate is 35$ per inch. So your probably looking at 13-1400 bucks. Awsome steelhead though, what did it weigh?
Thanks
18 lbs according to my digital scale
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: ruttnbuck on December 25, 2015, 10:51:39 AM
Hey Martin hunter, ain't nothing better then a nice "sewer pipe"chromer on the wall :chuckle:
Title: Re: Steelhead mounts
Post by: Martinhunter on December 25, 2015, 12:48:53 PM
Hey Martin hunter, ain't nothing better then a nice "sewer pipe"chromer on the wall :chuckle:
You got that right, cant wait till the river starts to drop. Cant believe how stubborn it's being. Yeah I'd really like a nice chromer on the wall fresh out of the sewer pipe. Sounds like it'd be about a grand though. Gonna have to gain a lot brownie points from the wife before that happens.
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