he said the same thing Alex..painting is harder...details are smaller..make a mistake its going to be more visible etc...the more and more i see his work the more i like it...and the more i hang around his shop the more i like and respect him and his work...that fish is hand carved....body AND head...theres really no dimensions out there to fit a wild trout like that...either way he would been carving down a pre formed body...so he makes it all himself...everytime i go out there i give myself n extra hour or 2...just because i sit out there and talk to him for a WHILE....its sad that hes still only part time.....around here taxidermists are a dime a dozen...everyone got a shop in their garage or basement..i wish him the best....hes a great guy and i love his work..hes building clientel right now and trying to quit his day job...i wish him the best of luck....and cant wait for something else to be done!!...Native Brook trout i think it will be....

the more i look at the mount the more i like it....that pose fits the scene perfectly...you can barely make it out but the spinner that caught and killed the trout is on the driftwood....and the trout looks to be getting ready to hit it...meanwhile i told him to just give me the lure back when he got it out of the trout and i was going to hang it off the mount!!