Wayne Kolstad owes a trip to a restaurant for his career as a wood carver. Now Kolstad, of New Richmond, Wis., is retired and spends his time making intricate carvings of fish. The self-taught artist, ...

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 ...

CASTRO VALLEY — Today’s lesson: How to carve a lifelike wooden fish, in two simple steps. Step 1: Start with a sturdy block of clean, knot-free wood, such as a foot of 3-by-6-inch cedar. Step 2: Cut ...

MANITOWOC (WLUK) -- An exhibit along the Lakeshore, highlights some of the natural beauty found in and around the area. 40 wood carvings of fish and more are on display at the Wisconsin Maritime ...

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 ...

HART -- Wood is more than a medium for Ted Borgeld's fish carvings. Every piece of cedar and driftwood he collects from beaches, flood plains and elsewhere is a unique character waiting to be ...

The moment Larry Goldman speaks, you know he's not from around here, yet he is more a native by virtue of his trade than some people born and bred in the Twin Ports area. Originally from Brooklyn, New ...

LENA – Dave Sprout has been fashioning fish from wood for less than a decade, but his most recent creation was judged to be among the best. In the world. Sprout’s brown trout won third place in the ...

Want to get up close with lions and tigers and bears, oh my? The World Taxidermy and Fish Carving Competition started this week in Springfield and tonight they are opening up their doors to the public ...

When the weather starts to cool down Dave Panetti cranks up his chainsaw and starts to carve his latest inspiration. So far his creations have all been fish. Each one comes with its own fish tale, ...

CASTRO VALLEY — Today’s lesson: How to carve a lifelike wooden fish, in two simple steps. Step 1: Start with a sturdy block of clean, knot-free wood, such as a foot of 3-by-6-inch cedar. Step 2: Cut ...