Here is a site with some of my fish carvings...working on a rattlesnake,wood duck, and a wood spirit.

http://groups.msn.com/FISHCARVINGPictures/shoebox.msnw

All of these carvings were done with pine studs from home depot....except the flying fish was done in basswood.
bluegill was old dry found oak
All my fish are painted with an airbrush.
all my fish use veil or texture paint for scales
need to buy some fish scale burning tips
All all power carved then finished up with hand tools

[Colin_Partridge]

Herman,
Some pretty impressive carvings really nice job some of them look real especially the salmon. I cant wait to see your woodspirit make sure you post a picture when its finished. By the way are you trying to make me envious those are two nice bass you caught. If you were to catch a largemouth that size up here in Canada it would be some kind of record. If I ever make that trip I am talking about I will drop in to see you and we could go fishing and carving at the same time.
Colin

Colin:

I wish I could go to Canada to fish.Just to get some good reference pictures.Thanks for all the kind words

P.S. The L.M.Bass were caught in September down here in Maryland...I caught LM and SM Bass to 8.lbs using live bluegills for bait.

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

Nice fish carvings! Looking forward to seeing more of your carvings!

[Callynne]

Wow Herman, that's one great collection of fish you have there! Thanks for sharing them with us!! Callynne

[Bandaid]

Top notch Herman! Be sure to show us more.

[AlArchie]

Exceptional work, Herman, and the paint is awsome!

Al

Herman,
Nice work!
This site has an article on making fish scale burning tips:
http://www.fishcarver.com/
(in the 'making scales' section)
Hope this helps.
Jeff

Thanks JeffB:

Already knew about that site...just don't have any nichrome wire yet......Herman

[jamesfa]

very nice carvings-have never tried fish carving other than as an addition to a caricature.maybe oneday when i get better at what i already am working on.