[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”488″] Virginia Beach, Virginia Bevy was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and lived in a number of New England states for the first 25 years of her life. From her …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”489″] Ross Willis III was born in 1950 and is from Boon, Michigan. Photo courtesy of Mike Hale – Cadillac, Michigan Ross told me how he got started in decoy …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”485″] Speared in 2004 a 38″ – 15+ lbs Northern Pike on South Manistique Lake located near Curtis Michigan. Forrest James Wick was born in Sept of 1932 in Elk …
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[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”486″] Mark Wilkens of Plato, MN won First Place Spear at the Gathering 2004. He also does a fine Ice Saw. Marks main interest is in making high-quality hand-crafted ice …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”487″] Al Williams of Cadillac, Michigan has been making decoys for 30 or 40 years and they are folksy in appearance and sought after by spearers because they work. He …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”481″] Tom Weets is from Frazee, Minnesota and is a former student of John Jensen’s apprenticeship program. I was informed by Tom’s daughter that he also carves rainbow trouts and …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”478″] Tom Weber is from Long Island New York and was born in 1946 or 47. He has been making fish decoys since 2005. In his 20’s & 30’s, Tom …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”479″] Daryl (Wee Gee) Smith is a native of Walpole Island and Wee Gee is a true pioneer of fish carving. His art has brought him to the nationals in …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”471″] William Walker is from Clinton, Pennsylvania. He works as a team with Rebecca Walker in creating his fish decoys. He carves many fish that are similar to the Cadillac …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”470″] As you can see Jim Walker does a variety of contemporary decoys. From my experience and his decoys in my collection – his quality of carving and paint are …
