[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”97″] Born in 1965, Mike Seeley (aka -MikeDaPike) hails from Kalkaska, Michigan and is an avid fisherman and prolific fish decoy carver. Mike has been fishing since he was about …
National Fish Decoy Association (NFDA) is dedicated to the preservation of decoy carving and the sport of dark house spear fishing. Hometown: Perham, Minnesota General Email: perhamshow@gmail.com Website www.nfdadecoys.org Facebook www.facebook.com/nfdafishdecoy Address: National Fish Decoy Assn, PO …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”371″] Fish Decoys Truly American Art (excerpt from Al Reeg’s Flyer) Al Reeg of Bronson Michigan has been carving fish decoys for close to 20 years. He finds it very …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”354″] Lou Petrucco M.D. lives in Grosse lle, Michigan, an island, where the Detroit River enters the western basin of Lake Erie. While the practice of medicine occupied the majority …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”347″] Ice fishing spear maker, Dave Pawlak, of Algonac, Michigan. Photo courtesy of Dave Pawlak Algonac, Michigan Since he was 4 or 5 years old, Dave Pawlak (born in 1958) …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”327″] James “Judd or Jim” Nelson Master Carver 1926-2013 As was typical of many who grew up in Northern Michigan during the Great Depression, Jim carved his first decoy 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=”297″] Marcel Meloche is from Ontario, Canada. He was born in He is highly regarded as one of the best contemporary carvers and has won his 3rd World Championship at …
[gallery_bank type=”images” format=”masonry” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” display=”all” sort_by=”random” animation_effect=”” album_title=”false” album_id=”279″] George Martin is from Deer Lake in Northern Minnesota. In 2008 George is 85 and has been spear fishing for 70 years. Photos courtesy of eBay ID: dfishm
John Fonger is from Oscoda, Michigan. This is an email to me about Fish Decoys Net and a little bit of carver’s story: “I was looking at your web site last night and it has really improved so I thought …
Frankie Dolph (1906-1986) was from Cadillac, Michigan area. Ms Frankie Dolph was one of a handful of female carvers. She used a “FD” or “F” embed in the D as a signature. She was a school teacher in Hoxyville and …
