In this age of "catch & release," more and more anglers are working hard to conserve more and more fish. Biologists say that in many cases catch & release may not help fishing populations as much as ...

I was a few minutes into a fishing conversation with local angler Duane Osgood when I noticed a new fish mount on his office wall. The giant crappie he had caught last winter was eye catching and very ...

Mike Ward of St. Paul tightened his grip on a light-tackle fishing rod that looped over the stern of his boat. The rod quivered and darted as he reeled against the resistance, captivating all ...

CONOVER, Wis. (AP) - The studio of Lax Reproductions is walled with trophy fish, mostly muskies, that are still swimming in the lakes where they were caught. While they appear as natural as any ...

I can’t help but imagine that most fishermen and women, at least once in their lives, has caught at least one fish that was special enough to consider getting it mounted. To some anglers the quest for ...

Believe it or not, that big sailfish hanging on your neighbor’s living room wall probably never was a fish. “People don’t realize it, but almost all saltwater mounts today are made from fiberglass,” ...

So you’ve caught a big fish through the ice, on a Lake Ontario salmon charter – or just casting off the dock at your favorite lake or pond. You decide to have a trophy mount made of the fish. Now what ...

Fish taxidermy is still something of a sideline for Andy Johns. But the 27-year-old West Ashley residents feels there's a correlation between trying to replicate a customer's trophy fish and his day ...

Now that all the ice is finally gone, anglers are once again hitting the lakes and rivers in full force. Early spring is a popular time to fish not only because it’s the first chance to hit open water ...