Custom Saltwater Taxidermy

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Custom Saltwater Taxidermy

We make your "catch and release" (or eat) a memory for life! Reproduction Fish are much better than skin mounts for many reasons:

1.

All our fish mounts are meticulously hand painted with individual care by a professional fish taxidermy artist. Our reproduction fish are made of composite materials that are designed to out last and look more realistic than the best skin mounted fish (real fish skinned and dried to make a mount). Composite materials will last for years to come with very little care and skin mounts even with the b

est care, will still start to fail after just a few years.

2. Our fish mounts in many cases have better details and more lifelike anatomy than skin mounts, because everyone of our fish are made from molds cast from fresh intact fish. High quality mounts, help make high quality fish replicas more realistic.

3. With a few simple measurements (length and girth) from your fish we can match the size of your fish and recreate your memory of that great catch. With skin mounts you have no mount unless you have the entire dead fish which is not always possible and in some cases illegal. With replica fish mounts you can have your fish and eat it too.

4. Superior paint (lifelike colors) and expert painting skills will make the coloration of your mount become brilliant, when this is combined with lifelike eyes, thin realistic fins and great detail your mount will appear to "Be Alive!"

07/16/2024

Jumbo gag grouper, the live fish had very little pattern or typical gag coloration… extremely unique fish both in color and definitely size, whooping 53 # tank.

05/16/2024

Pelagics getting a little color in the shop this week…

04/30/2024

It’s very hard to get pictures of a fish mount without studio lighting, proper camera and of course a real photographer but, here are pictures of two very uniquely colored fish and the reproductions I made of them. Very dark American red snapper and a very light brown trout.

04/16/2024

A good variety of mounts in the shop right now… jumbo gag grouper to brown trout.

01/30/2024

***IF YOU’RE LOOKING 👁️ FOR FISH MOUNT WORK*** Last call for orders on new fish mounts, I’m closing my book for new mounts this week on mounts to be completed prior to the start of 2024 charter fishing season. I do have some availability for repairs and mount restoration during February and March. If you miss this time frame it’ll probably be winter 2025 before I can get to your fish mount. Let me know if I can help and/or please share this post…

07/11/2023

Few more mounts have made their way to their forever homes… Cobia, wahoo, pacific yellow tail …

05/19/2023

A few pictures of some of my recently completed mounts… it’s been a busy winter/spring. Numerous repairs dolphin, sailfish, marlins and more…

03/21/2023

This old sailfish was banged up pretty good. Broken bill, bottom jaw, tail and quite a lot of paint damage but, we opted to keep original paint job instead of a complete restoration. After all the repairs I blended the colors back to the original paint, brightened up a few areas and sprayed a fresh coat of gloss to bring this old sailfish back to life. It’s definitely not perfect but, a great looking mount with mostly original paint at about 1/3 the cost of a new mount.

02/16/2023

King Mackerel is a rival to any saltwater fish taxidermist… they are a very tricky fish to paint!

02/07/2023

!!!Everyone needing fish mount repairs!!! Now is the time to get your fish mounts fixed up… old, damaged or just “frogy!” the next two months I’ll be scheduling repairs and refurbishing of mounts in need of attention.

05/16/2022

Got the big girl shined up and at her forever home… at the new EJW outdoors.

📍NEW LOCATION OPEN AS OF THURSDAY, MAY 26TH.

We are delighted to announce that we will begin our final move into our new building, located at 4060 Arendell St. Morehead City, NC 28557, on Sunday May 22nd, 2022.

This journey has produced much joy, pain, but mostly gratitude. Since 1946, our family has prioritized the passion that we have for our customers and their patronage. We could not have made it this far without the sheer support from our incredible community and for that, we have a deep appreciation for those of you who continue to give us the chance to become greater.

On that note, we will be closed for business beginning Saturday, May 21st at 5pm and we will reopen as quickly as possible during the following week.

We cannot wait to welcome you all to our new store. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

-EJW

05/06/2022

Social media back in the day, “the news paper…!”

05/05/2022

Finished up another wahoo today… this 70 # fish was caught nearshore and had darker coloration then many of the offshore blue water wahoo…

05/02/2022

Finishing up another one today… this old girl is a 28” speckled trout… 100% composite materials…

05/01/2022

Finished up a few more mounts this past week between charters, these two came out beautiful!

04/15/2022

All pieces and parts of different mounts, at different stages of assembly after they’re out of the mold…

03/22/2022

A few recent creations…

05/03/2019

Finished up a pair roosters today...

04/27/2019

As the busy charter season closes in. I’m finishing up most of my scheduled winter time fish mount projects. Here are a few pictures of some of the mounts I’ve completed recently. A few before and after on restoration... last picture shows a pile of fish mounts out of the mold, cut out and waiting assembly and paint.

03/12/2019

Before and after... no gloss coat.

03/08/2019

Last batch of mounts for this winter... a couple of these are going to be very unique and will be staying here in town.

11/01/2018

Finishing up a few inshore replica fish mounts... all fiberglass, bondo and paint.

07/10/2018

I Haven’t been on the water the past two days so... “86” sailfish coming right up!” Only thing left is the clear coat.

05/06/2018

I few close up shots of the mold detail and painting on this 40 # rockfish replica.

04/24/2018

A few of the mounts I’ve made during my off season from running charters. All of these photos were taken before gloss coats, helps reduce glare.

09/18/2016

Custom Saltwater Taxidermy's cover photo

12/01/2011

10 ft. great white shark

08/03/2011

Call Custom Saltwater Taxidermy today to inquire on your next fish mount!

252-342-0464

07/28/2011

Custom Saltwater Taxidermy - Saltwater Fish Replicas, Fish Taxidermy, Fish Mounts

Go check out our website: www.customsaltwatertaxidermy.com. If interested in a fish mount, call Chris Kimrey with any questions at 252-342-0464.

07/25/2011

If you own a restaurant in Eastern NC, have seafood on your menu...YOU NEED A FISH MOUNT! How awesome would that be to put a fish to the name! Just give Capt. Chris Kimrey a call to get your decor and ambiance in order! 252-342-0464

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