7 ½” Yellow Perch Ice Spear Fishing Decoy believed to be from Michigan with the name possibly “Helgren” (no information found online), circa 2005. This is a Wonderfully Carved and Painted Fish Decoy. It displays Open Mouth Carving, Carefully Delineated Gills, and a Detailed Wood Tail. It has Painted Tack Eyes and Metal Fins. Its Full Body has an Excellent Original Paint Pattern with which the Maker has taken care to Provide Very Fine Detail. It is Signed and Dated on the Bottom. No Stand Provided. It is in Excellent Condition and Quite Ready for a Collector’s Shelf.

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Price $225 plus shipping

Classic 6 ½” Spear Fishing Decoy by Judd Duryea (1874 – 1967), Hillman, Michigan, circa 1950s. Duryea’s fish decoys were sold primarily through Jack’s Landing at Fletcher’s Pond on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, according to Frank Baron. Duryea’s style was fairly consistent during his carving years of 1930s – 1950s. His Fish decoys display a Carved Mouth and Gills, Tack Eyes, almost Rectangular Metal Side Fins and a Curved Metal Tail. While Paint Patterns varied, this Fish displays a Solid Gold Body, accented with Red Spots on the Sides and on the Mouth, Gills, and Fins. This Fish displays Very Good Original Condition with Minor Wear from Use. No Stand Included. A Fine Michigan Fish.

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Price $165 plus shipping

Super 6 ½” Shad Ice Spear Fishing Decoy by Marcel Meloche, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. Meloche is a well-known World Champion Fish Carver who comes from a long line of traditional carvers. He has been carving since the 1970s and continuingly works to further refine his work. This Neat Wood Tail Shad displays a Fine Original Paint Pattern of the Shad, additionally covered with a sealer for protection in the water. The Metal Fins also display a Fine Degree of Color Shading. Meloche also carved the Mouth, Gills and Tail in Clear Detail, accented with Glass Eyes. In Excellent Original Condition, with Meloche’s Brand MEM on the bottom. No stand included. An Uncommon Species for Ice Spear Fishing.

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Price $175 plus shipping

Very Appealing 6” Brown Trout Ice Spear Fishing Decoy with its Original Box by Carl Christiansen, Newberry, Michigan, circa early 2000s. Christiansen is a self-taught carving and artist who is well documented in Frank Baron’s Commercial Fish Decoys. The Carl Christiansen Lure Company was formed in 1979 and once Christiansen realized that many of his fish decoys were being purchased by collectors, he started making wooden boxes. Later he switched to standard cardboard boxes with appealing ice fishing designs as an additional feature for the collecting community. This Decoy measures 6” in length and the Original Box identifying "Brown Trout" measures 6 ¼” in length. Both Items are in Excellent Original Condition and Christiansen’s “CC” Mark is on the Bottom of the Fish. No stand included. Neat Fish.

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Price $145 plus shipping