Fish story . . .

That's nice work Lee.

How big are the fish? It looks like you have a bunch of giant fish if compared against the figure in one picture.

Lee has probably been feeding them enhanced grits!

Hey Endless, Thats great.

Nothing like a little hand fed, pond grown blue fin tuna!

A "bunch of giant fish" could be an understatement.

Well, they do only look to be between 2 and 3 feet long.....so maybe not giants.

The guys on the bank are going to need a Federal Game Fish permit for those.

Greg

Very nice Lee.

Lee, this is great! Makes sense to me to have them large enough to be seen and they show up well in the photos! Wonderful idea along with the fish story! Terry

Great job Lee. Am I correct in thinking that they may be Salmon preparing to assault the rapids on their journey upstream to spawn?  Perhaps you could add a Bear or two waiting amongst the rocks? 

Lee...great idea!  Do you have plans on adding more light to the layout? 

Alan

N.Q.D.Y.  I actually have the big momma bear already!  I had to cut a front leg and reposition it to make her look like she is swatting at a fish and I still have to fill and repaint the splice, but she will be ready when the river is done with two more pours (another two or three days).  Location will be one of the two red spots shown below - I designed them both as good bear places.  I plan to glue a really big fish - say a scale two and one half feet - to her paw as if it is leaping out of some frothy white water and she has just made contact, and position two cubs near the riverbank. Not sure if its salmon or what, but its definitely going to be Momma getting breakfast!

Maybe they're so big because someone is taking a shot at stocking an eastern waterway with muskellunge brought in from Wisconsin.

According to all the fisherman I have ever known including myself, There has never been a fish that was too big.

I agree - I think it is impossible for any fish, except a shark, to be too big.

Now all you need s a nuclear power plant up stream and when you dim the house lights the fish can glow

Nah . . . on my layout all the electricity is made at coal-fired power plants: if it's good enough for locomotives, its' good enough for the local electric utility!

In the 1970s I worked for a large electric utility that was about to open its first nuke plant.  They had an employee contest for a new slogan for the plant.  My entry was "With nuclear power your lights will glow in the dark."  Management was not amused, even if co-workers were. 

  Funnily enough, I entered a similar competition for a re-processing plant in the '70s. My entry was 'Nuclear waste fades your genes!'. Needless to say, I didn't win. 

I believe Lee has captured a seen from "Lake Of The Woods" in Ontario. Those fish are either northern pike of muskies.  

Maybe while consciously thinking trout my subconcious took over because they do look a bit like pike, don't they?  I did a lot of northern pike fishing with my Dad when we lived in the Dakotas.  My Dad used to love to tell the story of the time, when I was four, and we were fishing for Northern Pike.  We caught a big one and after a fight he got it up to the boat and was about to bring it in the boat, still wiggling and feisty, when I caught sight of the hat mouth full of teeth and starting yelling for him to get rid of it and hiding behind him from it! 

I can't wait until you decide to animate the fish, making them appear to swim and jump...

Ah geez Bruce, now you've done it!  I won't be able to get that challenge out of my mind.  I'll think about it some.  Not sure I could do it. But, I could probably animate the bear, though.

Grandson Micah on a very good fish day at Pymatuming Reservoir. 

Not enough fish, Lee.  Pymatuming Reservoir. Northwest corner of PA.   Most are bottom feeders.   I think you need more fish, and bigger   Mike

Wow!!!  That's more fish than I'm going to put in my river!!!

Then you have to model the bald eagle nests.  There are at least 12 bald eagle nests in this area.  Needless to say they eat well.      At one time a railroad was installed across the main spill way at this reservoir.