[VFB] RE: Taxidermy

[Neville Gosling]

I have one fish that I had mounted several years ago (1978) - a steelhead.  The taxidermist removed the flesh and returned it to me for eating. They do not cut the belly but instead cut basically along the lateral line of the non-showing side. Beforehand, all measurements are taken, the skin is dried (cured?) for several months and the body cavity filled with a styrofoam block shaped as close to the original as possible. Finally, the skin & fins etc are painted, varnished and glass eyes inserted. Neville