Lot 0081

8 3/4 lb Brook Trout Taxidermy Mount on Birch Bark,

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8 3/4 lb Brook Trout Taxidermy Mount on Birch Bark,

Item Details

Description

David A. Footer (b. 1931)
fish measures 25 1/4 in. long, plaque is 14 1/4 by 31 in.

Inscribed on the back "8 3/4 lb brook trout caught by: Dale Farrell, Bolton, Mass., September 10th, 1997, Osprey Lake, Labrador, #6 black stone fly nymph."

Provenance: Dale W. Farrell Collection

Condition

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