Tom Wendel Wildlife Artist

04/09/2026

A recent trophy walleye replica.

04/04/2026

04/04/2026

I think that a 38 inch male Brown Trout like this one is on every fisherman's bucket list. This replica was a perfect collaboration from the supplier with a superior body blank and the customer who allowed me to make a custom mold and cast of the head from his fish.

01/03/2026

This 39 inch Goliath Grouper replica is very close in size to the fish that I caught a couple years ago while fishing in the Keys. I was using a live Bermuda Chub for bait and the fish had to be coaxed out from underneath a concrete structure.

11/08/2025

This giant smallmouth replica was a blast to paint.

07/31/2025

A big king replica of a fish caught this year.

06/05/2025

Looks like this will be a good year for King Salmon in Lake Michigan with alot of four year old fish showing up in many fishermens catch.
I want to let everyone know that I will only offer replicas for King Salmon and no longer skin mounts.
This applies to King Salmon only.

03/28/2025

Spots, spots, and more spots!

03/06/2025

A 10.5 inch Bluegill replica molded from a fish that I caught through the ice a couple years ago.

10/25/2024

Spring, summer or fall, its always a great time to target smallmouth bass.