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| Giant Catfish Dickson, TN |
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| The Dickson Catfish is part of the sign for the Twin Lakes Catfish Kitchen. For more, see this website. |
| Giant Catfish Jackson, OH |
Giant Catfish Pigeon Forge, TN |
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The Jackson Catfish is installed on top of the sign for the Lazy Dog Camp Resort.
The Pigeon Forge Catfish is located at Huck Finn's Catfish. He is dressed as Santa for the holiday season. This catfish is probably made from the same mold as the one in Dickson described above. For more, see this website. |
| Giant Catfish Paris, TN |
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| The Paris Catfish is perched on top of this town's welcome sign. The catfish is about 20' long. Paris is home to the annual "World's Biggest Fish Fry" which began in 1953. There is also a replica of the Eiffel Tower in town. In 2008, it was announced that Paris was adding another giant catfish. It will be over six feet tall and will wear a beret. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Giant Catfish Fort Smith, AR |
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| The Fort Smith Catfish is mounted on truck at Motor Street Auto. I can't find any information about a "Big Baja Fish Camp" so it might be a fictitious business. |
| Giant Catfish Chico, CA |
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| The Chico Catfish is about 10' long. There was once a catfish farm here. |
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Troy, AL [gone?] |
| Giant Fish Fish Haven Farm Candor, NY |
Giant Fish Port Isabel, TX |
Giant Fish St. Germain, WI |
Giant Bluegill Orr, MN |
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Fish Haven Farm has been producing fish for private ponds, lakes and streams since 1981, specializing in bass, carp, koi, and trout. As of 2005, the business is up for sale. The giant fish (trout?) atop their sign appears have wooden fins and some sort of fabric or vinyl body.
The Port Isabel Fish stands on a pole in the water next to the fishing pier. The St. Germain Fish (muskie?) hangs at the entrance to town next to Chief St. Germain. This fiberglass Giant Bluegill is part of Orr's welcome sign. It was created sometime before the 1980s by Gordon Shumaker who is responsible for the Polar Bear (White Bear Lake, MN), Smokey the Bear (International Falls, MN), and Big Ole (Alexandria, MN). For more, see this website. [photo thanks Mark Comstock] |
| Giant Fish Grand River, OH |
Sandy's Seafoods Market Seattle, WA |
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The Grand River Fish is located at Pickle Bill's restaurant. [photo thanks Mark Comstock]
Sandy's Seafoods Market features this giant fish on their roof. His jaw moves up and down repetitively. The fish has been here since the 1950s. For more, see this website. |
| Giant Salmon Tacoma, WA |
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| This Giant Salmon is located in a fountain downtown. There are at least four other salmon sculptures around town that were created in 2001 for the Soul Salmon project. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. |
| Giant Salmon Woodside, CA |
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| This Giant Salmon, aka "Woody", was carved in the early 1900s from a redwood log by Enoch Kadashan. For more, see this website. |
| Giant Fish Atlanta Fish Market Atlanta, GA |
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| The Giant Fish was created in 1995 by Martin Dawe and Randy Blain. It stands at the entrance to the Atlanta Fish Market, a seafood restaurant. This salmon sculpture is 65' long and weighs 50 tons. It is made of solid copper and steel and is the largest fish sculpture in the world. In December, it wears a Santa hat. For more, see this website. This fish reminds me of Frank Gehry's Fish Dance Restaurant in Kobe, Japan which was built 1986-89. |
| Lou T. Fisk Madison, MN |
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| Lou T. Fisk is a 25' long lutefisk. He was produced by FAST and has been here since 1983. He was originally installed on a travel trailer and took part in parades. The statue was restored in 2003. Lou was knocked off his foundation by a severe storm in 2008. The city will be righting him soon. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Giant Fish Richland, WA |
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| These Giant Fish are located at the playground in Howard Amon Park. |
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