Trout River actually exists. It is a very small place on the border with Canada and the US. We crossed from Canada there in 1980. We were with our friends Jan and Jerry and were going to visit Jerry's folks in upstate New York. The border guard was thrilled to see us because his people came from Ireland. He loved the fact that between us we had 2 Canadian passports, 2 English passports, 1 Irish and 1 US passport. There was lots of stamping! I remembered all this this year when our friend Jan made her first visit to Ireland.
Kevin says my trout is very realistic so that is high praise. He was very difficult to do because the fabric frayed and fish have very clean lines. The gold coloured organza on his back had to be done twice because of fraying. Sukey gave me a good tip - use the selvedge edge of the fabric as this is bound and doesn't fray. He looks good in his Matalan frame, their frames are a great bargain.
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