I started playing around with fish prints on rice paper a few years ago, just for fun, but it never took off because I was more interested in underwater photography and driftwood sculptures at that time. But, on the morning of June 1st, 2022, opening day of grouper season, I speared a Cubera Snapper. I had never seen one of the coast of Hernando Beach, so this was a special fish for me that I wanted to hang on the wall. I decided to give Gyotaku another chance and bought some canvas this time. The first print wasn’t great, but the second was a success. I made a few more prints of various fish that year but it wasn’t until the early part of 2023 that I think I messed around enough to really figure it out. And when I figured it out, I got addicted, printing every fish I could get my hands on. I printed my fish, my friends fish, and I even purchased fish of different varieties. I learned that they don’t hold paint the same or print the same and I began to perfect my craft.

Over the past couple years, I’ve printed many tournament winning and personal best fish.