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DAYTON-Woodcarver Tom Schirm won Best of Show and Best in the Nation for the Year, at the National Fish Carving Championship, for his decorative life-sized carving of a west slope cutthroat trout. The event took place Sept. 8 and 9, in Vancouver, Wash.

Schirm also won Best of Division for all Miniatures, and Judge's Choice 2nd Best of Show, for his carving of a miniature brown trout,

Schirm is a habitat biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in Dayton. He has been carving for about 20 years, and he works primarily by commission. For more information see Schirm's web...