Fish replicas are one of our favorite ways to commemorate and celebrate our epic fishing trips.. We’ve written quite a few blogs about this obsession, but there’s also a good library of links available from others. Here are some that we’ve enjoyed.

While I have had great fun catching many fish that were objectively ugly—giant Alaskan halibut, Potomac River catfish and Brazilian wolf fish immediately come to mind—there is something particularly gratifying about catching a species that’s all lit up with vibrant colors, the type that no camera can fully capture. Here are four that occupy my “hit list.”