5 fish with Lure

Description

Hand-carved and painted wood, vintage fishing reel button, metal chain
Roach Tackle Folk Art Studio

This exuberant wall-mounted relief by Kevin Roach bursts with color and character. Five hand-carved trout—each distinct in its patterning and attitude—dangle joyfully from a rustic chain, conjuring memories of early morning casts and triumphant stringers pulled from northern lakes. Their vivid palettes range from mossy greens and rich browns to golden flanks and pop-art red dots, evoking the iconic markings of rainbow trout with playful exaggeration.

Above the catch, a vintage reel button subtly anchors the piece in the culture of traditional angling, elevating it from decoration to celebration. Roach’s whimsical fish are both stylized and affectionate, their wide-eyed smiles and curved forms suggesting the proud trophies of a summer well-spent.

Five Fish and a Reel is steeped in the language of folk art—naïve charm, reclaimed materials, and local storytelling—but it also speaks fluently to contemporary collectors who cherish nostalgia with a wink. Perfectly suited for cottage walls or lakehouse foyers, this piece radiates the warmth, humour, and communal memories of Ontario’s fishing lodges, East Coast wharves, and Adirondack retreats. It’s Roach at his most delightful and most collectible.

Condition: Excellent

Vertical
22
Horizontal
23.5

Depth
2.75