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PETERSONVIRGINIA · FRESHWATER DIVISION
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THE PETERSON COLLECTION / FIELD RECORDS

The Fish Bucket.

A growing body of evidence.
Some of it was once a tree.

03 ENTRIES · 01 ACTUAL FISH
Annabelle smiling beside the water and holding up her catch

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE

An actual fish.
An actual photograph.

The collection now includes supporting documentation.

Annabelle, with a catch. Neither the shoe nor the stick was available for this photograph.

Illustration of a single battered wet canvas shoe on a dark green backgroundEXHIBIT 001

FOOTWEAR / FRESHWATER ADAPTED

The shoe.

Put up very little fight. Believed to be a sole survivor.

Species
Common lake sneaker
Size
One foot, approximately
Distinction
Personal best. In footwear.
Illustration of an ordinary forked wet stick on a dark green backgroundEXHIBIT 002

TIMBER / NON-MIGRATORY

The stick.

A textbook specimen. Previously affiliated with a tree.

Species
Branch, formerly attached
Size
Respectable for a stick
Distinction
Excellent natural camouflage
Illustration of a very small bluegill beside a scale on a dark green backgroundEXHIBIT 003

BLUEGILL / TECHNICALLY A FISH

The tiny one.

A bluegill with its entire career ahead of it.

Species
Bluegill
Size
Best viewed with optimism
Distinction
First entry with actual gills
COLLECTION POLICY

New catches will be added as evidence surfaces.
Existing entries may be quietly retired.

Opening collection is illustrative. The reporting standards remain a family matter.