Tradewell Decoys

Tradewell Decoys some day i be the hero some day i be the goat. today i be the goat. Kirby Puckett Tradewell Fish Decoys are handmade and each swim tested. This is a hobby.

I have been making fish decoys since 2001. Most of my decoys have copper fins, and are made from cedar to stand up to the elements. All my decoys are stamped with an anchor in honor of my father who trusted Jesus, as I do, as his anchor through out life. Tradewell decoys is named after my grandpa Chester Tradewell who was an avid spear fisherman who taught my father and me how to spear. Spearing i

s a passion of mine. I spend hundreds of hours out in the darkhouse every winter. Many of the decoys I sell I have tested in the darkhouse to see what works and what does not. I wont sell something I wouldn't use. I make a few every year and when able I can take special orders.

Tradewell Decoys all the way up in the Alps!
04/30/2026

Tradewell Decoys all the way up in the Alps!

Number 31,32,33 knotholes with homemade glass eyes.
04/28/2026

Number 31,32,33 knotholes with homemade glass eyes.

The Gathering was good to us this year. And I was honored to be able to place in some categories with some other awesome...
04/16/2026

The Gathering was good to us this year. And I was honored to be able to place in some categories with some other awesome careers that I personally look up to. My kids also came home with some ribbons. Jude and Warren made a northern together and placed first. Ingrid and Ezra participated in a class that they worked on a pre-made fish that they could paint with some direction.

Had a wonderful time at the Gathering this year.
04/12/2026

Had a wonderful time at the Gathering this year.

Snow is melting. Nothing better to do. Come on down to Perham this weekend. See ya there!
04/09/2026

Snow is melting. Nothing better to do. Come on down to Perham this weekend. See ya there!

A few of the decoys coming with me to the Gathering this weekend In Perham MN. The monster dragon frog is my number 2000...
04/07/2026

A few of the decoys coming with me to the Gathering this weekend In Perham MN. The monster dragon frog is my number 2000 decoy.

03/27/2026

The Gathering April 11th. Stop by and say hi.

Tradewell Decoys turns 25 today. A month after the death of my dad I was full of anxiety, depressed, and lost. I felt ke...
03/21/2026

Tradewell Decoys turns 25 today. A month after the death of my dad I was full of anxiety, depressed, and lost. I felt keeping my mind and hands busy was the way to push through that. 25 years later it is still therapy for me. God not only provided me with a hobby. He provided me with many close friends through it. Here is my first decoy and the latest decoy I am working on.
Psalm 90:17 (NIV): "May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands"

Last show of the season!
03/10/2026

Last show of the season!

First fish off the line for the Gathering in Perham MN. .
03/08/2026

First fish off the line for the Gathering in Perham MN. .

What a great year of Darkhouse Spearing. The fish were just a bonus this year. I got to take a few people out thus year ...
03/05/2026

What a great year of Darkhouse Spearing. The fish were just a bonus this year. I got to take a few people out thus year that have never gone. My daughter speared her first fish. And there were not many days this year when we didn't have a few fish checking out the decoys. I am thankful for the time I get on the ice, and the people I get to share it with.

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Erskine, MN
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