20 free printable patterns
Fish Pumpkin Stencils
Fish pumpkin stencils include leaping bass, trout, tropical fish, and simple fish silhouettes with scales and fins, a natural fit for anglers, aquarium fans, and lake houses.
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20 fish pumpkin stencils
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Fantail Goldfish
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Gone Fishin
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Goldfish
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Fancy Fins
Mixed technique
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Leaping Dolphin
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Cruising Hammerhead
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The Big Catch
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The Glowing School
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Lucky Catch
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Reef Prowler
Shaded
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Fishbone Skeleton
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The Lucky Catch
Shaded
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Tidal Dancer
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Elegant Seahorse
Mixed technique
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Spotted Eagle Ray
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Gentle Giant
Mixed technique
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Spotted Whale Shark
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Deep Sea Sculpt
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Tidepool Starfish
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Darwin Fish
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How to carve a fish pumpkin stencil
Cut the fish body as one opening, then finish the fins and tail with a knife. For scales, do not cut them; scrape overlapping half-circles across the body from head to tail. The eye is a small round cut with a scraped ring. Bubbles are pushpin pokes.
Fish pumpkins are a fun surprise at a pool party or a beach house. Several small ones with a scraped wave pattern look like a school swimming along the steps.
Questions
Fish stencil questions
How do I carve fish scales?+
Scrape them. Use a small gouge to lift half-circles of skin in overlapping rows across the body. Lit from inside, the scraped scales glow in a pattern.
What is the easiest fish stencil?+
The plain fish silhouette with a forked tail. It is one opening and takes about 30 minutes, and kids can do most of it.
How long do fish pumpkin stencils take to carve?+
Check the individual stencil's carving guide for its time estimate. Preparation, pumpkin size, wall thickness and your experience affect the total; difficulty alone does not determine carving time.