Texas Koi & Fancy Goldfish additional Show Photos

Mature Champion Koi  - Sanke - Owned by             Adult Champion Koi - Kohaku owned by  

Dan Charnes & Gene Smith bred by Shintaro           Ray & Martha Jordan - Japanese Breeder unknown

             31 inches and six years old                              23-1/2 inches and four years old

Young Champion Koi - kohaku owned by          Baby Champion Koi - sanke owned by

J.R. & Sue Hensley - bred by Ogata                     Ralph & Diane Bates - bred by Brett Rowley

           17 inches  and 3 years old                                  11 inches and two years old

AKCA Award - Ochiba Shigure owned by        Bob Spindola Tategoi Award - Gin Rin SHowa owned by

J.R. & Sue Hensley - bred by ?                             Ray & Martha Jordan - bred by Hijime Sakuma

           23 inches  ? old                                                20 inches and three years old

Most unique - goshiki Sanke owned by       Koi Judges: Bob Brudd, Pam Spindola (head Judge)

Tom & Jennifer Walker - bred by Isa            Galen Hansen, & Dave Young. (Carsten Pedersen               

           24 inches                                               fish handler)

Koi Judges, Pam Spindola & Dave Young, Show Chair, Ray Jordan, Fish Handlers Bill Toohey 

and Carsten Pedersen.

Terry Cusick (Head Goldfish Judge, Joan Berryman (GF Show Chair), John Barcellona

(GSA goldfish candidate judge)

Tom & Jennifer Walker - Water Quality Team Extraordinaire

Left: Carsten Pedersen (AKA - The Koi Whisperer - The best koi wrangler outside of Japan

Right: Ray Jordan Show Chair

Not many koi tanks contain all three kinds of Utsuri's these days. Top to bottom: Shiro (white) Utsuri,

Ki (Yellow) Utsuri, and Hi (red) Utsuri - all owned by Ed Elizondo.

A couple of good looking vendors lucky enough to be related to me (Ray Jordan) Martha Jordan and daughter Crystal Gore.

More Show vendor pics follow:

Club booth, Raffle tables, and two really great ladies - Kathii Tackett and Diane Bates

Gene Smith and Dan Charnes receiving the Grand Champion Trophy Sponsored by Infiltration

presented by Ray Jordan

MIchael Kimberling receiving his Reserve Champion Trophy presented by Judy Schwartz from 

Austin Pond Society

Burt & Sally Nichols owners of Water Garden Gems receiving a special recognition award

Martha & Ray Jordan receiving Adult Champion koi Trophy from Dave Young