Anybody tan fish skin for pen blanks?

[JR Parks]

Using some of last years chum salmon to catch a pesky raccoon. And while cutting it up I pondered the possibility of using salmon skin for pen blanks like we do snake skins. Some online tanning suggestions are very complicated but some use glycerin & dna as I do for snake skins. Most caution to use detergent liberally to remove prevalent fish oil. Any thoughts?

 

[DLJeffs]

Most fish skins I've ever seen pretty fade to a dull grey color. You'd still get the scale pattern but not much color I fear.

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

You would likely need to play taxidermist and repaint the skins...