RECENT UPDATES:
***MAY 6 - I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE BROWN TROUT SEASON IS FINALLY OFF TO A VERY LATE
START. I JUST POSTED A REPORT ON MY RECENT TRIP TO WICKIUP AND IT WAS A SUCCESS! CLICK HERE TO READ ON.
***FEBRUARY 11 - FINALLY, THE WINTER WEATHER GAVE US A WINDOW TO GET TO LAKE BILLY CHINOOK FOR SOME BULL
TROUT ACTION - CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REPORTS***
***JANUARY 14 - JIMMY LEWIS MADE A TRIP TO LAKE BILLY CHINOOK AND PUT HIS BUDDY ONTO A TROPHY BULL TROUT - CLICK HERE
TO SEE HIS REPORT***
TTH NEWS:
May 13 - Brian Wildish has just made TTH news
again with an article published in the May issue of Salmon,Trout, Stealheader magazine. The article highlights the
catch of his monster East Lake brown trout caught back in September. Be sure to check it out!
March 23 - Trophy Trout Hunter hardcore, Brian Wildish just got the mount back of his monster 12 1/2 pound Brown Trout caught last September at East
Lake. See the photos at the bottom of this page. If you catch that fish of a lifetime, I would strongly recommend checking
out Fish Tail Gallery in Bend Oregon.
March 23 - I want to share a valuable resource
that will be an excellent tool for many Trophy Trout Hunters in the western United States, and will benefit others as time
goes on. Bathymetric Maps are now available for a good number of Trophy Fisheries. Crescent, East, Paulina, and Lake
Billy Chinook are among the lakes mapped, and Wickiup is in the works. These are large, laminated, full color maps which show
detailed depth lines, clearly highlighting structure and other points of interest. Check out the website for Mark's Lake Maps operating out of Montana. They are inexpensive and extremely useful.
TTH INTRO:
Hello to all and welcome
to Trophy Trout Hunter. I'm Dan McAllister, and I am an avid Trophy Trout fisherman. I have enjoyed contributing to this
site since it was started in 2004, by trophy trout veteran Jimmy Lewis, and I took over the wheel for Jimmy in the fall of
2006. It's been great to see other guys get involved by contributing their reports and pictures of big trout, and through
this it has grown from one man's fishing journal to an active community resource for up to date trophy trout fishing
information in Central Oregon.
We here in Oregon have been blessed with wonderful world class
opportunities for catching giant trout. If one dedicates themselves to spending time on the water and following some simple
guidelines, a trout over 5 pounds is very attainable in many waters.
I grew up fishing the lakes of central Oregon with my dad and
brother. We spent a lot of time on the water, but the tactics we employed were more geared towards catching numbers of small
trout on light gear. When the occasional big fish was hooked it was rarely landed due to the light 2 pound leaders we often
used. We watched the fishermen who trolled for the big ones and always assumed that they must fish all weekend for one fish,
if they were lucky. I now realize that there is plenty of action to be had while targeting the big fish, and it is amazing
how many small fish will get caught while applying tactics that up the chances of hooking and landing something huge. Six
years ago my biggest trout ever was 17 inches, and I will never forget the excitement of how big it seemed to me at the time.
Now a days, most trips produce several fish that size or larger. My current goal for any weekend trip is one trout over five
pounds, and that goal is achieved more times than not. I have enjoyed a couple of trips this year of catching several fish
of five or better, and was thrilled with catching my first brown trout over ten pounds with an awesome 11+ pound male
last August after catching two others over five pounds earlier the same day!
I and most of the Trophy Trout Hunter contributors release
nearly all of the fish that we catch. I encourge all to consider to do the same to promote strong trophy trout populations
for the future.
Look around and email me with any feedback or questions you might have.
Tight Lines,
Dan
