RECENT UPDATES:
***NOVEMBER 2009 THRU JAN 2ND, 2010 - JOE MORITZ (aka Fish-On-Bend) HAS HAD AN INCREDIBLE RUN ON MACKINAW THIS LATE
SEASON. READ ABOUT IT HERE!!!!
***OCTOBER 10-22 - DAN STEWART PUT AN EXCLAMATION POINT ON HIS SEASON BY CATCHING (2) 'TEENER HOOKJAWS AT PAULINA
LAKE. READ ABOUT IT HERE!!!
***SEPTEMBER
11-13 - BRIAN WILDISH GOT HIS DAD, GARY, INTO SOME TROPHY TROUT. DETAILS HERE!
***AUGUST 27-30 - I JUST POSTED A REPORT FROM A GREAT WEEKEND AT WICKIUP RES. CLICK HERE FOR THE REPORT
***AUGUST
28 - 30 - RYAN DANIELS FAMILY CAMPING TRIP TO WICKIUP PROVIDES GREAT MEMORIES! READ HERE!!!
TTH NEWS:
October 26: OMG!! Dan Stewart does it again.
This time, he beat his personal best with a 31 1/2 inch, 14 lb hookjaw from Paulina. Caught 10 days after the 13 lb dream
fishhe caught the week before. See the photos at the top, right of this page. I'm speachless... Congrats to the hottest brown
trout fisherman on the west coast!
October 14: Add yet another feather to the cap
of Dan Stewart of California. On Monday, October 12th, he stuck the brown trout that most of us dream about with a massive
buck that measured 28 inches and wieghed an amazing 13 lbs! This porky fish was caught in the shallows of our beloved Paulina
Lake and the photos will be posted once his trip is done sometime next week. This marks number 4 over 10 lbs for Dan this
year alone making him the one to watch for west coast browns. He is an excellent fisherman and true sportsman and I'm sending
him huge congrats from all of his friends here at TTH!!
September 22nd: This has been a great year
for Trophy Trout Fishing. In Oregon alone, there have been 10 browns over 10 lbs caught thus far this season!!!
And these are just of the ones that TTH knows of! Congrats to Jordan Whitton, Bret Martin, Diane Harman, Dan Stewart
(with 3!!!), Chris Clute, Rande Orton, Chuck Jones, and Allan Cole. Keep it up!
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.
My current goal for any weekend trip is one trout over five pounds, and that goal is achieved more times than not. In fact,
it is not uncomon to land several fish of that size or larger in a weekend these days.
I and most of the Trophy Trout Hunter contributors release
nearly all of the fish that we catch. I encourge all to consider doing 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
 scores a 20lb Laker)
