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   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
 
 

Congrat's Jordan Whitton on his first 10 + brown!
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This 10 1/2 lb monster was released back to Crescent on April 23, 2009

Bret Martin with his first over 10!
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This 10+ dandy hookjaw was caught and released on April 23 from Crescent Lake! Congrat's Bret!!

Joe Moritz (aka Fish-on-Bend) scores a 20lb Laker
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This was the first of several 20+ Lbers Joe has caught this season!!!

This 28 inch, 13 lb buck was only the beginning!
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Dan Stewart scored this incredible hookjaw from Paulina Lake on October 12, 2009

Dan Stewart is living the dream!
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Here's his 14 lb Paulina hookjaw caught 10 days after the 13 lber shown above!

Vince Bicocca with a his personal best brown
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This nice Wickiup buck was released to hit that 10 lb mark next year.

Brandon Lane with just another pig of a brown!
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Brandon Caught this Gorgeous 11 lber from Wickiup Reservoir on 9/26/09. Congratulations Brandon!

Trophystick Founder Jake Bunio with a 9lb Hookjaw!
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Jake C&R'd this beauty on Sept 20th while flat-lining early.  The fish was caught on a 5.5 inch "baby bow" trophystick! 

Allan Cole Catches his 31st Brown over 10 lbs!!!
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The Founder of AC Plugs C&R'd this great brown at Wickiup Reservoir in August!  It was caught on a 7" AC Original in the Rainbow Pattern!

Another Oregon 10 lb brown!
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Mike Scott "co-landed" this East Lake trophy and released him to fight again.

Huge congrats to Chris Clute!
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He C&R'd this stalky 10 lb brown at East Lake in June

Ryan Daniels with a Killer Paulina Lake Brown
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This buck weighed 7+ lbs and was 25 inches

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I caught and released this 9 lb hookjaw in May of this year

BWild with his sweet Paulina Lake brown
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This bad dude went 29 inches, 9 1/2 lbs and was released after the photos

31 1/2 inches, 10 1/2 lbs
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Diane Hamman caught this amazing brown on 4-24-09 @ Crescent Lake