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Brownbagger Fest 2016 - Several of us Brownbaggers gathered for our first get together since the early 90’s. |
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Trophy Trout Profile: The Hahns - Ed “Pops” Hahn with his favorite photo of him with his big gerrard buck from Lake Pend Oreille. The monster weighed 20 LB. 5 oz. |
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A Storied Fishery - Josh Stokes caught and released this 36 in. gerrard rainbow from Pend Oreille Lake back on Oct. 19, 1997. |
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Planer Board Magic - This article was written for fishwire.com a couple of years ago. My buddy and guide, Lance Fisher, asked me to write something about using planer boards for catching the massive, wild, native gerrard rainbows. I hope you enjoy it and maybe learn something new. |
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2 For 1 DVD Sale - Normally, these DVD’s are $9.95 ea. but for a limited time, you can get 2 for the price of 1! Don’t pass up this great deal. |
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Trophy Trout Profile: Jon Minami - Jon with his 26 LB.+ State Record Brown from 1983. He was one of the “hot sticks” back then who inspired me to chase after big browns. |
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Farewell Dave Rossberg - Dave was dealt a tough hand. He was involved in a serious accident several years back and then his diabetes had progressed to a serious level and he needed dialysis every other day for 4-5 hours. |
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Kootenay Continued - Rick and John just got back from their recent fall adventure at Kootenay Lake. |
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American Outdoorsman Episode - Hey all you TTG fans! Here is a "Blast from the Past." I had the privilege of being filmed for an American Outdoorsman TV program a few years back. Join host, Mark Tobin, and myself for some phenomenal bull trout fishing at Lake Billy Chinook. We got some great footage of bulls to 11 LB.! This is a must see for all you trophy trout junkies! |
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Rick’s Trophy Mounts - constantly evolving and raising our level of detail and craftsmanship. No one works harder to give you that unique mount that captures your fish. Be sure to check out our taxidermy page to see our photo galleries and read the customer testimonies. The above photo of a cutt, rainbow and brown mount order we did for Colorado customer Brad Brooks. |
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Kootenay III - Rick and the Dinkmeister just returned from an epic two week trip up to Kootenay Lake in BC. The fish count on bigger bows was 11 trout from 13-19 LB. Read the article here |
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Just Ask John - One of my buddies fancies himself a writer and sent us this story of his introduction to brown trout fishing... |
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Glacier park Report - I have on a couple of occasions in the past ten years had some really memorable vacations. Back in 2006, I took my wife, Jan, and oldest grandson, Colin, to Yellowstone Park and it was a monumental trip we will never forget. This year was similar... |
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Kootenay Komeback - I fell in love with the pursuit of the giant gerrard rainbow trout back in 1990 on my first visit to Lake Pend Oreille in Northern Idaho. I was prompted by reading an article about these monstrous trout in an old copy of Outdoor Life back in the early 1980's. I knew I had to take a shot at catching one of these oversize salmonides some day... |
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Wallowa Lake Revisited - We all know that Wallowa Lake is yielding some of the hottest fishing in the world right now! Follow TTG owner Rick Arnold as he tries his own hand at Wallowa.. |
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Brownbagger's Revival - Back in the early 80's after a positive change in the direction of my life, I got interested in fishing again. Specifically, I got fired up about catching brown trout...BIG brown trout!... |
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A Big Brown Story - My Dad and had just made the trip up and wanted to get out with me on Wickiup. A friend and I had some great luck over the opening weekend and I was taking Dad out to hit some runs that had been productive for Darrell and I just a few weeks back... |
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Henry's Lake - Mike McNeilly and his buddy Vance head off to Idaho in search of Cutt-bows. |
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Targeting Trophy Trout on the Fly in Still Waters - Scott Robertson covers the basics of chasing big trout on the fly. Many people think that monster trout can't be caught on the fly...not true! Scott gives you some ammo to chase the big boys on the fly! |
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Trophy Trout Catch and Release Techniques - Trophy trout offer their own unique problems when it comes to catching and releasing them. Follow along as Mark from team TTG covers what needs to be done to take get these big fish heading back home in a good state of health. |
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Welcome Scott Robertson to Team TTG - Fly angler and trophy trout specialist Scott Robertson will be helping us head up our new fly fishing portion of the site. Scott has many accolades including being selected as the captain of the USA Flyfishing team in 2006. Here is a brief bio to get to know him! |
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Monster Trout #4 - Lake Michigan may be the best brown fishery in the nation. We traveled to see if the claims of giant browns over 10 pounds could be true. Follow along as Rick chronicles our trip to chase these awesome fish! |
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The State of the Art...Taxidermy - Taxidermy has come a long way over the years. Rick's Trophy Mounts has been responsible for mounting some beautiful fish. Read about techniques and history relating to the art of taxidermy. |
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Pyramid Lake Cutthroat - Team TTG met up with trophy trout specialist Brad Stout for a two day stint on Pyramid Lake. We specifically targeted big fish using a variety of techniques and managed a few nice fish. |
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Kootenay Fall Gerrards - It is time for that shot at a giant Gerrard! Rick traveled to Kootenay this year instead of Pend Oreille in search of that 20 plus pounder. They didn't get into a 20, but did manage some decent fish... |
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Team TTG Travels to Lake Diefenbaker - We headed north to film for our third DVD in our "Monster Trout" series. We were a little skeptical of the Konrad's promise of 20 pound rainbows. Three days and 11 trout over twenty pounds later...we are believers! |
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Two Old Farts Tangle with Big Trout - Trophy trout angler Gordon Hahn traveled over 1100 miles to Kootenay lake with his father and father in law....both over 80 years old! They did get into some quality fish... |
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New World Record Rainbow Trout Landed! - Canadian Adam Konrad has just landed the new All Tackle World Record Rainbow Trout! The beast weighed in at 43.6 pounds and sported a ridiculous 34" girth! |
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The Filming of the Tahoe DVD - A wide open brown trout bite with multiple fish over 6 pounds made this shoot one to remember. We joined guides Mark Wiza and Mike Nielson, two of the top guys on the lake to chase topline browns. The Tahoe fish are beautiful...and pull hard! Look for the completed DVD later this year. |
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Monster Bulls...and I Don't Mean Elk! - Big changes are ahead for Oregon's Lake Billy Chinook. Read as Rick talks about the state of the fishery and how future management plans may impact this world class lake. |
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Making a Trophy Trout Wall - Few trophy anglers have caught as many monster trout, in as short a time as the Hahns. Read along as they tell their story, in their words, about how it all transpired. They went after rainbows, then browns, then macks...with giants from each species to the net. This is a must read! |
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A Tribute to Albert - On Dec. 7th this year, a day that lives in infamy because of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, I lost my son-in-law, Albert Juereca to cancer. He was married to my oldest daughter Stephanie and they have one son, Alec. He was a special person in my life and will be dearly missed. |
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Pend Oreille 2006 - Sometimes weather determines the outcome of a fishing trip. This year's trip to Pend Oreille conincided with record rainfall and high winds. The main tributaries to the lake were blown out and much of the lake was unfishable unless you had a larger vessel. |
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Fall Browns - There is something special about the fall. All of the cliches are true, crisp weather, fall colors, less people around, etc. Brown trout are starting to think about the spawn, which usually occurs November and December. Some really big fish have been caught in October...read on! |
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Hike to Green Lake - Sometimes it is nice to take a break from the trophy fishing and "smell the flowers" for perspective. There are so many beautiful things on this earth to enjoy...don't let it pass you by! |
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The Filming of "Angler West TV" - Relive the filming of the Angler West TV show. Rick had only 2 days to put the crew into some quality browns. Things started out very tough...and were not looking good until Rick stuck a nice 9 pound plus fish. |
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Oregon/California
Trout Opener Summary - While
there weren't any monsters landed in either
the California or Oregon openers, there were
some quality fish. Check out this brief synopsis
of what was caught and where. |
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The
Making of "The American Outdoorsman" - Rick will
be featured on an episode of the American
Outdoorsman television show, which airs nationwide
via the Men's Channel and Sportsman's Channel.
Travel along with him as he chronicles his
adventure filming the show. |
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Bull
Trout Bonanza - More
bull! We just can't get enough of these piscivors!
They are big fish, they eat big stuff and
pull like crazy. Read along as Rick talks
about all things bull trout. |
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In
Pursuit of Trophy Trout - This
is an article that ran in Salmon, Trout, Steelheader
a while back. It really gets the blood pumping.
It is a perfect read for that cold winter
day! |
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Winter
Time Bulls - Check
out this quick read on chasing bulls in the
winter months. The colder months can offer
solitude and beautiful conditions. |
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Pend
Oreille Revisited, 2005 - Read
along as Rick details his adventures chasing
monsters at Pend Oreille. This years big fish
was "only" 11.5 pounds, a fish of
a lifetime in most lakes, but only slightly
above average at Pend Oreille. |
