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Underwater Photos: King Salmon eats a Glo Bug

July 29, 2014 By JD 1 Comment

More cool underwater stuff from my travels in Alaska in July: Here’s a king salmon attacking a Yarnie or Glo Bug (no eggs or scent). Though I clipped off the hook point while filming, it’s interesting to see how he would never have been hooked anyway — because the fish bites away from the hook!

Yarn and eggs…yum!

Yarn and eggs…yum!

Yep, I gotta eat that! (Although notice how he bites the yarn ball but completely misses the hook!)

Yep, I gotta eat that! (Although notice how he bites the yarn ball but completely misses the hook!)

No change for a hook-up here…the hook is still outside his mouth.

No change for a hook-up here…the hook is still outside his mouth. In a nano-second he spit it out (off camera) but look at that other little Chinook in the background moving in for a bite!

Filed Under: Cool Photos, Photos and Video, Underwater Photos/Video Tagged With: bite, chinook, glo bug, king salmon, underwater, underwater fish, yarnie

How to Tie Quick & Easy Yarn Balls

January 27, 2009 By JD 4 Comments

While roe will always be the number one bait for steelhead, the Poor Man’s Glo Bug (aka “yarn tie” or “yarnie”) will hold its own in most drift fishing situations.

Really, what’s not to like? They look great underwater and have an almost translucent look to ’em. Poor Man’s Glo Bugs also hold scent very well and drift in an extremely natural way. PMGBs are super simple and easy to tie — and you can do it right on the river bank. Here’s how:

Start with several 3-4 inch strands of Glo Bug yarn:

Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Steelhead Tagged With: glo bug, glo bugs, river fishing, roe imitation, steelhead drift fishing, yarn egg, yarn tie

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