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How to tie the Egg Loop: POV Edition

January 10, 2018 By JD Leave a Comment

The Egg Loop is an essential knot for steelhead and salmon fishing but takes a bit of practice to learn. One of the reasons it’s hard to learn is every video I have found shows it from the reverse perspective — as if you are watching somebody tie it in person. In this vid, we shot from that angle but also from the first person view — so you can see how it looks as if you were tying it yourself!

Filed Under: Salmon, Steelhead Tagged With: egg loop, fishing knots, roe, Salmon, Steelhead

How to make Spawn Sacks for Steelhead & Salmon

December 30, 2017 By JD 2 Comments

If you’ve ever dealt with loose, soft roe that just won’t stay on the hook, this video is for you!

Making spawn sacks is a quick and easy solution for soupy eggs. Spawn sacks (aka “egg bags”) are also extremely useful when you are fishing in an area that’s loaded with bait stealers like chubs, smolt, trout and squawfish, etc.

Filed Under: Steelhead, Techniques Tagged With: eggs, roe, Salmon, spawn bags, spawn sacks, Steelhead

How to Properly Freeze Roe for Bait: The “Burrito Method”

November 14, 2017 By JD Leave a Comment

So, you caught some hatchery hens this season and cured the eggs up for future salmon and steelhead fishing missions…But do you know how to make sure your bait is ready to go this winter or next fall? 

It’s actually one of the questions I get asked most often — what’s the best way to freeze egg baits? 

Well, there are a lot of ways you can go here and the short answer is: I vaccuum seal my wet cure eggs in Mason Jars. For dryer eggs I’m going to use for drifting, I’ll go with the burrito method. 

Here’s how I do it:

First, you’ll need some paper towels, plastic wrap and vaccuum sealer bags…


Start by laying out some paper “tortillas” and then put the skein — or portion thereof — in the middle…


Next, wrap the eggs up just like you would a burrito…

Then, stretch out a length of plastic wrap and place the burrito on it…

Wrap the plastic around the burrito tightly, trying to squeeze as much of the air out as possible. Just be careful to not smash the eggs…

Next, get a vac bag ready. Be sure to label it with a Sharpie so you know what’s in there when you pull it out weeks or months down the road…

Now, fill the bag with as many burritos you think you’ll need in a session. I use the Oliso brand because they have a zipper end that allows you to take stuff out and then reseal the bag up to 10 times…

The next step is to place the bag in the freezer (unsealed). When the baits are frozen solid, put your vac packer on the “moist” setting if it has one and suck the air and then seal the bag shut. If you vacuum the eggs before they are frozen, they will turn to mush. 

On a similar note, be sure to either open (or cut a hole) in the sealer bags when you take the burritos out to thaw. If left in the sealed bag, the eggs will expand upon thawing and you’ll end up with mushy goo (not good). 

Follow these easy steps and you’ll have good eggs ready to fish when you need ‘em. 

For more Steelhead fishing tips and techniques, check out my massive eBook: The Ultimate Guide to Steelhead Bank Fishing

Filed Under: Salmon, Steelhead, Techniques Tagged With: curing roe, roe foe bait, Salmon, Steelhead

Underwater Bite Cam: Do spoons work for Salmon?

November 6, 2017 By JD Leave a Comment

Using my trusty [easyazon_link identifier=”B01MAWGG0S” locale=”US” tag=”fiwijd-20″]Water Wolf HD[/easyazon_link] underwater camera, I threw some [easyazon_link identifier=”B00LDYMGNG” locale=”US” tag=”fiwijd-20″]Pline Pro Steel spoons[/easyazon_link] which were designed for steelhead at some salmon to see how they’d react.

Here’s your answer…

Filed Under: Underwater Photos/Video Tagged With: camera, coho, Salmon, underwater, water wolf

Underwater Spinner Bite Madness

October 16, 2017 By JD 4 Comments


My latest underwater vid…a compilation of underwater salmon bites…kings, silvers, sockeye and all the rest are here. If this doesn’t get you pumped to go fishing, nothing will!

All this vid was, of course, shot with my [easyazon_link identifier=”B01MAWGG0S” locale=”US” tag=”fiwijd-20″]WaterWolf[/easyazon_link] camera.

Filed Under: Underwater Photos/Video Tagged With: Salmon, spinners, underwater, waterwolf

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