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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 make Spawn Sacks for Steelhead

December 6, 2012 By JD 28 Comments

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Winter steelhead season is upon us and that means it’s time to bust out the eggs!

Regardless of the watershed you’re on, drifting eggs is very hard to beat for winter-run fish. But eggs aren’t without their inherent problems: Roe is a delicate bait and the constant casting and drifting in fast current and bouncing off rocks means your offering takes a beating. Depending on your cure and the water you’re fishing, a cluster of roe may last only one to five casts

What that means is you’re going to spend a lot of time re-baiting. And when you consider the fact that steelhead are often referred to as the “fish of a thousand casts,” time spent out of the water is time wasted. So, what’s the answer?

Spawn Sacks, of course!
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Filed Under: Steelhead, Techniques Tagged With: egg bags, How-to, river fishing, roe, spawn bags, spawn sacks, Steelhead

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