By: Kyle Buschelman Late fall salmon need to be approached differently than springers and late summer/early fall fish. Anyone who cases them daily agrees they have a different appetite. I use different baits for each season and have a set of rules to follow for late fall salmon. The rules are governed by three main […]
By: Bob Kratzer Salmon season is in full swing. This means its egg collecting and curing season. Now is the time to put some of your favorite egg cures to work or prepare them for future use. The following is a simple egg cure that I use for salmon and steelhead. When fishing with eggs, […]
By: Todd Daniels I’ve been guiding 21 years for salmon and steelhead in the Northwest. Every day on my boat people ask me how I cure my eggs. While there’s countless way to cure eggs, I’ve been doing the same thing since I started almost 22 years ago. I use Fire Cure, usually red or […]
By: Troy Whitaker I want to be clear about something before we dive into this blog. Personally, I don’t freeze my skeins until after I cure them. However, we’ve been getting so many questions from anglers asking what the best method is to cure frozen skein that I’m going to do my best to provide […]
By: Mike Ainsworth There’s countless ways you can cure roe for fall salmon. Some anglers invest in long, drawn out processes that take days to complete. I don’t do that. I want an egg that has great color, milks well, smells good and most importantly, fishes well. To do so I mix BorX o Fire […]
By: Travis Wendt of Reel Time Fishing I’ve been curing shrimp for steelhead fishing for decades. The process has always been time consuming and tedious, but necessary to have good bait to catch fish. Pautzke Shrimp & Prawn Cure just changed that. With the pour of a bottle I’m getting perfect bait in a fraction […]
By: Mike Ainsworth In the Pacific Northwest spawn sacs are not a go to method for steelhead like it is in the Great Lakes. However, in recent years it’s rapidly gaining popularity. Usage is increasing. A few years ago, several well-known guides were using them daily and tried to keep it a secret. The word […]
By: Todd Daniels All eggs are not created equal. Depending on the time of year and species I’m targeting I cure my eggs differently, and you should too. What I’m looking for this time of year is color – the right color egg. The reason is we have constantly changing water conditions this time of […]
By: Dave Manners In the last month I’ve made a change to the Kitchen Sink, which is an egg cure many in the Northwest use. I’ve been using that cure for salmon for almost a decade now. I wasn’t going to tell you guys about my new discoveries because I hate giving away my best […]
By: James Swearingen It’s steelhead season in the Great Lakes and I’m expecting another banner year. There’s always steelhead to be caught, but some anglers remain more successful than others. To me, the difference is having the proper equipment and good bait. There are several different methods to catch steelhead, and all are effective when […]
