By: Mike Ainsworth of First Light Guide Service There are countless ways to cure roe for fall salmon. Some anglers use long, drawn-out processes that take days to complete. I don’t do that. I want an egg with great color, that milks well, has strong scent and, most importantly, fishes well. For years, I’ve kept […]
By Travis Wendt of Reel Time Fishing I’ve been curing shrimp for steelhead for decades. I’ve tried plenty of different cures, brines, scents and additives over the years, and I’m always looking for something that can give my bait another edge. This season, I added something new to the process. Pautzke Fire Bite Fire Bite […]
By: Andy Bliss I’ve been fishing egg sacs for brown trout and steelhead for over 25 years, and to be honest, the spawn sac game—especially from a guide’s perspective—is pretty simple: you just need a lot of them. That said, I’m always looking for ways to make my sacs more effective and more appealing to […]
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: 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 […]
By: Joe Diorio I’ve never used chartreuse eggs in spawn sacs before. To be honest I saw a FireBlog post a few weeks ago about anglers having success with blue eggs, and was wowed. The eggs looked so good. After seeing it, I wanted to try chartreuse, and see if they worked too. My though […]
By: Brock Kangas I’ve been fishing spawn sacs for trout and steelhead for as long as everyone else has. We know that chartreuse and pink are two of the top producing spawn sac colors. Meanwhile, sometimes you don’t want to be like everyone else. Oftentimes, showing the fish something different is what it takes to […]
By: Travis Wendt When steelhead fishing from a boat tactics have evolved in recent years. There’s so many ways to catch steelhead. Meanwhile, any time I’m trolling plugs, from fall into spring, I run a shrimp on the belly hook. What I believe is it gives the steelhead something extra on the plug to look […]
