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: 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 […]
Learn Pro Tips: Make a Perfect Sardine Wrapped Plug By: John Albrich PNW anglers are excited because for the first time in a long time most of our rivers are opened to salmon retention. There’s more fish returning this season than we’ve seen in a long time. In fact, in many systems the limits have […]
By: John Albrich Springer season in the PNW has been much better than anticipated. With that said there’s a lot of fishing pressure out there. Having good bait is imperative for your success. All salmon are scent driven and I’m a firm believer that good bait drives springer success. Good bait means fresh sardines, herring […]
By: Mike Ainsworth The rain is finally falling in Washington! This means it’s time to start curing eggs for fall salmon and winter steelhead. While many factors lead to having quality eggs I believe anglers would have better eggs if they didn’t overlook the crucial care of eggs leading up to the curing process. To […]
