Salmon Eggs

[Jusnl]

Does anyone know where to buy some skeins at around the olympia area? Im running a little low, and with steelhead season upon us I would like to have a good supply.

[wraithen]

Any place that looks like someone who sells salmon in their back yard. They will have eggs for sale. Gotta get there as soon as they get back from the river though.

[PolarBear]

Check with the Nisqually or Squaxin tribes.  They should have chum eggs right now.  The price of chum is crap so you might be able o make a deal.  I'd sell you some of my coho eggs but I'm hoarding them. 

[Jusnl]

I tried to get some coho eggs from the skokomish tribe, they said $6 a pound, which isnt too bad besides the fact they were sold out and then offered me chum eggs for $15 a pound, needless to say I didnt pay that for some chum eggs im not that desperate. If you need a extra freezer to hoard some of those coho eggs in im ur man lol 

[7mmfan]

Can't buy chum eggs for less then $12-$15 a pound as thats pretty much what the Japanese are paying them for the roe.

[Houndhunter]

$8 A pound is as high as you should pay for eggs from indians. I've never had to go that route, but know several people that do and they tend to get them around $5-6 a pound

[Jusnl]

  do you know where to pick any up?

[Houndhunter]

Guys I know go up towards quinalt, there's some fish market. Its a drive from oly, but gives ya a reason to go fish the coast and pick up eggs on the way.

Im sure there's more local places, im just not sure where. Any tribe is going to be selling eggs, they dont waste those

[BigGoonTuna]

i don't get hung up on eggs for steelhead like i used to years ago.  they'll hit a lot of things just as well, like sand shrimp, prawns, and artificials(i've really started to like using yarn balls in the winter).  i'll usually cure up a batch or two per year for steelhead in borax, but the bulk of my eggs from the fall and winter get cured up and saved for springers and next fall.

i'd never consider paying something like $8 a pound, much less $15!

[Houndhunter]

Yarnballs are addicting, I'll make a few hundred every year. I fish eggs alot with them, but they do well by themselves as well.

[PolarBear]

Yarnballs are addicting, I'll make a few hundred every year. I fish eggs alot with them, but they do well by themselves as well.

You finally said something that we can agree on Paul!     I made up several hundred last winter and like to fish yarnies (unless the water is really muddy) over bait.

[TheHunt]

I made some yarnballs but I tied them over a coffee straw.  So all I have to do is to insert my line through the straw and pull the yarn ball down to the hook.  The straw is big enough to push over the head of the hook.  I can tie in a little crystal flash or a little wing of a schlappen.  I like this...

I also have regular yarn balls as well. 

[PolarBear]

Houndhunter showed me how to tie a secondary loop in addition to the regular egg loop.  It works great for centering your yarnie in the middle of the hook and also leaves you the regular egg loop for eggs.  Pretty slick set up.

[snocohunter]

I'd love to see that secondary loop trick. I've been meaning to make some yarn balls too. A guy on the nooch one day gave me a bag of them to try but I'm finally out now.

[steelhead59]

Give me a call at 360-701-9708 I believe I can hook you up.

[Houndhunter]

Its really simple, id have to take pics of me doing it as im terrible explaining things with words.

[PolarBear]

If I remember, later on I will try and do a pic tutorial using big hooks and heavy line.

[snocohunter]

Funny how its easier done then said sometimes. I've seen guys who needle thread the main leader through a yarn ball so they can run eggs below it. So if you det the hook and lose your eggs you're still fishing

[BigGoonTuna]

i just store my yarn balls in a baggie and put them on the hook and secure with the bait loop, just like eggs.  if you do it right they don't fall off.

for rags, i like to make a loop out of fishing line and tie both the ends to a snap swivel.  then i thread the loop through the rags with a needle, and secure it with the snap(it looks like a bracelet when you do this).   when you need to tie up a leader, undo the snap, slide the end of your leader through the loop and pull a rag on to your leader.  this way, i can keep all my leaders in wallets where they don't take up much space, and don't have to hassle with carrying a big pointy needle in my fishing gear...or have to worry about dropping it in the river when i'm using it.

[PolarBear]

Basically, to tie the secondary loop instead of having a short tag along the shank of the hook, make it longer so that you have a loop that is past the bend and run the end that is normally the tag end back through the eye leaving a loop past the bend and a tag in front of the eye at least 1/4" long.  Then procede to tie your normal egg loop over the top of that tag.  To apply your yarnie just thread it on the hook and cinch it up by pulling the tag end in front of the eye then trim off the remaining tag.  It works really slick.  You can run eggs and yarnies at the same time.

[PolarBear]

Forgive my graphic skills (or lack there of) but here is what I came up with to illustrate the double loop egg knot as taught to me by Houndhunter.

[SkookumHntr]

Thats kindof a good lookin rig! I may try!

[Houndhunter]

Damn good illustration, especially using paint! You spend way to much time with that program

[PolarBear]

Thanks bro but it only took me 5 minutes.  Thanks for showing me the knot.  I have about 60 leaders already tied up.  Ready to hit the river any time man!

[Ripper]

Nice! Thanks a lot for sharing that, I appreciate it. 

[PolarBear]

Santa Eddie!!!! \m/