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Fly Fishing with Egg Fishing Flies

Egg fishing flies are highly effective baitdownstream. Egg fishing flies should be cast
for trout and salmon during the fall whenfar enough upstream from your target that the
fish are swimming upstream and spawning. Infly has time to settle on the bottom. Since
fact, during this time of year, fresh eggs ofthese fishing flies are bottom drifters, they
their own kind make up a large portion ofare prone to catching and sticking on plants
trout or salmon's diet. With so many fishand rocks on the river bottom, so be sure to
swimming up stream during spawning season andpack  lots  of  extra  fishing  flies.
so many nutritious eggs floating downstream,
fly fishing with these can make for aThe bright color of these fishing flies aid
bountiful  trip.in the detection of a bite when the water is
somewhat clear. In murky or deep waters, a
A  look  under  water:strike indicator is necessary to determine a
take. When using an indicator, you'll need
While trout and salmon lay their eggsto watch very carefully and strike just when
upstream in mostly-safe spawning beds, plentyfish  subtly  suck  in the egg fishing flies.
of eggs are jarred loose and lost to the
current. These loose eggs float downstreamTackle  and  Line:
and into the waiting mouths of fish
positioned downstream. The fish areWhen fishing with egg flies, just about any
naturally attracted to the eggs of their ownstandard rod or reel will do. An 8.5 to 9
species, which contain a rich varietyfoot rod and floating line is ideal for most
essential  nutrients  and  proteins.waters while heavier rods can be used when
facing big, hard-fighting fish. For maximum
The eggs of spawning fish, and consequentlyeffectiveness, it's important for egg fishing
egg fishing flies, come in a variety of sizesflies to sink rapidly. In thick or fast
and colors. Choose yellowish orange formoving waters, applying a little dish soap to
Rainbow Trout, Steelhead, Coho Salmon, andthe line can help the egg to slide to the
Chinook. Bright orange quarter inch eggbottom  quickly.
flies are better suited for Brown Trout. Be
sure to also carry some white or off-white inThe ideal time for fishing with egg fishing
your tackle box to mirror the color of theflies is right around the corner. The months
many unfertilized eggs that don't take on aof August through December are when salmon
color.and trout are laying their eggs in the cool
waters. So while you may employ your bug
Casting:fishing fly for the majority of the year, the
fall and winter months give you the
Since eggs have no movement of their own,opportunity to add a new weapon to your
they must be cast for dead driftingarsenal.



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