bulltrout Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 to egg or not to egg?...there seem to be pros and cons to both sides regarding the use of egg patterns...after reading the new Fly Tyer magazine article, i am still 50/50 on this and was curious as to what the rest of the panel has to say about this method... Quote
lonefisher Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 works great but only at certain times in my opinion..... I don't see an ethical issue myself but perhaps others might...... I can't say I use em all that often though Quote
Guest bigbadbrent Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 I don't think Egging in alberta would be all that effective really....lots of water for the eggs to get to from the highwood before they get to the bow...browns on the other hand, i dunno still, i dont think it would be that effective Quote
maxwell Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 imho fish eat them anyweres..fish em ehre n there... Quote
SanJuanWorm Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 The real question is.....can I egg from a jet boat powered by a gixxer motor? Quote
alhuger Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 Hey, I have not read the article, do they argue against the use of egg patterns? Quote
admin Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 Eggs will work. I have no issues with them as long as they aren't scented. I like using the Gummy Eggs, they are sweet looking, soft and realistic looking. I've been told the fish will instinctively eat round objects. It's an easy source on nourishment. Quote
headscan Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 Hey, I have not read the article, do they argue against the use of egg patterns? The article is called "Three-Minute Eggs" and it just shows how to tie some really quick and easy egg patterns. The author touches briefly on the ethics but doesn't really take a stance other than to say he won't use them when fish are positioned around their redds. Quote
maxwell Posted December 7, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 i always figured eggins was used too catch the fish feedin onthe eggs dropped in the redds and now tumbling downstream....like rainbows eating salmon eggs or browns eating rainbow eggs or bulls eating cutty eggs...etc....not a method to yank spawning fish off the redds.......... Quote
ladystrange Posted December 8, 2007 Posted December 8, 2007 to egg or not to egg?...there seem to be pros and cons to both sides regarding the use of egg patterns...after reading the new Fly Tyer magazine article, i am still 50/50 on this and was curious as to what the rest of the panel has to say about this method... they work best when thrown at someone's head... that being said, i've only used them for salmon on the coast and was quite sucessful. although synthetic, sadly they were scented so i would consider myself cheating. Quote
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