hap...perhaps you would know considering where you are....don't you Alaska folks put a lot of stock in the exact color of the eggs?
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hap...perhaps you would know considering where you are....don't you Alaska folks put a lot of stock in the exact color of the eggs?
I put a lot of stock in having my eggs be the right color. For more than a dozen years now I have fished exactly ONE color of glo-bug across the western US, with most excellent results. And unlike Hap, I can't tie mine in 15 seconds (mine aren't mcflyfoam), but they have been known to last for a couple dozen trout or more before succumbing to teeth.
With winter just around the corner the Whitefish out here in the west will start spawning. Tie up some really small cream colored eggs, about 1/8 inch max in size. Trout and Whitefish gobble them all winter long almost to February.
Larry ---sagefisher---
There are times when exact color is absolutely required... Hitting the tip of a red Sharpie to the egg to create an "eye" has been shown to make a difference, too. Most shoot for 6-8mm in diameter, but tiny is often good, especially when fishing smaller-mouthed grayling during the salmon spawn. Bigger is of course the standard steelhead egg.
I did mention that using the egg yarn can be easier.....didn't I :) . Will report after this coming weekend on how well they work.
Update: They fished well. Caught fish and held up well. Held their shape much better than yarn. Didn't fray up like yarn.