Salmon egg question

[Aton]

Hi folks, In the never ending quest for more knowledge I'd like to know what you all think. While using Roe, how important or unimportant do you guys n gals think it is to use eggs from fish, captured, from body of water in which you are subsequently fishing? I.E. while on McKenzie use McKenzie eggs, Willy use Willy eggs, Umpqua use Umpqua eggs. Of course then comes the chicken and the egg problem...If you need a chicken to get eggs...but need eggs to get the chicken...Go to Col. Sanders?

 

[DYJ]

I think the cure, freshness, and overall quality is more important than the origin...

 

[joem]

some of the best eggs i ever had came from some indians that my cousins bought fish from and my cousins cured them had no idea what they were doing and if there was a fish in the river they would bite those eggs, no questions asked. they worked on mckenzie umpqua and willimette fish.

 

[troutmasta]

Freshness of the cured eggs is vital. The time that elapsed from harvest of the eggs till the time they were cured and how they were cured is very important. I like to even bleed my skiens. Also most obviously the type of cure makes a big difference. The stimulants in the cure are designed to represent the food of the salmon in its eating environment (the ocean) so its all like krill, and shrimp, and bite stimulants and stuff, so in my experiance. Good, fresh cured eggs, Immediatly cured and stored are the beez kneez...anywhere..

 

[Steeliekiller]

Agreed with troutmasta, I go bait less until I get my first hen then it's really on, just get your cure process in line. I find it best to bonk an bleed rock salt koolaid an borax. That's just me tho I'm sure everyone's got their secrets.

 

[alm21]

Origin doesn't matter but in addition to freshness, I think the type of eggs matter as it relates to the type of water you'll be fishing. For example, fall chinook eggs will likely be large and a bit more loose making them ideal for float/bobber fishing in somewhat slower/softer water (milking out). Not so ideal in fast current water. Whereas winter steelhead eggs can be smaller and tighter making them good for "fast" water fishing such as drift fishing or back trolling. In addition, the smaller eggs cut nice for small presentation. At least these are the guidelines I like to go by.