Egg Flies

 Egg flies, fish eggs are essential trout foods in most rivers - $50 orders ship free in USA.

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Millions of salmon spawn in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, Alaska and the Great Lakes Region.  These eggs become the food for many species of game fish. 
Egg flies are very important for catching fish on many rivers. 

Hot Glue Egg, Natural Salmon Glo Bug, Peachy King
Hot Glue Egg, Natural Steelhead Glo Bug, Pink Lady
Bead Head Hot Egg McGlo-Bug, Iliamna Pink
Eggo, Pink McGlo-Bug, Late McRoe
Eggo, Red McGlo-Bug, Orange
Glo Bug, Champagne McGlo-Bug, Tangerine
Glo Bug, Golden Nugget New lower prices !!!

Spawning Steelhead, Sandy River tributary.

FISH EGGS AS FISH FOOD
Eggs from spawning fish make up a substantial percentage of the seasonal biological drift in most streams.  Eggs may be liberated into the natural flow of the stream either by errant currents during the spawning process or by

catastrophes such as floods.  In areas where fish are spawning, eggs are often more prevalent than aquatic insects in a foraging trout's diet. 
  
Deschutes Redsides dine all winter on white fish eggs.  Alaskan rainbows get a seasonal boost from the roe of spawning salmon.  Trout and steelhead often congregate down stream of the redds of spawners of their own race.  All salmonids, especially Rainbows, Cutthroats, Dolly Varden and Rocky Mountain white fish are egg eaters.
  
   
Fish eggs come in many sizes and colors.  White fish eggs are 1/8" diameter and are transparent yellowish pink.  Eggs from spawning resident

Eyes Steelhead Eggs.

rainbows are usually 3/16" in diameter and are translucent yellowish orange.  Steelhead eggs are about 1/4" in diameter and exhibit the same coloration as their land locked cousins.  Coho salmon eggs are nearly identical to steelhead eggs.  Chinook salmon eggs are the same color but range to nearly 3/8" in diameter.  Chum salmon eggs are slightly larger but lighter in color.

   All eggs change color as the embryo inside them develops.  Trout and salmon eggs go through a similar metamorphosis.  First the tiny eyes of the fish inside the egg forms a dark spot.  Then the darker reddish-orange yoke sack starts to form.  In later stages the silvery form of the fish is seen through the outer membrane of the egg.

   If the egg is unfertilized it dies quickly and turns an opaque whitish-pink.  Silt collecting on the outer skin of the egg can give it a grayish cast.  If the egg is allowed to drift long enough, it will be attacked by fungus and algae and become greenish.  Trout and steelhead may become selective to these different egg nuances.  

  Hot Glue Eggs are formed by applying colored hot glue to the hook shank and turning the hook to form a bead.  A marabou tail is added to make the fly legal as a fly.  The tail can be easily removed.

  "Glo Bugs" (and McGlo-Bugs)  have been proven as the fly fishers premier egg imitation from California to Alaska.  They are tied from a special high loft yarn.  This yarn is placed on top of a short hook, parallel to the shank and secured with several wraps of strong thread.  The yarn is compressed under the wraps of thread.  The two ends are pulled up tight and clipped close to the hook.  The resulting release of compression forms a spherical ball with all of the yarn fibers radiating from the hook.  When soaked in water, many colors become translucent.  


Hot Glue Egg, Natural Salmon
These eggs are very natural in the water and have accounted for many trout and steelhead.  The whippy marabou tail adds movement and might simulate an egg that is coming apart or has membrane attached to it.  This color simulates a dead egg that has been rolling down the river for awhile.
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20462-06 Hot Glue Egg, Natural Salmon 6 3 for $4.50
20462-10 Hot Glue Egg, Natural Salmon 10 3 for $4.50

Hot Glue Egg, Natural Steelhead
This is an egg and sperm fly.  Who knows if such a thing occurs in nature.  Regardless this is a very effective fly that seems to work best when the water is very clear.
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20470-10 Hot Glue Egg, Natural Steelhead 10 3 for $4.50

Bead Head Hot Egg
When fishing behind spawning salmon, a single egg that sinks quickly is often an advantage.  Trout can become very selective when egg-drift is dense. Alaska guides found that a transparent plastic bead would often out fish any Glo Bug.  However, in order to get the bead down to the fish, weight often had to be added to the leader.  This weight some times spooked finicky fish.  This transparent egg has a brass bead in side it for weight and will sink rapidly.
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070070-04 Bead Head Hot Egg 4 3 for $4.50

070070-06 Bead Head Hot Egg 6 3 for $4.50

070070-08 Bead Head Hot Egg 8 3 for $4.50


Eggo, Pink
Originally tied by Ken Morrish for steelhead on the Rogue River.  Eggos are tied around nickel plated brass dumbbells that have reflective pupil and iris inserts...an eyed egg.  We have seen nothing in nature that correlates to to this fly.  However it is a very effective pattern in many circumstances. 
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20480-04 Eggo, Pink 4 3 for $4.50


Eggo, Red
During very low water periods on the Sandy River, both colors of Eggos are deadly steelhead flies.  Try fishing your Eggo suspended under a strike indicator.  Eggos are equally effective as dropper flies when fishing for trout during high water periods on the Deschutes.
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20482-04 Eggo, Red 4 3 for $4.50


Glo Bug, Champagne with Pink Dot
Glo Bugs evolved on Northern California steelhead rivers. Anglers in Alaska quickly adopted them.  They are made from a special high loft yarn that when tied to the hook with extreme pressure is trimmed to make a little ball. When wet the ball turns translucent and simulates an egg well enough to fool most egg eating fish.  This color simulates a dead egg, and is very effective at times.
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20597-06 Glo Bug, Champagne with Pink dot 6 6 for $6.95 >
20597-10 Glo Bug, Champagne with Pink dot 10 6 for $6.95

Glo Bug, Golden Nugget with Steelhead Orange Dot
This is the most popular color that we sell.  It simulates a fresh egg and is easy for foraging fish to see.
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20595-06 Glo Bug, Golden Nugget with Steelhead Orange dot 6 6 for $6.95
20595-10 Glo Bug, Golden Nugget with Steelhead Orange dot 10 6 for $6.95

Glo Bug, Peachy King
Having a selection of Glo Bugs in different colors is an advantage.  We notice that when drifting the same stretch of river on consecutive days that the fish often have a preference for different colors of glo Bugs each day.
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20599-06 Glo Bug, Peachy King 6 6 for $6.95
20599-10 Glo Bug, Peachy King 10 6 for $6.95

Glo Bug, Pink Lady with Flame Dot

A little darker than Peachy King and a little lighter than Golden Nugget. 

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20594-06 Glo Bug, Pink Lady with Flame Dot 6 6 for $6.95
20594-06 Glo Bug, Pink Lady with Flame Dot 10 6 for $6.95

McGlo-Bug, Iliamna Pink
This fly evolved in the Iliamna Lakes region of Alaska where big rainbows fed behind spawning red salmon.  It started out as two wraps of pink chenille wrapped on a hook.  Anglers quickly found out that a fly tied out of special yarn gave a more natural appearance.
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99720-10 McGlo-Bug, Iliamna Pink 10 6 for $6.95

McGlo-Bug, Late McRoe

Eggs turn opaque when they die.  This is also a pretty good white fish egg imitation.
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99721-10 McGlo-Bug, Late McRoe 10 6 for $6.95

McGlo-Bug, Orange

This is the natural color of a fresh trout egg.

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99722-10 McGlo-Bug, Orange 10 6 for $6.95

McGlo-Bug, Tangerine

This bright color is easy for fish to see.

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99723-10 McGlo-Bug, Tangerine 10 6 for $6.95

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