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Fishing the Niagara
\nRiver\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>What’s an Egg Sac
\nor Roe Bag?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Curing your own salmon\/trout
\neggs<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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\"hens.JPG
\n<\/a>Here is a couple of Fall Niagara River
\nSalmon waiting to be cleaned up at the Lewiston NY fish cleaning station.
\nNotice the salmon eggs sitting at the right top of the photo. They are the
\nsame ones you see in the photo on the right.
\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\"skien
\n<\/a>Fresh salmon eggs still in the skeins.
\nThese are lose eggs that can be cured and either used individually or tied
\nin egg sacs or roe bags for drift fishing in the river or the surrounding
\ncreeks and streams.<\/span><\/p>\n

Be sure to click on these
\nphotos for a bigger picture!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Preserving
\nand preparing fish eggs for fishing is reasonably simple now days because
\nof the many salmon preparation formulas available on the market today.
\nHere are some examples of<\/span> products<\/span><\/span>available at all local bait & tackle shops.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Go To Pautzkes web page on
\nOutdoors Niagara
\nto watch a video of retrieving your eggs from your fish
\nand the proper process of curing them.
\nGO HERE<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n		\"pautzke<\/a>
\n
\nClick to enlarge<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
These
\nproducts are available at your local bait and tackle shop where you can
\nget hints
\non how to use this product in addition to the easy instructions
\nfound on the container.
\nCure your own egg clusters or loose eggs.\u00a0These cures are available in several colors
\nsuch as Natural, pink, red, yellow, green and even more.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Egg Sac or Roe Bag<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Egg Sacs are nothing more
\nthan a small batch of treated salmon or trout eggs tied into a mesh and
\nthen tied to form a sac<\/a>. Trout eggs are illegal to sell <\/b>in New York
\nState but
\n|you may possess and use them if you harvest your own for your own use<\/u>.
\nSome experts claim trout eggs are superior to salmon eggs.
\nShown here are fresh hand-tied and cured egg sacs available in all local
\nbait & tackle shops.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n


\nEgg sacs are generally sold by the dozen
\nlike\u00a0what is shown here in the clear plastic bags.<\/span><\/p>\n

Top left sacs are the
\nnatural, to the right is the\u00a0fluorescent pink, lower left is fluorescent orange
\nand\u00a0right bottom is fluorescent chartreuse <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\n\n\n\n
CURING YOUR OWN
\nSALMON EGGS\u00a0 By Captain John DeLorenzo<\/b><\/span>Ed Note: <\/b>Captain John DeLorenzo
\nis the first licensed full time Charter Captain fishing the Niagara River
\nand Lake Ontario. His many years of experience qualifies him as the local
\nexpert on all fishing questions. Outdoors Niagara is grateful to Captain
\nDeLorenzo in sharing this information.<\/i><\/span>CURING YOUR EGGS FOR FALL FISHING<\/b> by
\nCaptain John DeLorenzo<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most frequent questions I get
\nasked is “how do you cure your salmon eggs?” Curing eggs is not
\nthat hard but there are some basic steps you need to follow to get a
\nfinished egg that is firm and has good color. Your finished product has as
\nmuch to do with how you handle your eggs before you cure them then
\nanything else. Your fish should be bled as soon as you catch it. Once you
\nbleed it out, transfer the fish immediately to a cooler with lots of ice.
\nImmediate cooling of your fish not only helps keeps the eggs nice but the
\nquality of the salmon meat is greatly improved.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now take the eggs out of the fish and lay
\non a cutting board. The key here is to move quickly, especially if is warm
\nout. Once the eggs are out of the fish they spoil very quickly. Eggs left
\nsitting for 2 or 3 hours once taken from the fish will not cure as nice as
\neggs cured immediately. Make sure you have the things you need for curing
\nright with you so you can do your eggs right at the fish cleaning house or
\nat least as soon as you get home. 5 gallon bucket Gallon Size Ziploc bags
\nRubber dishwashing gloves Salmon egg cure RED, HOT RED, Clear, and pink
\nPlastic strainer 20 mule team borax<\/span><\/p>\n

Using a knife or sharp scissors cut the
\nskein length wise through the thickest part and then cut these 2 long
\npieces in half so you end up with four thin short pieces from each skein.<\/span><\/p>\n

Put the skeins in a bucket and wash with
\ncold water until the water is clear. This usually takes about 5 minutes.
\nNext drain the eggs in a strainer till no more water drips off and place
\nthe washed skeins in a gallon Ziploc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next you need to know how much the eggs
\nweigh as you need to use 2 level tablespoons of cure per pound of eggs. A
\nrule of thumb is 2 skeins weigh approx. 2 lbs if the skeins are small and
\n3 if they were big skeins. Now measure and add the cure to the eggs. For a
\n2 lb batch you would use 4 tablespoons of cure. If you want them very red
\nuse all 4 of red hot red. For a lighter egg use 3 red and 1 clear or 2 of
\neach. If you want to use the eggs for steelhead fishing then the 1 red and
\n3 pink produces a nice light egg. Now add your cure to the eggs and seal
\nthe bag completely. Now shake and bake your eggs\u2026\u2026If the bag isn’t
\nsealed you will have a mess. Keep mixing the eggs ’till a good juice
\nforms. Let the eggs sit in the juice for 1 hour mixing them up every 10
\nminutes. After 1 hour dump the eggs into the strainer and let the juice
\ndrain off of them for 15-20 minutes. When eggs are drained lay them out on
\nwhite paper towels with heavy newspaper underneath to soak up the juice.<\/span><\/p>\n

The eggs must dry for about 24 hours being
\nfixed and having fresh towels 2-3 times while drying. The curing draining
\nand drying should be done in a cool dry place or the eggs won’t toughen
\nup. Also wear your rubber gloves and don’t get any dye on you as it stains
\npermanently. Last take your dry eggs and place them in a clean Ziploc and
\ncoat them liberally with borax. Shake them up good so the borax gets all
\nthrough the eggs then squeeze the air out of the bag and seal. Store in
\nthe fridge if you will be using them in the next month or freeze them for
\nuse later in the winter or next year. Most of the guides use this basic
\nmethod and have tried all the fancier brines and cures but find this works
\nas well and is simple.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n

Rigging your egg sac and
\n<\/span><\/b>skeins<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

First you need a secure way to fasten your sac or roe to
\nyour hook so you are not constantly replacing it after every drift or cast. The
\nfollowing knot illustration was stolen from another website a long time ago and
\nI can’t remember where, but at the time I thought it was the best out there. You can’t go wrong with the strongest knot<\/a> to rig your egg sack.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

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\n

Egg-Loop Knot ~ holding your
\nskein to the hook<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Pull about two inches of line
\nthrough the hook eye and form a loop near the bend of the hook. 2. Holding
\nthe loop between a thumb and forefinger, bring the tag end of the line
\nforward and make about five wraps around the hook, wrapping towards the
\neye.
\n3. Bring the tag end back through the loop and tighten the knot with
\ntension on the line in both directions.
\n4. The final product is a knot that slides on the hook shank so that egg
\nclusters and nylon yarn can be secured between the knot and the eye of the
\nhook.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Above Illustration stolen\u00a0 from http:\/\/www.fintalk.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Of course if you don’t have
\ntime or the wherewithal to prepare your own eggs, local tackle shops
\nalways have commercially made and shop prepared eggs for sale
\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\ntop of page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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