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Joey Smith
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Re: looking for eggs

Post by Joey Smith » Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:44 pm

Onmygame wrote:Check with the various fish markets in your area.

Years ago I would call around until I found one ready to clean salmon within the next 24 - 48 hours and ask them to hold me several pounds of skeins.

They had no problem with it whatsoever provided I paid the going rate as set by the Asian buyers.

I can't imagine this is no longer a viable solution.

For the future - make it a point to fish both the Pink and Chum fisheries hard. With even moderate success you should be able to stay in eggs through the various seasons you fish.

The best of luck.

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sounds promising ill check that out thanks

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by Joey Smith » Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:47 pm

also sorry for the inactivity but for clarification yes, eggs are by far my preferred method. i just wasnt able to fish chum and pink the last few years bc of college etc, and havent had much success with other methods this season

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by Noodle Caboodle » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:59 am

One of the salmon hatcheries is giving away free fish. Could probably score some eggs that way. You'll have to look up what one on the fish and game website.

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by SeatoSummit88 » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:19 am

I will see if I can get some eggs from our sister operation. It may be too late for their production; but i'll repost with an answer this afternoon.

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by SeatoSummit88 » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:57 pm

I'm back. Salmon Roe prices are a bit spendy; but that is normal for this time of the year. I have a couple of options. But I think like Joey and a couple others have suggested; fishing for pinks and chums is the most inexpensive method. Currently market prices for fresh Coho eggs would put you around $8.50/lb. And Chum would be around $10.50/lb.

In August I got 200lbs of fresh king eggs for myself and a couple of fishing buddies; the price then was $3.50/lb. If I can get that next year, I will mention it on here and try to get a group of people who want to commit.

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by jrodell27 » Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:41 pm

@SeaToSummit - please do. As a novice poor salmon fisherman thus far I would love to get down on some good eggs instead of the hard store bought kind that doesn't seem too appealing to me nor the fish.

That being said - store bought cured eggs - how long should they last in the fridge? Should they be "hard" and clumpy? Eggs I've used in the past were not like this past batch I recently got. I'm thinking maybe a very old package or is that how they should be?
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Re: looking for eggs

Post by bassbuzzer » Wed Oct 12, 2016 6:32 pm

check out sunrise bait co

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by Joey Smith » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:35 pm

update: finally got an email back from xtreme nw bait for payment so ill see if it goes through/when they get delivered

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by dj2loud » Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:50 am

craiglist in bellingham has king and silver eggs $8.00 a pound.......

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by racfish » Mon Oct 17, 2016 9:07 pm

You guys are funny. You'll buy fireworks, cigarettes ,gasoline, support casinos but feel horrible buying eggs from the native Americans. LOL. I go to the 1st south bridge and buy eggs. Big deal. Its better then no eggs for steelhead season.They are going to fish whether you buy eggs or not. Try the Nisqually hatchery too.

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by dj2loud » Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:21 pm

I don't buy anything nor visit the native owned casinos.... You best believe that... I merely posted stating they were selling the eggs for $8 a pound...

We had this whole in depth 4 hr conversation how the natives were oppressed in class today, i thought to my self oppressed? They get a check every month from the government ( for example the puyallup each get $2400) including each and every child they have, live in houses we have built for them, fix what they destroy and they claim to be oppressed? What a damn joke....

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by spokey9 » Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:10 pm

What I usually do for an egg substitute, til I catch a hen or two, is make some yarnies a bit bigger than the size cluster I would use and soak them overnight in pautzke's egg nectar and drift fish or run them under a float. I've done pretty good with that as a stop gap solution. Raw shrimp soaked in it overnight with a bit of salt to toughen them works too if ya don't wanna tie a bunch of yarn balls.
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Re: looking for eggs

Post by racfish » Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:37 pm

White prawns works for me. A guide friend told me about them and they do work.I go get a couple skeins and use Patsukes brine. That stuff works well.

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by 4steelhead » Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:36 am

Workers at Wallace were cleaning the dead fish out of the holding tank today. I asked them for the eggs. I was told that,"they can't give them to me. Everything must go to the 'Mort pit'. It's a state resource." WTH!?

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Re: looking for eggs

Post by Bodofish » Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:39 am

4steelhead wrote:Workers at Wallace were cleaning the dead fish out of the holding tank today. I asked them for the eggs. I was told that,"they can't give them to me. Everything must go to the 'Mort pit'. It's a state resource." WTH!?
Yes, it would open them up for and investigation into improprieties. They can 't give it away and they can't sell it. Either way anyone could call graft and corruption.
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Re: looking for eggs

Post by Joey Smith » Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:55 pm

got it in the mail this morn. 10 lbs now cured :')

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