Salmon Eggs

Getting salmon eggs in some areas can be difficult. If you can't get them fresh,you sometimes can find them in jars at bait and tackle shops. If you are fishing for large game fish, cured salmon eggs are the perfect bait. Largemouth bass, pickerel, muskellunge, salmon, lake trout and other large fish species love them. Curing salmon eggs is easy.

Here's how to cure salmon eggs to use as bait. When you remove the eggs from the salmon you are cleaning, keep the egg sacs, also known as skeins intact. Cover a large, flat, moveable surface with 1/4 inch of borax. Cut the egg sacs across the membrane in sections of 3 to 4 inches. Lay the egg sac sections 1 inch apart on top of the borax. Sprinkle more borax over the top to create a light coating. Be sure all egg sacs are covered. Move the large moveable surface that the eggs are on into a sheltered area that has good air circulation all around. The eggs must not be in direct sunlight and must not get wet, so be sure they are protected from precipitation. Allow the sacs to dry for two to three days, being sure to turn them every 12 hours. Pick the egg sacs out of the borax and shake any excess off them. Place them in plastic bags or storage containers. The salmon eggs are ready to use when they are completely dry and feel leathery, but flexible. If salmon eggs are properly cured, they can be saved in the plastic bags or containers to be used on your next fishing trip. This is an easy fishing bait recipe that does'nt take alot of effort. Try salmon egg bait next time you go fishing.

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