The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
The Best Anglers Never Stop Learning
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Medium - 3-5 Min
Warmwater, Coldwater, Saltwater
The Nuke Egg is an incredibly productive fly that hasn’t been seen as much by fish as the standard yarn egg. This fly uses a veil that can help imitate an egg exploding and oozing protein everywhere. In the right scenario, this goo-ing will absolutely drive fish nuts and you will have a hard time keeping fish off of your fly. Nuke Eggs can be used any time of the year, producing fish even in Summer, when most coldwater species aren’t supposed to be spawning (with the exception of species like cutthroat). With this being said, the Nuke Egg is exceptionally productive when fished behind fish releasing eggs. This egg is really good for Browns behind spawning rainbows in the Spring, Rainbows behind spawning Browns in the Fall and even for salmon.
Target monster fish behind spawning groups of fish. We don’t recommend ever fishing to spawning fish. Noticing fish behavior can help identify this. If you notice fish over a “crater-like” structure, known in the industry as a redd, that are paired or grouped up and “digging” in the sand, you’ve found spawning fish. While they are very easy to catch in this situation, they are leaving behind their genetic information and investing in the future fishery for our children to enjoy; we don’t want to impede this natural phenomenon. A great way to show good sportsmanship and catch a ton of fish in this situation is to look downstream of these craters in runs; almost always, you can find a group of big fish absolutely gorging on the eggs that are swept away by the current. Often times, the fish behind the redds are bigger, actively feeding and fishing to them won’t impede the reproduction of species. Not to mention they are usually as easy to catch as the spawners. Use your eyes when fishing this fly and find fish that are not working redds, but actively feeding instead.
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