Weather early or late, spring, fall or somewhere in between, trout and salmon will target eggs as one of their high protein meals. During active spawning times, hundreds if not thousands of eggs can be washed away from redds and drifting freely in the currents as easy feed for hungry fish.
I like to keep it simple by just matching the size, then varying colors to see which works best. Egg cluster patterns can work well, but again, I prefer the single egg pattern which continues to offer us consistent success.
When I started using this pattern a few years ago, I used only matching, natural egg colors. Over time, I added an assortment of favorite flashy steelhead colors which in certain conditions out-produce the naturals. These patterns were derived form the estaz patterns used in New York’s Salmon River Region.
I prefer to traditionally fly fish, with little or no added weight to our leaders or tippets, so to keep the fly near the bottom, I added a painted bead head on this pattern. Use them, around and below redds and where the current funnels into cuts, pools and pockets. Good Luck!

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