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Updated October 31, 2026

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Salmon Eggs

Salmonidae · family

Eggs from spawning salmon, steelhead, kokanee and trout. When a run is on the gravel, loose eggs drift downstream and trout and steelhead feed on them hard, which is why an egg pattern is the standard fly through the fall and winter runs.

Overview

Category

Egg

Category

Egg

Category

The insect or forage category for this profile.

Key stages

Egg

Key stages

Egg

Key stages

Life stages most relevant to fly fishing this hatch or forage.

About Salmon Eggs

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Detailed hatch and forage notes for this profile are being added. Check back for identification, life history, and angler tips.

Also known as: egg pattern, roe, steelhead eggs, trout eggs, glo bug

Life Cycle

Egg

Where It Hatches

Salmon Eggs

One species, multiple rivers.

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  • American River
  • Butte Creek
  • Eel River
  • Feather River
  • Klamath River
  • Little Truckee River
  • Mad River
  • Middle Fork Smith River
  • Navarro River
  • Sacramento River
  • Smith River
  • South Fork American River
  • South Fork Eel River
  • South Fork Smith River
  • South Fork Trinity River
  • The Lower Sac
  • Trinity River
  • Truckee River

Eaten By

Brook Trout
Brook Trout
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Steelhead
Steelhead

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  • 18 waters
  • 4 predator species
  • 1 life stage

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