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Updated October 31, 2026

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Sucker Spawn

Catostomidae · family

Eggs from spawning suckers. Suckers run in spring as the water warms, and trout sit below the spawning riffles to eat the small eggs that drift loose.

Overview

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Key stages

Egg

Key stages

Egg

Key stages

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

About Sucker Spawn

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Also known as: sucker eggs, sucker spawn eggs

Life Cycle

Egg

Where It Hatches

Sucker Spawn

One species, multiple rivers.

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  • American River
  • Feather River
  • North Fork Feather River
  • Sacramento River
  • The Lower Sac

Eaten By

Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Steelhead
Steelhead

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  • 5 waters
  • 3 predator species
  • 1 life stage

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