Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

I have never done it, was always thinking of doing it, anyone else done trout roe? Would imagine it being very rich.

Save the fish roe and dry it Gapped Axe.

You don't have to eat it.

Back in the 70's an old Maori fella that regularly fished the lower reaches of the Waitahanui river gave me a tip on "local knowledge".

He was catching fish, I wasn't.

He said here young fella try one of these, handing me his fly wallet.

I said, Which one is good for here?

He said, Doesn't matter they all work.

I opened his fly wallet to find several streamer fly's inside, mostly different coloured rabbits, all were quite sticky.

Sandwiched in between these fly's was a good sized piece of dried Roe.

I picked a fly, tied it on, and was hauling in fish before I knew it.

Seems the "Local Knowledge" worked for me too.

Cheers
Pete