Why the Otter Egg Fly is a Game Changer
If you're hitting the river during the spawn, you've probably heard someone mention the otter egg fly as their secret weapon for stubborn trout and steelhead. Unlike those old-school, rock-hard plastic beads or the fuzzy yarn balls we all grew up using, these things have a texture and a look that's almost eerie in how much it mimics the real deal. If you've ever squeezed a real salmon or trout egg, you know they aren't hard like marbles; they're soft, a bit tacky, and they have a certain translucency that's tough to replicate with standard fly-tying materials. That's exactly where the Otter's Soft Milking Egg comes into play. ...