My favorite ways of curing eggs for steelhead

If you've spent any amount of time on a riverbank in the pouring rain, you know that curing eggs for steelhead is basically the difference between a legendary day and a long, cold walk back to the truck with an empty cooler. I used to think you could just toss some salt on some roe and call it a day, but steelhead are notoriously finicky. They've got noses like bloodhounds and an annoying habit of spitting out anything that doesn't feel or taste exactly right. ...

May 18, 2026 · 6 min · Domingue Hill