Bloody eggs?

How bloody should the eggs be when they are close to spawning? Most of the ones we cleaned showed very little blood if any at all.

When you are cleaning them and cut thru the egg sack and some of the eggs are loose and scatter, they are ready to lay.

You're dead on. I know all the females I caught this time, the eggs were loose as can be. Couple weeks ago, they all stayed in a mass

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Originally Posted by stormcloud

When you are cleaning them and cut thru the egg sack and some of the eggs are loose and scatter, they are ready to lay.

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I hear the bloody thing all the time but not sure I understand it or would agree with it. The eggs get runny when she is laying. They look yellow to me.

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Originally Posted by bird down

I hear the bloody thing all the time but not sure I understand it or would agree with it. The eggs get runny when she is laying. They look yellow to me.

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Me too!

Agreed!

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Originally Posted by bird down

I hear the bloody thing all the time but not sure I understand it or would agree with it. The eggs get runny when she is laying. They look yellow to me.

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I thought the eggs got milky white ,prior to actual spawning . Am I wrong ?:scratchhead

Eagle 1, I have heard that also, but the KEY is the eggs being loose and not connected completely with the larger mass. I think that is the best tell of when she ready. Now go fishin....

Ones I cleaned last week were very loose and more of a pale yellow than the normal bright yellow

That seems sorta strange but the good news is....you got to see it!