The word is out: fishing beads for trout and steelhead is a deadly, effective method of fishing! And there’s more to bead fishing than meets the eye.
Beads attract fish because they look like fish eggs that they want to eat. Beads come in a variety of sizes and colors to reflect the different roe (eggs) produced by different fish. For example, Sockeye salmon produce the smallest roe (6 mm). Coho roe are medium-sized (8 mm). King salmon produce the biggest (8-10 mm).
If you are new to bead fishing, check out our how-to article, Beads: The Bare Naked Truth.
If you have an idea of what you want, but aren’t quite sure, ask one of our knowledgeable staff at Alaska Fly Fishing Goods. Call (907) 586-1550 or email us for more information.
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The Ultimate S.E. Trout/Dolly Selection is the perfect box for anglers who want to carry a little bi ...
The Ultimate S.E. Trout/Dolly Selection is the perfect box for anglers who want to carry a little bit of everything. From May through September, there are the right flies or beads in this selection to keep you in the fish.
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Blood Dot Oregon Cheese looks exactly like it sounds. It has an orange base color with light yellow ...
Blood Dot Oregon Cheese looks exactly like it sounds. It has an orange base color with light yellow mottling and a red dot for realism. A great late season rainbow & Dolly fly and a nice steelhead attractor in the larger sizes.
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If you are looking to give bead fishing for steelhead a try or if you're just fishing for a few days ...
If you are looking to give bead fishing for steelhead a try or if you're just fishing for a few days the Steelhead Starter Selection is perfect. It has everything you need to get in the game!
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Try this classic dead egg with a dot of blood to help it stand out from the pack. ...
Try this classic dead egg with a dot of blood to help it stand out from the pack.
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The Blood Dot Pink Pearl Trout Bead is one of our favorites for creating the Steak & Eggs rig. J ...
The Blood Dot Pink Pearl Trout Bead is one of our favorites for creating the Steak & Eggs rig. Just slide one on the leader in front of your favorite leech pattern to create an Egg Sucking Leech.
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Blood Dot Shrimp is another of the classic dead eggs. A unique and very effective color. ...
Blood Dot Shrimp is another of the classic dead eggs. A unique and very effective color.
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Watermelon Trout Beads are a translucent pink that steelhead absolutely love. They really light up w ...
Watermelon Trout Beads are a translucent pink that steelhead absolutely love. They really light up when they hit the water. Fish them straight out of the pack or add a topcoat of your favorite polish to really take them up a notch!
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Hareline's Flat Lead Free Wire is great for adding to fly patterns that need the extra weight withou ...
Hareline's Flat Lead Free Wire is great for adding to fly patterns that need the extra weight without the bulk, or it can be added to the leader as an alternative to split shot
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Mottled Mauve Pearl is a one of a kind by effective natural imitation on cloudy, dark days or as an ...
Mottled Mauve Pearl is a one of a kind by effective natural imitation on cloudy, dark days or as an attractor bead on other days.
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Blood Dot Peach Fuzz is a great dead egg imitation with a hint of blood. ...
Blood Dot Peach Fuzz is a great dead egg imitation with a hint of blood.
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Dirty Roe is a good dead egg imitation and often works when others don't. The blood dot helps this b ...
Dirty Roe is a good dead egg imitation and often works when others don't. The blood dot helps this bead stand out a bit more, too.
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Blood Dot Mauve is a great natural imitation on cloudy, dark days or as an attractor bead on other d ...
Blood Dot Mauve is a great natural imitation on cloudy, dark days or as an attractor bead on other days.
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Blood Dot Egg Yolk is a great chum egg imitation. It is similar in color to Gold Roe but has slightl ...
Blood Dot Egg Yolk is a great chum egg imitation. It is similar in color to Gold Roe but has slightly more yellow mottling. The egg dot adds an extra touch of realism.
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Flamingo Trout Beads are straight up "on the menu" when you are fishing for steelhead. We also love ...
Flamingo Trout Beads are straight up "on the menu" when you are fishing for steelhead. We also love them in 8mm as a Dolly attractor bead or as a trailer bead when tying flies like a Double Eggabou.
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Mottled Chartreuse is one of the best attractor beads for steelhead or trout. When nothing else is w ...
Mottled Chartreuse is one of the best attractor beads for steelhead or trout. When nothing else is working, try rolling a 12mm or 14mm in front of that lock jawed steelhead.
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Go with Blood Dot Pink when you are looking for an attractor bead on steroids. ...
Go with Blood Dot Pink when you are looking for an attractor bead on steroids.
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Blood Dot Salmon Pearl is a unique shade of dead egg imitation. It is very effective mid to late spa ...
Blood Dot Salmon Pearl is a unique shade of dead egg imitation. It is very effective mid to late spawn.
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Canary Glo Trout Beads are deadly pink and chum egg imitations. They are just a little bit more opaq ...
Canary Glo Trout Beads are deadly pink and chum egg imitations. They are just a little bit more opaque than a Lemon Trout Bead and fish well straight out of the pack or with a coat of polish on them.
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Caramel Roe is a good fresh "dead" egg imitation with a dot of blood. It is an effective "sleeper" b ...
Caramel Roe is a good fresh "dead" egg imitation with a dot of blood. It is an effective "sleeper" bead for trout.
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A selection of 8mm and 10mm beads for targeting Dolly Varden and cutthroat trout in SE Alaska. It al ...
A selection of 8mm and 10mm beads for targeting Dolly Varden and cutthroat trout in SE Alaska. It also includes #4 and #6 hooks, split shot in two sizes, and bead pegs. It comes in a sturdy compartmentalized box.
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Mauve is the duller dead egg version of Mauve Pearl. For some reason it fishes well on dark days or ...
Mauve is the duller dead egg version of Mauve Pearl. For some reason it fishes well on dark days or days with broken clouds.
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The Mottled Pink Pearl Trout Bead is one of our favorites for creating the Steak & Eggs rig. Jus ...
The Mottled Pink Pearl Trout Bead is one of our favorites for creating the Steak & Eggs rig. Just slide one on the leader in front of your favorite leech pattern to create an Egg Sucking Leech.
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The Blood Dot Milt Roe is an off-white, creamy egg with a dot for a bit of added attraction. Great a ...
The Blood Dot Milt Roe is an off-white, creamy egg with a dot for a bit of added attraction. Great as a late season dead egg or in the spring as a very dead egg that gets washed out in spring runoff.
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Blood Dot Cheese Pearl is a dead egg imitation that lives up to its name. Try mid to late spawn or a ...
Blood Dot Cheese Pearl is a dead egg imitation that lives up to its name. Try mid to late spawn or anytime in the late season.
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Blood Dot Orange Pearl has that little bit of extra shine that can make all the difference. Very nic ...
Blood Dot Orange Pearl has that little bit of extra shine that can make all the difference. Very nice steelhead bead.
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Mauve Pearl is a shiny dead egg imitation that is especially good on dark days. Also a solid steelhe ...
Mauve Pearl is a shiny dead egg imitation that is especially good on dark days. Also a solid steelhead color.
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Looking for that Blood Dot Bead that has a lighter orange hue than the Tangerine Bead? This is it. G ...
Looking for that Blood Dot Bead that has a lighter orange hue than the Tangerine Bead? This is it. Great bead for fishing behind Chums and Pinks, or behind sockeye and kings late in the spawn.
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Sun Orange is one shade lighter than Fluor Orange and is a favorite of dollies and arctic char. ...
Sun Orange is one shade lighter than Fluor Orange and is a favorite of dollies and arctic char.
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Frosted Glow Beadz are a great base bead for painting. These are also a really good bead in low ligh ...
Frosted Glow Beadz are a great base bead for painting. These are also a really good bead in low light conditions when darker colors aren't doing the trick.
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Flo Roe is the original solid bright orange bead. Try it as an early season attractor. Also a fabulo ...
Flo Roe is the original solid bright orange bead. Try it as an early season attractor. Also a fabulous steelhead bead.
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A very light mottling takes the old Caramel Trout Bead up a notch. Mottled Caramel is a good "sleepe ...
A very light mottling takes the old Caramel Trout Bead up a notch. Mottled Caramel is a good "sleeper" bead for trout. Try this bead along side the regular caramel roe and decide for yourself. You might be surprised.
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Mottled Cream is another good dead egg imitation. ...
Mottled Cream is another good dead egg imitation.
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The Blood Dot Hot Cherry "flame" red bead is a hot color in tannic and murky water. Great for fishin ...
The Blood Dot Hot Cherry "flame" red bead is a hot color in tannic and murky water. Great for fishing behind kings and sockeye. Also, a really good color for steelhead. Try in sizes 6mm-10mm for trout. If you are fishing smaller coastal rivers in the Pacific NW through SE Alaska, try in 10mm - 14mm for Winter and Spring Steelhead.
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Fluorescent Orange is a good all-around bead that imitates fresher "dead" eggs. Ideal for searching ...
Fluorescent Orange is a good all-around bead that imitates fresher "dead" eggs. Ideal for searching for fish when the egg bite isn't obvious.
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This light pink translucent based bead looks light pink or light red depending on the light conditio ...
This light pink translucent based bead looks light pink or light red depending on the light conditions. It features an oily sheen coating that mimics the membrane of freshly dropped egg. This combination makes for a very effective bead in water with visibility that is greater than 2-3 feet. 10 beads per pack. Packs come with 10 bead stops.
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Go with Mottled Pink when you are looking for an attractor bead or really want to liven up a black l ...
Go with Mottled Pink when you are looking for an attractor bead or really want to liven up a black leech with some Steak & Eggs action. And it goes without saying that coastal steelhead are going to jump on this one, too.
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Mottled Cheese Pearl is most effective as a late season late spawn dead egg imitation. ...
Mottled Cheese Pearl is most effective as a late season late spawn dead egg imitation.
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The Blood Dot version of the Blush Roe Trout Bead is a great pale translucent pink bead that can be ...
The Blood Dot version of the Blush Roe Trout Bead is a great pale translucent pink bead that can be killer for trout or steelhead.
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Pink Pearl is a classic all around attractor. Naturally, steelhead love it. But don't forget residen ...
Pink Pearl is a classic all around attractor. Naturally, steelhead love it. But don't forget resident trout. Try pegging it in front of a leech to make your fly stand out from the crowd.
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Mottled Sun Orange is a good all around attractor. Its "Spot-Light" bright finish makes it a good ch ...
Mottled Sun Orange is a good all around attractor. Its "Spot-Light" bright finish makes it a good choice when you do not know what bead to use. Sweet steelhead attractor, too.
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The Flesh & Bead Selection is a double duty selection of prime flesh or "carcass" flies and over ...
The Flesh & Bead Selection is a double duty selection of prime flesh or "carcass" flies and over 100 8mm and 10mm mottled beads to mimic a wide range of salmon eggs. This selection is designed for summer and fall on rivers in the Illiamna/Bristol Bay area and Western AK. It will also work wonders on fish in Southcentral and Matsu streams and rivers.
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The Classic Lemon Glow Bead is no longer in the Trout Beads line up. It is a great color if the fish ...
The Classic Lemon Glow Bead is no longer in the Trout Beads line up. It is a great color if the fish are refusing your Pink or Orange. Lemon is a favorite on the Situk River or in off-color tannic water. Prime Great Lakes color, too.
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Orange Glow Beads are a great bead to try when the steelhead are refusing traditional orange non-glo ...
Orange Glow Beads are a great bead to try when the steelhead are refusing traditional orange non-glow bead colors. Charge it up with a camera flash before fishing it to take it up a notch. Good in dark, murky water and low light conditions.
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Green can be the go to color when it comes to winter steelhead. Try fishing this bead when the water ...
Green can be the go to color when it comes to winter steelhead. Try fishing this bead when the water is dark and murky. A Great Lakes killer if there ever was one. Also try adding this bead on the leader with a leech pattern to make an egg sucking leech with spunk.
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Blood Dot Dark Roe is another bead that is solidly in the Top 5 colors. It is a great mid-season bea ...
Blood Dot Dark Roe is another bead that is solidly in the Top 5 colors. It is a great mid-season bead and fishes particularly well on sunny days. Righteous steelhead bead as well. Especially for long slow runs when the fish get a long look at the bead coming at them.
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Blood Dot Ruby Roe is a killer in dark, off-color, or tanic waters. It is ideal in rivers like the N ...
Blood Dot Ruby Roe is a killer in dark, off-color, or tanic waters. It is ideal in rivers like the Nushagak. Also one of our favorite steelhead beads.
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Blood Dot Apricot is one of our favorite dead egg beads. Particularly deadly fished behind spawning ...
Blood Dot Apricot is one of our favorite dead egg beads. Particularly deadly fished behind spawning chum salmon.
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Shrimp Soft Beads are a deadly mid to late season bead. Not quite a dead egg but well on its way to ...
Shrimp Soft Beads are a deadly mid to late season bead. Not quite a dead egg but well on its way to being one. You can also fish Shrimp in the very early season when trout are gobbling up last year's eggs washing out of gravel bars.
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Red is probably the most under utilized color of bead for Southeast Steelhead. The Red Roe Sof ...
Red is probably the most under utilized color of bead for Southeast Steelhead. The Red Roe Soft Bead is a vibrant red that stands out in dark, tanic water. Try adding Troutify Bead Paint in UV Glo, Pink Haze or Nekid to give it a nice spark that will light your line on fire. 10 beads per pack. Packs come with 10 bead stops.
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Pink is a good all-around attractor bead. Great color for steelies or early season for trout before ...
Pink is a good all-around attractor bead. Great color for steelies or early season for trout before the egg drop.
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The Cotton Candy color (formerly known as Washed Pink) is an effective dead egg with a hint of blood ...
The Cotton Candy color (formerly known as Washed Pink) is an effective dead egg with a hint of blood.
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The Blood Dot Peach Pearl Troutbead is one of the original dead eggs. It is effective today as it ev ...
The Blood Dot Peach Pearl Troutbead is one of the original dead eggs. It is effective today as it ever was.
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Steelhead like this bright blue puppy...don't know why, but they do. The blood red dot adds an extra ...
Steelhead like this bright blue puppy...don't know why, but they do. The blood red dot adds an extra measure of attractor. Add a few touches of yellow, orange and pink nail polish to it and you've got your own Garcia Bead!
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Mottled Gold Roe is a prime chum egg imitation. When the brighter Orange Clear or Peach Roe isn't do ...
Mottled Gold Roe is a prime chum egg imitation. When the brighter Orange Clear or Peach Roe isn't doing it, switch up to Gold Roe. Its slight mottling makes it even more realistic.
