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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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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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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If you are trout fishing in Bristol Bay these are the beads you need. We've picked the best colors o ...
If you are trout fishing in Bristol Bay these are the beads you need. We've picked the best colors of Mottled Trout Beads that trout and Dolly Varden love to eat. The selection includes 8mm and 10mm beads, hooks, split shot, pegs and indicators all packed in a compartmentalized box.
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The Kenai Deluxe Large Bead Selection is chock full of killer Mottled Troutbeads for rainbows and Do ...
The Kenai Deluxe Large Bead Selection is chock full of killer Mottled Troutbeads for rainbows and Dollies on the Kenai and surrounding rivers and tributaries. This box is money for rivers like the Naknek and other Bristol Bay drainages, too.
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Whether you are fishing the Situk River in Yakutat, Southeast Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula or Kodiak, ...
Whether you are fishing the Situk River in Yakutat, Southeast Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula or Kodiak, our Steelhead Bead Selection is what you need. The Steelhead Selection includes a variety of AFFG Steelhead Beads in 10 and 12mm, Mottled Trout Beads in 10 and 12mm and Glow Beadz in 10mm. This exclusive collection of beads, along with hooks, two sizes of split shot, Troutbead TB Peggz, and indicators, are proven steelhead killers.
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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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The Bristol Bay Bead Starter Kit was designed by a couple of guides who have spent many years on the ...
The Bristol Bay Bead Starter Kit was designed by a couple of guides who have spent many years on the various rivers of Bristol Bay. The beads in this kit are some of the best colors and sizes to mimic salmon eggs found in Southwestern Alaska rivers. Trout and Dolly Varden alike can't resist the urge to gulp up these imitations during the salmon spawn. This kit includes enough 8mm and 10mm beads, hooks, Troutbead Peggz, split shot, and Thingamambobber strike indicators for a few days of fishing. It comes in a small compact clear plastic box. This is a great way to explore bead fishing without breaking the bank. Add a pack of Mark's Troutfood for $14.99. These custom hand 8mm beads which will rock the house if the fish are getting fussy. 10 beads per pack.
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The Kenai Bead Starter Kit was designed by a long time Kenai River guide and features his go to bead ...
The Kenai Bead Starter Kit was designed by a long time Kenai River guide and features his go to beads. The beads in this kit are some of the best colors and sizes to mimic salmon eggs found in the Kenai and other nearby rivers. Trout and Dolly Varden alike can't resist the urge to gulp up these imitations during the salmon spawn. This kit includes enough 6mm & 8mm beads, hooks, Troutbead Peggz, split shot, and Thingamambobber strike indicators for a few days of fishing. It comes in a small compact clear plastic box. This is a great way to explore bead fishing without breaking the bank.
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The Southeast Alaska Bead Starter Kit is designed to get you bead fishing in Southeast's streams dur ...
The Southeast Alaska Bead Starter Kit is designed to get you bead fishing in Southeast's streams during the prime months of July, August and September. The beads in this kit are some of the best colors and sizes to mimic chum and pink salmon eggs. Trout and Dolly Varden alike can't resist the urge to gulp up these imitations during the salmon spawn. This kit includes enough 8mm & 10mm beads, hooks, Troutbead Peggz, split shot, and Thingamambobber strike indicators for a few days of fishing. It comes in a small compact clear plastic box and inludes instructions on how to rig the beads and indicators. This is a great way to explore bead fishing in Southeast Alaska without breaking the bank.
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Save money when you buy the big pack. The C14S is the choice of many Alaska anglers. Needle-sharp, h ...
Save money when you buy the big pack. The C14S is the choice of many Alaska anglers. Needle-sharp, heavy wire, and reasonably priced. A great bead hook or for tying egg patterns.
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BnR's Soft Bead Pro Pack is designed for fishing in rivers where there is an abundance of pink and/o ...
BnR's Soft Bead Pro Pack is designed for fishing in rivers where there is an abundance of pink and/or chum salmon spawning. Chum and pink eggs tend to be paler in color compared to the other salmon species. 8-10 mm beads in light oranges and peachy colors work best in fooling trout and char. A must have bead selection for July & August fishing in Southeast Alaska, Kodiak, the Gulf Coast or anywhere pinks and chums are spawning.
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THE Alaskan bead box. Made of thick polypropylene with a durable latch and hinges. The compartments ...
THE Alaskan bead box. Made of thick polypropylene with a durable latch and hinges. The compartments are well laid out and some have moveable dividers. Comes with a detachable lanyard.
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Mark's Troutfood in Cream is one of our new hand painted beads in the "Dead Egg" collection. These b ...
Mark's Troutfood in Cream is one of our new hand painted beads in the "Dead Egg" collection. These beads represent eggs that have been dislodged from the spawning bead and have started to decompose. These are killer for late in the spawn or when the salmon spawn had finished for the year. Think late August/September/Ocotber. Qty: 10
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The Cotton version of Mark's Trout Food is an 8mm Trout Bead that is hand painted to create a washed ...
The Cotton version of Mark's Trout Food is an 8mm Trout Bead that is hand painted to create a washed out "dead egg." These 8mm beads are very effective late in the season when fresh egg are no longer abundant. 10 per pack
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New for 2023 to our Guide Trout Bead Collection, Mark's Trout Food in Apricot is a "dead egg" imitat ...
New for 2023 to our Guide Trout Bead Collection, Mark's Trout Food in Apricot is a "dead egg" imitations that are deadly late in the salmon spawn. Think September-October. A muct have when the river is full of zombie salmon and the trout are trying to get in thier last meal before winter.
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Natural Roe Trout Food in 6mm are a great bead fished behind spawning sockeye. Try the 8mm behind ...
Natural Roe Trout Food in 6mm are a great bead fished behind spawning sockeye. Try the 8mm behind chums, pinks and even kings and silver. Tried and proven on the Kenai, Moraine, and other heavily fished rivers, custom hand painted beads out fish traditional beads hands down.
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Dark Roe is another absolutely deadly color. The hand painting allows the addition of a swirled whit ...
Dark Roe is another absolutely deadly color. The hand painting allows the addition of a swirled white spot which developes naturally in eggs that drift out of the salmon beds. 6mm are a great bead fished behind sockeye. Try the 8mm behind chums, pinks and even kings and silver.
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Tangerine is the other bright bead color that racks up the trout and char. The white swirl that only ...
Tangerine is the other bright bead color that racks up the trout and char. The white swirl that only comes from hand painting takes the realism way up. Fish the 6mm behind spawning sockeye and the 8mm around chum, king or silvers.
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Hot Cherry Roe is the wild card in the Troutfood line up. A dark purplish bead with an enticing whit ...
Hot Cherry Roe is the wild card in the Troutfood line up. A dark purplish bead with an enticing white swirl, it can up the action when nothing else is working. The 6mm is the size when fishing behind spawning sockeye and the 8mm is for fishing behind chum, king or silver salmon.
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Glo Roe is a pale opaque colored bead that nicely imitates a dead egg that has been in the river for ...
Glo Roe is a pale opaque colored bead that nicely imitates a dead egg that has been in the river for awhile. The white swirl that only comes from hand painting makes it very realistic. When fresh beads in the red or orange tones are not working, give Glo Roe a try.
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Clear Orange is the choice when a brighter bead is needed. When it is on, it is lights out! If socke ...
Clear Orange is the choice when a brighter bead is needed. When it is on, it is lights out! If sockeye are spawning go with the 6mm and the 8mm is better in the area of chum, king or silvers.
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Easily release fish safely with the Guides Choice Quick Release Tool. ...
Easily release fish safely with the Guides Choice Quick Release Tool.
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The little brother to the 11 compartment deluxe box. Also great for dries and nymphs. Made of thick ...
The little brother to the 11 compartment deluxe box. Also great for dries and nymphs. Made of thick polypropolene with a durable latch and hinges. Well laid out compartments with individually closing lids.
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The Octopus Hook is a killer stinger hook as well as salmon fly hook. We also love it as a ultra-sha ...
The Octopus Hook is a killer stinger hook as well as salmon fly hook. We also love it as a ultra-sharp hook to fish with a pegged bead. It has an off set point and an up eye. 25 hooks per pack.
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BnR's Troutify Bead Paint is an easy way to make beads more effective for salmon, steelhead, trout a ...
BnR's Troutify Bead Paint is an easy way to make beads more effective for salmon, steelhead, trout and char. Easy to apply, dries fast and can be used on hard or soft beads. Take your game up a notch!
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Stealthy steelhead and trout anglers can rejoice! Finally you can get a pack of All White Airlock In ...
Stealthy steelhead and trout anglers can rejoice! Finally you can get a pack of All White Airlock Indicators. They are easy to see on the water, don't spook fish and minimize the dreaded 'steelhead eating your indicator' phenomena. 3 indicators in a pack. Choose from 1" or 3/4".
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Our favorite strike indicator is back and better than ever! Air Locks are now biodegradable and rede ...
Our favorite strike indicator is back and better than ever! Air Locks are now biodegradable and redesigned so they won't leak or fill up with water. Air Lock's feature a super simple design that will not crimp your leader when you move it up and down depending on depth.
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The C14S is the choice of many Alaska anglers. Needle-sharp, heavy wire, and reasonably priced. A gr ...
The C14S is the choice of many Alaska anglers. Needle-sharp, heavy wire, and reasonably priced. A great bead hook or for tying egg patterns. 25 per pack.
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Troutbead Peggz are all you need to secure your bead! From Troutbeads comes a rubber, double-ended p ...
Troutbead Peggz are all you need to secure your bead! From Troutbeads comes a rubber, double-ended peg that lets you use each peg twice. The soft material is easy to trim and won't damage your nippers. At 50 pegs per pack you can peg 100 beads. Unlike toothpicks they won't damage leaders or expand and crack your beads. 4 colors to choose from.
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Blush Roe is great on bright days for laid up fish. Not as aggressively pink as the Pink Disco Ball ...
Blush Roe is great on bright days for laid up fish. Not as aggressively pink as the Pink Disco Ball, Blush captures light but won't spook wary fish. Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth.
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Steelhead Crusher. This hand-painted pink steelhead bead is money. Size is 10mm. 5 per pack. ...
Steelhead Crusher. This hand-painted pink steelhead bead is money. Size is 10mm. 5 per pack.
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Check out the subtle metallic-flake sheen on this pale peach hand-painted steelhead bead. Glo Roe is ...
Check out the subtle metallic-flake sheen on this pale peach hand-painted steelhead bead. Glo Roe is a good change up when the usual bead colors aren't producing. 5 per pack.
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Tangerine fills the bright orange attractor bead role perfectly. Super effective in pocket water sit ...
Tangerine fills the bright orange attractor bead role perfectly. Super effective in pocket water situations where steelhead have to make a quick decision to grab or not. 5 per bag.
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Dark Roe is a very effective reddish-orange colored bead that is a must have in the steelhead bead b ...
Dark Roe is a very effective reddish-orange colored bead that is a must have in the steelhead bead box. One shade darker than Natural Roe, it is THE weapon for sulky fish. 5 beads per bag.
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Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives ...
Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth. Natural Roe is classic dark color that is ideal in long slow runs.
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Hot Pink is unbeatable for spring fish, especially on small coastal rivers. Disco Balls are designe ...
Hot Pink is unbeatable for spring fish, especially on small coastal rivers. Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth.
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Peach Roe is one of our favorite pocket water beads. Lightly mottled and deadly effective. Disco Ba ...
Peach Roe is one of our favorite pocket water beads. Lightly mottled and deadly effective. Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth.
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A little darker than Montana Roe, Mandarin Roe is another ideal bead when steelhead are holding in r ...
A little darker than Montana Roe, Mandarin Roe is another ideal bead when steelhead are holding in runs and getting a good long look at your drift. The light mottling on Mandarin gives it a totally different look in the water. Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth.
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When nothing else is working, thread on a Lemon Roe. Can be a real Game Changer. Disco Balls are de ...
When nothing else is working, thread on a Lemon Roe. Can be a real Game Changer. Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth.
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Dark Roe is one shader darker than Natural Roe and is a solid choice when steelhead are getting a lo ...
Dark Roe is one shader darker than Natural Roe and is a solid choice when steelhead are getting a long look at your bead. Its classic dark color is ideal in long slow runs. Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth.
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Hot Cherry is the Double Secret Probation Bead. Nuff said....Disco Balls are designed for spring ste ...
Hot Cherry is the Double Secret Probation Bead. Nuff said....Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth.
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Montana Roe is one of our favorite pocket water beads. Lightly mottled and deadly effective. Di ...
Montana Roe is one of our favorite pocket water beads. Lightly mottled and deadly effective. Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives them a deadly mix of sparkle, durability and color depth.
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Hand-painted Natural Roe is a "bread & butter" steelhead bead. It is a very effective color when ...
Hand-painted Natural Roe is a "bread & butter" steelhead bead. It is a very effective color when the water speed is slow and the fish get a good long look at your offering. 5 beads per pack.
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Hot Cherry has been unstoppable for the past few seasons. This hand painted version has incredible c ...
Hot Cherry has been unstoppable for the past few seasons. This hand painted version has incredible color depth in the water and is a proven steelhead killer. 5 per bag.
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The Peg It is one of the easiest and most effective ways to peg a bead. Place a bead within 2" of th ...
The Peg It is one of the easiest and most effective ways to peg a bead. Place a bead within 2" of the hook, slide the flexible, tapered Peg It into the bead, and trim the excess. 50 Per Pack.
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The Cadillac of bead hooks. The SSW Cutting Point Hook is ultra-sharp and has a triple-edge cutting ...
The Cadillac of bead hooks. The SSW Cutting Point Hook is ultra-sharp and has a triple-edge cutting blade. This means hooks penetrate easily and hold beautifully.
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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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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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Heavy monofilament is easy to use for pegging beads. Simply cut the mono at a 45 degree angle and fi ...
Heavy monofilament is easy to use for pegging beads. Simply cut the mono at a 45 degree angle and firmly push into the bead. Enough is included to peg 50-60 beads.
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The 50/50 Roe Be Dark Soft Bead is a color designed to mimic darker colored eggs such as ...
The 50/50 Roe Be Dark Soft Bead is a color designed to mimic darker colored eggs such as those dropped from spawning Sockeye and King Salmon. Fish this bead in 8mm when fishing behind spawning sockeye and 10mm when fishing behind spawning Kings or Silvers. This is a great bead to fish in tanic, tea colored water. The 8mm is our go to for rainbow trout eating sockeye eggs.
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BnR's 50/50 Roe Natural is a good bead to fish when there are a bazillion eggs in the wa ...
BnR's 50/50 Roe Natural is a good bead to fish when there are a bazillion eggs in the water. It is a universal color combination that can cover a large range of fishing situations. Try this in 7mm behind spawning Sockeye or Pinks and in the 8 or 10mm size behind Chums and Kings. Comes with BnR's signature T-stop bead pegs.
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The 50/50 Light Roe BnR Soft Bead is a great bead to mimic older eggs from Pinks and Chu ...
The 50/50 Light Roe BnR Soft Bead is a great bead to mimic older eggs from Pinks and Chums. Try it in 8mm if fishing behind pinks and 10mm behind spawning chum. The 9mm is the "all around" size for when the standard sizes aren't working.
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The Light Roe Soft Bead is a color made to mimic lighter colored eggs such as those dropped from Pin ...
The Light Roe Soft Bead is a color made to mimic lighter colored eggs such as those dropped from Pink and Chum Salmon. This is a great early season bead as Chum and Pink salmon are often the first salmon to spawn each summer and fall. Soft Beads are a gummy egg that are more realistic then the traditional hard beads.
