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.
FREE SHIPPING within the U.S. on orders of $200 or more.
- The Ultimate S.E. Trout/Dolly Selection is the perfect box for anglers who want to carry a little bi ...
- The Flesh & Bead Selection is a double duty selection of prime flesh or "carcass" flies and over ...
- A selection of 8mm and 10mm beads for targeting Dolly Varden and cutthroat trout in SE Alaska. It al ...
- If you are trout fishing in Bristol Bay these are the beads you need. We've picked the best colors o ...
- The Kenai Deluxe Large Bead Selection is chock full of killer Mottled Troutbeads for rainbows and Do ...
- Whether you are fishing the Situk River in Yakutat, Southeast Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula or Kodiak, ...
- If you are looking to give bead fishing for steelhead a try or if you're just fishing for a few days ...
- The Bristol Bay Bead Starter Kit was designed by a couple of guides who have spent many years on the ...
- The Kenai Bead Starter Kit was designed by a long time Kenai River guide and features his go to bead ...
- The Southeast Alaska Bead Starter Kit is designed to get you bead fishing in Southeast's streams dur ...
- Save money when you buy the big pack. The C14S is the choice of many Alaska anglers. Needle-sharp, h ...
- BnR's Soft Bead Pro Pack is designed for fishing in rivers where there is an abundance of pink and/o ...
- THE Alaskan bead box. Made of thick polypropylene with a durable latch and hinges. The compartments ...
- Mark's Troutfood in Cream is one of our new hand painted beads in the "Dead Egg" collection. These b ...
- The Cotton version of Mark's Trout Food is an 8mm Trout Bead that is hand painted to create a washed ...
- New for 2023 to our Guide Trout Bead Collection, Mark's Trout Food in Apricot is a "dead egg" imitat ...
- Natural Roe Trout Food in 6mm are a great bead fished behind spawning sockeye. Try the 8mm behind ...
- Dark Roe is another absolutely deadly color. The hand painting allows the addition of a swirled whit ...
- Tangerine is the other bright bead color that racks up the trout and char. The white swirl that only ...
- Hot Cherry Roe is the wild card in the Troutfood line up. A dark purplish bead with an enticing whit ...
- Glo Roe is a pale opaque colored bead that nicely imitates a dead egg that has been in the river for ...
- Clear Orange is the choice when a brighter bead is needed. When it is on, it is lights out! If socke ...
- Easily release fish safely with the Guides Choice Quick Release Tool. ...
- The little brother to the 11 compartment deluxe box. Also great for dries and nymphs. Made of thick ...
- The Octopus Hook is a killer stinger hook as well as salmon fly hook. We also love it as a ultra-sha ...
- BnR's Troutify Bead Paint is an easy way to make beads more effective for salmon, steelhead, trout a ...
- Stealthy steelhead and trout anglers can rejoice! Finally you can get a pack of All White Airlock In ...
- Our favorite strike indicator is back and better than ever! Air Locks are now biodegradable and rede ...
- The C14S is the choice of many Alaska anglers. Needle-sharp, heavy wire, and reasonably priced. A gr ...
- Troutbead Peggz are all you need to secure your bead! From Troutbeads comes a rubber, double-ended p ...
- Blush Roe is great on bright days for laid up fish. Not as aggressively pink as the Pink Disco Ball ...
- Steelhead Crusher. This hand-painted pink steelhead bead is money. Size is 10mm. 5 per pack. ...
- Check out the subtle metallic-flake sheen on this pale peach hand-painted steelhead bead. Glo Roe is ...
- Tangerine fills the bright orange attractor bead role perfectly. Super effective in pocket water sit ...
- Dark Roe is a very effective reddish-orange colored bead that is a must have in the steelhead bead b ...
- Disco Balls are designed for spring steelhead where bigger beads are better. Quadruple coating gives ...
- Hot Pink is unbeatable for spring fish, especially on small coastal rivers. Disco Balls are designe ...
- Peach Roe is one of our favorite pocket water beads. Lightly mottled and deadly effective. Disco Ba ...
- A little darker than Montana Roe, Mandarin Roe is another ideal bead when steelhead are holding in r ...
- When nothing else is working, thread on a Lemon Roe. Can be a real Game Changer. Disco Balls are de ...
- Dark Roe is one shader darker than Natural Roe and is a solid choice when steelhead are getting a lo ...
- Hot Cherry is the Double Secret Probation Bead. Nuff said....Disco Balls are designed for spring ste ...
- Montana Roe is one of our favorite pocket water beads. Lightly mottled and deadly effective. Di ...
- Hand-painted Natural Roe is a "bread & butter" steelhead bead. It is a very effective color when ...
- Hot Cherry has been unstoppable for the past few seasons. This hand painted version has incredible c ...
- The Peg It is one of the easiest and most effective ways to peg a bead. Place a bead within 2" of th ...
- The Cadillac of bead hooks. The SSW Cutting Point Hook is ultra-sharp and has a triple-edge cutting ...
- Hareline's Flat Lead Free Wire is great for adding to fly patterns that need the extra weight withou ...
- Shrimp Soft Beads are a deadly mid to late season bead. Not quite a dead egg but well on its way to ...
- Heavy monofilament is easy to use for pegging beads. Simply cut the mono at a 45 degree angle and fi ...
- The 50/50 Roe Be Dark Soft Bead is a color designed to mimic darker colored eggs such as ...
- BnR's 50/50 Roe Natural is a good bead to fish when there are a bazillion eggs in the wa ...
- The 50/50 Light Roe BnR Soft Bead is a great bead to mimic older eggs from Pinks and Chu ...
- The Light Roe Soft Bead is a color made to mimic lighter colored eggs such as those dropped from Pin ...
