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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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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Apricot is hands-down one of our favorite dead eggs. Try an 8mm or 10mm behind spawning chums and ha ...
Apricot is hands-down one of our favorite dead eggs. Try an 8mm or 10mm behind spawning chums and hang on! Fishes awesome right out of the bag. No painting necessary.
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Bead Swivels are ideal for connecting a leader or main line to a tippet. It allows for quick rigging ...
Bead Swivels are ideal for connecting a leader or main line to a tippet. It allows for quick rigging when you break off, creates a nice stop so your split shot won't slide down the leader and adds a tiny bit of weight that allows you to fish without split shot in shallow water. 10 swivels per package. Color is black nickel.
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Bead Swivels are ideal for connecting a leader or main line to a tippet. It allows for quick rigging ...
Bead Swivels are ideal for connecting a leader or main line to a tippet. It allows for quick rigging when you break off, creates a nice stop so your split shot won't slide down the leader and adds a tiny bit of weight that allows you to fish without split shot in shallow water. 10 swivels per package. Color is black nickel.
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Blood Dot version of the Orange Clear Mottled Trout Bead is a Top 5 color. Terrific throughout the s ...
Blood Dot version of the Orange Clear Mottled Trout Bead is a Top 5 color. Terrific throughout the summer. Sometimes the added blood dot can mean the difference between a grab and refusal.
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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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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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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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The Blood Dot Cerise Troutbead is a sweet color. It is great for Dolly Varden or early season rainbo ...
The Blood Dot Cerise Troutbead is a sweet color. It is great for Dolly Varden or early season rainbows before there are eggs in the water. Also a killer steelhead attractor bead or sliding bead for Steak & Eggs.
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The Blood Dot Chartreuse is a good attractor bead for steelhead or try it with a black leech for sil ...
The Blood Dot Chartreuse is a good attractor bead for steelhead or try it with a black leech for silvers.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Glow Roe is a good bead to imitate dead king and chum eggs. The blood dot give it a little something ...
Glow Roe is a good bead to imitate dead king and chum eggs. The blood dot give it a little something extra.
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Blood Dot Gold Roe is one of our favorite chum egg imitations. Its slight mottling and egg dot makes ...
Blood Dot Gold Roe is one of our favorite chum egg imitations. Its slight mottling and egg dot makes it even more realistic.
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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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The Blood Dot Lemon Roe is a nice off colored chartreuse that is a great color for steelhead and tro ...
The Blood Dot Lemon Roe is a nice off colored chartreuse that is a great color for steelhead and trout. The red "blood" dot can really turn wary steelhead onto the bite.
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The Blood Dot Mandarin Roe Trout Bead is a great bead for fishing behind sockeye and kings. Slightly ...
The Blood Dot Mandarin Roe Trout Bead is a great bead for fishing behind sockeye and kings. Slightly "redder" than the Natural Roe, but not as "dark red" as the Dark Roe. This bead is a must for the angler heading to fish trout in Alaska. The little red dot can help it stand out when the fish are being selective.
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The pale orange Blood Dot Mango bead is a great early to mid season color. Try these beads at the fi ...
The pale orange Blood Dot Mango bead is a great early to mid season color. Try these beads at the first sign of dead eggs or when the fish are turning off the brighter, fresher colors. This is a great bead to help change up the selection.
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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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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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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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Natural Roe is one of the original "must-have" colors. The blood dot makes it even better. Try this ...
Natural Roe is one of the original "must-have" colors. The blood dot makes it even better. Try this standby with the "blood dot" to fool the wary ones.
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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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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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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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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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Oh my, these are deadly behind spawning chums. If you like Peachy King or Glo Roe, you will love Pea ...
Oh my, these are deadly behind spawning chums. If you like Peachy King or Glo Roe, you will love Peach Roe. Greasy, shiny, pale peach/orange with just a faint bit of mottling, and a blood dot, these are one of our new favorite colors. Killer steelhead bead, too.
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Blood Dot Peachy King is one of our favorite Trout Bead colors! It will rival just about anything ou ...
Blood Dot Peachy King is one of our favorite Trout Bead colors! It will rival just about anything out there and is a dead ringer for a live chum egg or recently dead sockeye or king egg. These need to be in your bead box.
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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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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 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 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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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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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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Blood Dot Sun Orange is a solid all around attractor. Its "Spot-Light" bright finish makes it a go t ...
Blood Dot Sun Orange is a solid all around attractor. Its "Spot-Light" bright finish makes it a go to searching bead when the bite isn't obvious. Sweet steelhead attractor, too.
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Mottled Tangerine is a great fresh(er) egg. Midway through the spawn it can be unbeatable. It is one ...
Mottled Tangerine is a great fresh(er) egg. Midway through the spawn it can be unbeatable. It is one of our favorites. Killer steelhead bead, too.
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Blue beads for steelhead? Definitely! A must have? Without a doubt. Blue Glow Beadz are a great colo ...
Blue beads for steelhead? Definitely! A must have? Without a doubt. Blue Glow Beadz are a great color to try when the water is low, clear and cold. A must have for the winter steelheader.
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The Blush Roe Trout Bead is a great dull translucent pink bead that can be killer for trout or steel ...
The Blush Roe Trout Bead is a great dull translucent pink bead that can be killer for trout or steelhead. It is similar to Trans Pink but features a more burned or dull finish.
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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.
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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 50/50 Red Roe is a great color to use in darker murky water or behind spawning ...
The 50/50 Red Roe is a great color to use in darker murky water or behind spawning sockeye and kings. Add a little Troutify Bead Paint to jazz it up even more. The 50/50 Concept: 50/50 beads designed to mimic eggs that have been sitting on the river bed, where one side of the egg is exposed to light and the other side still has been shielded by the bottom. The exposed side of a natural egg will turn a milk white as uv light breaks down the natural proteins of the egg. Often the eggs will get washed up and become targets for trout and char. Packs come with 10 bead stops.
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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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In Alaska, if ever there was one color for steelhead, cerise is it. This shade of hot pink is ...
In Alaska, if ever there was one color for steelhead, cerise is it. This shade of hot pink is like waving a red cape at a raging bull. Try these in larger sizes with high, off colored water and smaller sizes in low clear water. Add some Troutify Bead Paint in Purple Haze or UV Glo to give the bead an unfair advantage. 10 beads per pack. Packs come with 10 bead stops.
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The Creamsicle Soft Bead is one color that mimics "dead" eggs from pink, chum and king salmon. This ...
The Creamsicle Soft Bead is one color that mimics "dead" eggs from pink, chum and king salmon. This is a great color to fish when the spawn is going off and the fish are feasting. It continues to fish late into spawn when fresh eggs are disappearing. This is also a great color for steelhead when the water is low and clear or when the bright, extravagant colors are turning fish off. It is also a money color for fall steelhead on the Kenai Peninsula. Try adding UV Glo Troutify Bead Paint for when the dark, stormy days are rolling.
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It is hard to go wrong with a Natural Soft Bead! This translucent orange bead mimics freshly dropped ...
It is hard to go wrong with a Natural Soft Bead! This translucent orange bead mimics freshly dropped salmon eggs. Add a little Nekid or Purple Haze Troutify Bead Paint to create the best fresh egg and the trout will go nuts. Throw on some White on White to create a deadly mottled look. 10 beads per pack. Packs include 10 bead stops.
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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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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.
