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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Mottled Peachy King is one of our favorite bead colors. It will rival just about anything out there ...
Mottled Peachy King is one of our favorite 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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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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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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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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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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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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Mottled Natural Roe needs to be in your bead box. It is one of the original Troutbead colors and is ...
Mottled Natural Roe needs to be in your bead box. It is one of the original Troutbead colors and is as good a fresh egg bead as you will find. A top steelhead producer, too.
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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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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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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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Peach Pearl is a good dead egg imitation with a little shine to help it stand out. One of the origin ...
Peach Pearl is a good dead egg imitation with a little shine to help it stand out. One of the original steelhead colors, too.
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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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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 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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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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Mottled Glow Roe is a good dead egg to imitate chum and king eggs. It has a much more translucence t ...
Mottled Glow Roe is a good dead egg to imitate chum and king eggs. It has a much more translucence than solid dead egg colors like Cotton Candy or Peach Fuzz. A really nice bead.
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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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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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Mottled Tangerine falls under the category of fresh(er) egg. Mid way through the spawn it can be unb ...
Mottled Tangerine falls under the category of fresh(er) egg. Mid way through the spawn it can be unbeatable. Another Top 5 color to have in your bead box. Steelhead eat em up, too!
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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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Natural Roe is a classic fresh egg imitation that fishes well anytime during the spawn. This is one ...
Natural Roe is a classic fresh egg imitation that fishes well anytime during the spawn. This is one of the original Troutbead colors and fishes as well as ever. A go to color if you're painting beads, too.
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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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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 and pale peach/orange in color, these are one of our new favorite colors. Killer steelhead bead, too.
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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 and pale peach/orange with just a faint bit of mottling, these are one of our favorite colors. Killer steelhead bead, too.
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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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Tangerine is another Top 5 club member. Its translucent orange color makes it a great fresh egg and ...
Tangerine is another Top 5 club member. Its translucent orange color makes it a great fresh egg and it paints really well, too.
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The Peach Fuzz Trout Bead is a good all around dead egg imitation. Try it early season when the eggs ...
The Peach Fuzz Trout Bead is a good all around dead egg imitation. Try it early season when the eggs left from last season are washing out of the gravel bars.
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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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Glow Roe is a terrific looking bead. It fishes especially well behind spawning chums. A prime color ...
Glow Roe is a terrific looking bead. It fishes especially well behind spawning chums. A prime color to paint up, too.
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The Mottled Clear Orange Trout Bead is in our Top 5 colors. Imitates a fresh live egg. Great for ste ...
The Mottled Clear Orange Trout Bead is in our Top 5 colors. Imitates a fresh live egg. Great for steelhead or trout.
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Clear orange is another of the prime colors you have to have in your bead box. If you are painting b ...
Clear orange is another of the prime colors you have to have in your bead box. If you are painting beads Clear Orange is a must.
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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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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 Mottled Mandarin Roe Bead is a real winner for fishing behind sockeye and kings. Slightly "redde ...
The Mottled Mandarin Roe Bead is a real winner 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 Alaska.
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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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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 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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Mottled Fluorescent Orange is an awesome attractor bead and one of our "Go-To" beads when we don't k ...
Mottled Fluorescent Orange is an awesome attractor bead and one of our "Go-To" beads when we don't know what the fish want to eat.
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The Dark Roe Trout Bead is a deadly fresh egg imitation and one of the classic original Troutbead co ...
The Dark Roe Trout Bead is a deadly fresh egg imitation and one of the classic original Troutbead colors. If you are painting beads these should be on your list.
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The Mottled Mantana Roe is a great light, slightly washed orange that is a killer when fished behind ...
The Mottled Mantana Roe is a great light, slightly washed orange that is a killer when fished behind chums and pinks. Try in sizes 6mm and 8mm behind pinks and 10mm when fished behind chums. It has major play as a steelhead bead when the water is low and clear.
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Thingamabobbers are about the slickest indicator we have found for fishing in Alaska. They are super ...
Thingamabobbers are about the slickest indicator we have found for fishing in Alaska. They are super easy to cast, float beautifully, and are easy to attach and move.
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Dark Roe is another bead that is solidly in the Top 5 colors. It is a great mid-season bead and fish ...
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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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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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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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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The Mandarin Roe Trout Bead is an awesome blend of the Natural Roe and Dark Roe. In 6mm and 8mm it m ...
The Mandarin Roe Trout Bead is an awesome blend of the Natural Roe and Dark Roe. In 6mm and 8mm it makes a great sockeye egg and 10mm it can mimic fresh king eggs.
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This exciting new "flame" red bead is a hot color in tanic and murky water. Great for fishing behind ...
This exciting new "flame" red bead is a hot color in tanic and murky water. Great for fishing behind kings and sockeye. Also a really good color for steelhead.
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The Montana Roe Trout Bead features a base color of light orange with light flecks of mottling throu ...
The Montana Roe Trout Bead features a base color of light orange with light flecks of mottling throughout the bead. Great color that imitates chum and pink eggs. If you are hand painting them, try adding a little shine to mimic fresh eggs.
