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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- We customed designed this steelhead bead box with BnR Tackle. The AFFG Steelhead Pro Pack from BnR ...
- The Ultimate S.E. Trout/Dolly Selection is the perfect box for anglers who want to carry a little bi ...
- A selection of 8mm and 10mm beads for targeting Dolly Varden and cutthroat trout in SE Alaska. It al ...
- 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 ...
- Mark's Troutfood in Cream is one of our new hand painted beads in the "Dead Egg" collection. These b ...
- BnR's Troutify Bead Paint is an easy way to make beads more effective for salmon, steelhead, trout a ...
- The Flesh & Bead Selection is a double duty selection of prime flesh or "carcass" flies and over ...
- Hareline's Flat Lead Free Wire is great for adding to fly patterns that need the extra weight withou ...
- If you are looking to give bead fishing for steelhead a try or if you're just fishing for a few days ...
- Flamingo Trout Beads are straight up "on the menu" when you are fishing for steelhead. We also love ...
- Canary Glo Trout Beads are deadly pink and chum egg imitations. They are just a little bit more opaq ...
- Watermelon Trout Beads are a translucent pink that steelhead absolutely love. They really light up w ...
- 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 ...
- Shrimp Soft Beads are a deadly mid to late season bead. Not quite a dead egg but well on its way to ...
- Blush Roe is great on bright days for laid up fish. Not as aggressively pink as the Pink Disco Ball ...
- Thingamabobbers are about the slickest indicator we have found for fishing in Alaska. They are super ...
- Easily release fish safely with the Guides Choice Quick Release Tool. ...
- 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 ...
- Stealthy steelhead and trout anglers can rejoice! Finally you can get a pack of All White Airlock In ...
- 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 Pea ...
- Oh my, these are deadly behind spawning chums. If you like Peachy King or Glo Roe, you will love Pea ...
- The Mottled Milt Roe is an off-white, creamy egg. Great as a late season dead egg or in the spring a ...
- Mottled Egg Yolk is a great chum egg imitation. It is similar in color to Gold Roe but has slightly ...
- Egg Yolk is a very effective chum egg imitation. It is similar in color to Gold Roe but has slightly ...
- The pale orange Mottled Mango bead is a great early to mid season color. Try these beads at the ...
- Mottled Gold Roe is a prime chum egg imitation. When the brighter Orange Clear or Peach Roe isn't do ...
- Mottled Oregon Cheese looks exactly like it sounds. It has an orange base color with light yellow mo ...
- Blood Dot Egg Yolk is a great chum egg imitation. It is similar in color to Gold Roe but has slightl ...
- Steelhead like this bright blue puppy...don't know why, but they do. The blood red dot adds an extra ...
- The Mottled Cerise Troutbead is one of our favorites. It is particularly effective for Dolly Varden ...
- The Blood Dot Cerise Troutbead is a sweet color. It is great for Dolly Varden or early season rainbo ...
- Blood Dot Gold Roe is one of our favorite chum egg imitations. Its slight mottling and egg dot makes ...
- Blood Dot Oregon Cheese looks exactly like it sounds. It has an orange base color with light yellow ...
- Blood Dot Cheese Pearl is a dead egg imitation that lives up to its name. Try mid to late spawn or a ...
- Blood Dot Shrimp is another of the classic dead eggs. A unique and very effective color. ...
- Blood Dot Mauve is a great natural imitation on cloudy, dark days or as an attractor bead on other d ...
- The Blood Dot Chartreuse is a good attractor bead for steelhead or try it with a black leech for sil ...
- Blood Dot Salmon Pearl is a unique shade of dead egg imitation. It is very effective mid to late spa ...
- The Blood Dot Pink Pearl Trout Bead is one of our favorites for creating the Steak & Eggs rig. J ...
- Blood Dot Apricot is one of our favorite dead egg beads. Particularly deadly fished behind spawning ...
- Go with Blood Dot Pink when you are looking for an attractor bead on steroids. ...
- The Blood Dot Peach Pearl Troutbead is one of the original dead eggs. It is effective today as it ev ...
- Fluorescent Orange is a good all-around bead that imitates fresher "dead" eggs. Ideal for searching ...
- Blood Dot Orange Pearl has that little bit of extra shine that can make all the difference. Very nic ...
- Glow Roe is a good bead to imitate dead king and chum eggs. The blood dot give it a little something ...
- Dirty Roe is a good dead egg imitation and often works when others don't. The blood dot helps this b ...
- Blood Dot Ruby Roe is a killer in dark, off-color, or tanic waters. It is ideal in rivers like the N ...
- Caramel Roe is a good fresh "dead" egg imitation with a dot of blood. It is an effective "sleeper" b ...
- Mottled Tangerine is a great fresh(er) egg. Midway through the spawn it can be unbeatable. It is one ...
- Blood Dot version of the Orange Clear Mottled Trout Bead is a Top 5 color. Terrific throughout the s ...
