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 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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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.
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The Sweet Pink Cherry Soft Bead is a shining star. This pearly bad boy has hints of pink, red ...
The Sweet Pink Cherry Soft Bead is a shining star. This pearly bad boy has hints of pink, red and cerise, demonstrating the amount of depth within the color. This color fishes excellent in those higher off color flows or on dark, overcast days. This is an excellent bead for drawing out the aggressive fish from the depths and structure. One of our favorite for steelhead and kings. 10 beads per pack. Packs include 10 bead stops.
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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Cut this stretchy, clear material at a 45 degree angle and insert into the bead. It is easy to use a ...
Cut this stretchy, clear material at a 45 degree angle and insert into the bead. It is easy to use and won't burn your leader. Plus it is reusable!
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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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Trout Beads' new Hot Cherry Roe is an awesome red/flame colored burned bead that fishes well in dark ...
Trout Beads' new Hot Cherry Roe is an awesome red/flame colored burned bead that fishes well in darker tanic waters for trout and steelhead. Try painting them with your favorite "sheen" to get the most out of this bead. Really good in SE Alaska in 10mm, 12mm or 14mm for steelhead or fish it on the Upper Nushagak in 6mm and 8mm.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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The longtime guide secret bead for rainbows and steelhead has come to the front line. The Lemon Roe ...
The longtime guide secret bead for rainbows and steelhead has come to the front line. The Lemon Roe Trout Bead is a translucent "burned" chartreuse that is great for trout when hand painted or used as an attractor bead.
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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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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 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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The Mottled version of the Blush Roe Trout Bead is a great pale translucent pink bead that can be ki ...
The Mottled version of the Blush Roe Trout Bead is a great pale translucent pink bead that can be killer for trout or steelhead.
