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 ...
- Troutbead Peggz are all you need to secure your bead! From Troutbeads comes a rubber, double-ended p ...
- The Cadillac of bead hooks. The SSW Cutting Point Hook is ultra-sharp and has a triple-edge cutting ...
- Natural Roe Trout Food in 6mm are a great bead fished behind spawning sockeye. Try the 8mm behind ...
- The C14S is the choice of many Alaska anglers. Needle-sharp, heavy wire, and reasonably priced. A gr ...
- Tangerine is the other bright bead color that racks up the trout and char. The white swirl that only ...
- Mottled Peachy King is one of our favorite bead colors. It will rival just about anything out there ...
- Save money when you buy the big pack. The C14S is the choice of many Alaska anglers. Needle-sharp, h ...
- THE Alaskan bead box. Made of thick polypropylene with a durable latch and hinges. The compartments ...
- Glo Roe is a pale opaque colored bead that nicely imitates a dead egg that has been in the river for ...
- Dark Roe is another absolutely deadly color. The hand painting allows the addition of a swirled whit ...
- Clear Orange is the choice when a brighter bead is needed. When it is on, it is lights out! If socke ...
- Mottled Natural Roe needs to be in your bead box. It is one of the original Troutbead colors and is ...
- Stealthy steelhead and trout anglers can rejoice! Finally you can get a pack of All White Airlock In ...
- Montana Roe is one of our favorite pocket water beads. Lightly mottled and deadly effective. Di ...
- The Octopus Hook is a killer stinger hook as well as salmon fly hook. We also love it as a ultra-sha ...
- Peach Pearl is a good dead egg imitation with a little shine to help it stand out. One of the origin ...
- Check out the subtle metallic-flake sheen on this pale peach hand-painted steelhead bead. Glo Roe is ...
- Bead Swivels are ideal for connecting a leader or main line to a tippet. It allows for quick rigging ...
- Blood Dot Peachy King is one of our favorite Trout Bead colors! It will rival just about anything ou ...
- Apricot is hands-down one of our favorite dead eggs. Try an 8mm or 10mm behind spawning chums and ha ...
- Mottled Glow Roe is a good dead egg to imitate chum and king eggs. It has a much more translucence t ...
- Hot Pink is unbeatable for spring fish, especially on small coastal rivers. Disco Balls are designe ...
- Hot Cherry is the Double Secret Probation Bead. Nuff said....Disco Balls are designed for spring ste ...
- Mottled Tangerine falls under the category of fresh(er) egg. Mid way through the spawn it can be unb ...
- If you are trout fishing in Bristol Bay these are the beads you need. We've picked the best colors o ...
- Natural Roe is a classic fresh egg imitation that fishes well anytime during the spawn. This is one ...
- BnR's Troutify Bead Paint is an easy way to make beads more effective for salmon, steelhead, trout a ...
- 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 ...
- Bead Swivels are ideal for connecting a leader or main line to a tippet. It allows for quick rigging ...
- Tangerine is another Top 5 club member. Its translucent orange color makes it a great fresh egg and ...
- The Peach Fuzz Trout Bead is a good all around dead egg imitation. Try it early season when the eggs ...
- Hand-painted Natural Roe is a "bread & butter" steelhead bead. It is a very effective color when ...
- Glow Roe is a terrific looking bead. It fishes especially well behind spawning chums. A prime color ...
- The Mottled Clear Orange Trout Bead is in our Top 5 colors. Imitates a fresh live egg. Great for ste ...
- Clear orange is another of the prime colors you have to have in your bead box. If you are painting b ...
- The Southeast Alaska Bead Starter Kit is designed to get you bead fishing in Southeast's streams dur ...
- The Peg It is one of the easiest and most effective ways to peg a bead. Place a bead within 2" of th ...
- The Mottled Mandarin Roe Bead is a real winner for fishing behind sockeye and kings. Slightly "redde ...
- Steelhead Crusher. This hand-painted pink steelhead bead is money. Size is 10mm. 5 per pack. ...
- Hot Cherry has been unstoppable for the past few seasons. This hand painted version has incredible c ...
- The Kenai Deluxe Large Bead Selection is chock full of killer Mottled Troutbeads for rainbows and Do ...
- Mottled Fluorescent Orange is an awesome attractor bead and one of our "Go-To" beads when we don't k ...
- The Dark Roe Trout Bead is a deadly fresh egg imitation and one of the classic original Troutbead co ...
- Thingamabobbers are about the slickest indicator we have found for fishing in Alaska. They are super ...
- The Mottled Mantana Roe is a great light, slightly washed orange that is a killer when fished behind ...
- Dark Roe is another bead that is solidly in the Top 5 colors. It is a great mid-season bead and fish ...
- The little brother to the 11 compartment deluxe box. Also great for dries and nymphs. Made of thick ...
- Hot Cherry Roe is the wild card in the Troutfood line up. A dark purplish bead with an enticing whit ...
- The Creamsicle Soft Bead is one color that mimics "dead" eggs from pink, chum and king salmon. This ...
- The Mandarin Roe Trout Bead is an awesome blend of the Natural Roe and Dark Roe. In 6mm and 8mm it m ...
- This exciting new "flame" red bead is a hot color in tanic and murky water. Great for fishing behind ...
- The Montana Roe Trout Bead features a base color of light orange with light flecks of mottling throu ...
