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 Flesh & Bead Selection is a double duty selection of prime flesh or "carcass" flies and over ...
The Flesh & Bead Selection is a double duty selection of prime flesh or "carcass" flies and over 100 8mm and 10mm mottled beads to mimic a wide range of salmon eggs. This selection is designed for summer and fall on rivers in the Illiamna/Bristol Bay area and Western AK. It will also work wonders on fish in Southcentral and Matsu streams and rivers.
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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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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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Whether you are fishing the Situk River in Yakutat, Southeast Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula or Kodiak, ...
Whether you are fishing the Situk River in Yakutat, Southeast Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula or Kodiak, our Steelhead Bead Selection is what you need. The Steelhead Selection includes a variety of AFFG Steelhead Beads in 10 and 12mm, Mottled Trout Beads in 10 and 12mm and Glow Beadz in 10mm. This exclusive collection of beads, along with hooks, two sizes of split shot, Troutbead TB Peggz, and indicators, are proven steelhead killers.
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If you are looking to give bead fishing for steelhead a try or if you're just fishing for a few days ...
If you are looking to give bead fishing for steelhead a try or if you're just fishing for a few days the Steelhead Starter Selection is perfect. It has everything you need to get in the game!
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The Bristol Bay Bead Starter Kit was designed by a couple of guides who have spent many years on the ...
The Bristol Bay Bead Starter Kit was designed by a couple of guides who have spent many years on the various rivers of Bristol Bay. The beads in this kit are some of the best colors and sizes to mimic salmon eggs found in Southwestern Alaska rivers. Trout and Dolly Varden alike can't resist the urge to gulp up these imitations during the salmon spawn. This kit includes enough 8mm and 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. This is a great way to explore bead fishing without breaking the bank. Add a pack of Mark's Troutfood for $14.99. These custom hand 8mm beads which will rock the house if the fish are getting fussy. 10 beads per pack.
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The Kenai Bead Starter Kit was designed by a long time Kenai River guide and features his go to bead ...
The Kenai Bead Starter Kit was designed by a long time Kenai River guide and features his go to beads. The beads in this kit are some of the best colors and sizes to mimic salmon eggs found in the Kenai and other nearby rivers. Trout and Dolly Varden alike can't resist the urge to gulp up these imitations during the salmon spawn. This kit includes enough 6mm & 8mm 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. This is a great way to explore bead fishing without breaking the bank.
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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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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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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 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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Mark's Troutfood in Cream is one of our new hand painted beads in the "Dead Egg" collection. These b ...
Mark's Troutfood in Cream is one of our new hand painted beads in the "Dead Egg" collection. These beads represent eggs that have been dislodged from the spawning bead and have started to decompose. These are killer for late in the spawn or when the salmon spawn had finished for the year. Think late August/September/Ocotber. Qty: 10
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The Cotton version of Mark's Trout Food is an 8mm Trout Bead that is hand painted to create a washed ...
The Cotton version of Mark's Trout Food is an 8mm Trout Bead that is hand painted to create a washed out "dead egg." These 8mm beads are very effective late in the season when fresh egg are no longer abundant. 10 per pack
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New for 2023 to our Guide Trout Bead Collection, Mark's Trout Food in Apricot is a "dead egg" imitat ...
New for 2023 to our Guide Trout Bead Collection, Mark's Trout Food in Apricot is a "dead egg" imitations that are deadly late in the salmon spawn. Think September-October. A muct have when the river is full of zombie salmon and the trout are trying to get in thier last meal before winter.
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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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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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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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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.
