< "Trout Beads are definately one of my favorite baits when fishing. Fly fishing or not, they work great and can be used in many different successful ways. Both fishing and in tackle making. They definitely catch a lot of fish and have been my number one producer here in Alaska. I would highly recommend these to other fishermen everywhere! When I am not using flies, I am using a bead. One summer I was nailing Dollies and Rainbows, one after another. All on the color "Dirty Roe". Out of all the beads I have seen, Trout Beads are the most realistic looking. They come in such great colors!
Geoff Pratt
Wasilla, Alaska
< Dear TroutBeads,
After using the Trout beads over the winter, here are some pros and cons of beads in my area, and fishing style. In my area, it's very rocky, and the bottom is uneven and broken. When we drift fished, as we normally do, the Trout beads were hanging up much more often than the drift rig normally does. After some adjustments, we found them to be a great item in our arsenal. We lengthened our leader by about six inches to a foot. Then we dropped way down on leads. In fact, some of our best success came with no lead at all. We also fished them often with roe. With some of your colors, we were able to create some unbelievable color contrasts.
We were dealing with low water conditions for some time. The rivers were gin clear, and a bunch of fish were stacked in deep holes. We ended up having great success with single Trout beads under a float. We caught fish on most of the colors but, consistent producers were the "Pearl" colors in "Pink", "Orange" and "Chartreuse".
Now, as you know, we are commercial gear and fly producers. We have used different Trout beads for matching spinner blades, and have some King spinners that no one has ever seen. We have several spread around, but the best results will come in the fall season. Some of these spinners are gorgeous and extremely unique. Next, we have been incorporating different colored Trout beads onto our Steelhead jigs. The 6mm is best for these. Beads and jigs are nothing new, but your colors are awesome for a unique colored jig body. TroutBeads are, without question, VERY effective and deadly on the trout at times, and with creativity, you can come up with some unreal designs. From dull contrast, to eye catching flash, they make a beautiful application in many areas.
Thank you for a fantastic product.
Jesse Zalonis - Pro Guide
The Fish House Outdoor Co.
Hebo, Oregon
www.fishhouseguideservice.com
< Fishing at the river mouth where the Tongariro River enters Lake Taupo, Central North Island, New Zealand.
This is an area where the river, only 12 inches deep, flows over a sand bar into 90 feet of water. The Rainbows are congregating here, waiting to run up the river to spawn, once the conditions are in their favor, that is heavy rainfall lifting the depth and coloring the river. This usually starts early May, but this year we have had unusually low rainfalls. The Rainbows continue to run in large numbers until about October. This was my first outing with the Trout Beads. On my third cast of the morning, on a 10mm "Tangerine" Trout bead, I hooked and landed the Rainbow shown in the photo. This fish weighed a respectable 7-3/4 pounds. Fish of this size are certainly not uncommon at this time of year, but we would expect to average between 4 and 5 pounds. This fish was caught using super fast sinking shooting head (about 11 inches oer second) cast out over the lip, allowed to sink, then slowly retrieved back. On the following day, the same Trout bead accounted for several more fish until the on-shore prevailing wind prevented us from fishing any longer at this location. I am looking forward to my next fishing trip (June if all goes well), where I intend to trail the Trout Beads on running fish in the river.
Murray Tonks
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TroutBeads
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I just returned from my first trip to Alaska... and the fishing was unlike anything I have ever experienced in my life!!! We fished 3 different streams; the Quartz, the Russian River and Ptarmigan Creek, and did exceptionally well on the Quartz catching some trophy class bows and Dolly Varden. Much of our success is owed to your Trout Beads.
As working college students we didn't have much money to spend on an outfitter, so we decided to do it all on our own and beleive it or not, I feel we did WELL, considering very little time spent in the creeks and a whole new type of flyfishing tackle that I have never used. The selection of Trout Bead colors and sizes made it easy to figure out what was the preferred egg size and color combinations.
Thank You
Chris Davanzo
The idea of these bead colors came about as I searched for better ways to
"match the hatch"
in my old home waters of the Kenai Lake Drainage and surrounding waters of Alaska. I speak from experience when I say there is no better way to artificially match the color of salmon and trout eggs being washed down the rivers than the selection provided here.
My friend and I used your TroutBeads for the first time last fall in the upper Kenai. We had a great time landing Dolly Varden, Rainbows and Reds, all on beads. We noticed that most of the local guides were using the same technique we were from shore, with equal success. We caught and released 90 plus fish in a day and a half's fishing. No record for the area, but outstanding compared to our home waters. You produce an excellent product. Can't wait to drift the beads back in Pennsylvania for Steelhead.
Joe Miller
Clinton, PA 15026
This Steelie was "on" the second cast of the morning. See what is hanging out of his mouth? Who would have thunk chartreuse beads?
Thanks for a great, simple product
Greg Knab
Methow River Fishing Guide
Without the TroutBeads box, fishing on the Alagnak River would not be the same. We have set up two different packages with TroutBeads.com for our clients to order depending on the time of year they are visiting our lodge.
Having them show up with pre-packaged assortments specifically chosen for what we are fishing for that particular day, sure makes our life as guides that much easier. As you know, the beads work great. The TroutBead in the bottom picture is an Apricot size 8mm.
Capt. Kevin P. Bonasera
Alaska Trophy Adventures
- Just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work in creating TroutBeads. You have made guiding alot simpler.
Jacob Zirkle
Alaska Fly Water Guide
I am a fishing guide for Steelhead and salmon on the Oregon coast. I have been fishing the Nestuca, Silets and Salmon rivers for 30 years. I have been drift fishing beads for some time now and TroutBeads has the best selection I've ever seen! I'm making jigs from your JigBeads that have been spanking fish daily.
THANK YOU FOR GREAT BEADS
Doug Miller
Miller Guide Service
< Here is a Lake Michigan Steelhead that I caught this weekend on "Chartreuse" and "Dark Roe" TroutBeads. The Steelhead seem to be feeding on Sucker spawn and pegging a small Chartreuse in front of the larger Dark Roe was the ticket!
Take Care-
Nate Riddle
I fished with your TroutBeads for the first time yesterday and slammed the trout! I fished the Chagrin River in Ohio and it was low and clear. In the morning I threw every type of fly I own and did not catch anything. I went to the River Gillies Fly Shop and the owner told me to try the "Orange" TroutBeads. I went back to the same spot and caught NINE Steelhead in about two hours.
I have forwarded your site to all my fishing buddies.
Thanks for an excellent product
Chris Childs
Hi TroutBeads,
On the left is a male Steelhead I caught on the 30th of April on a "Sun Orange" TroutBead and on the right, a female I caught on the 23rd, also on Sun Orange. As always your TroutBeads work outstanding ... They are the best kept secret in New York State.
Dave Yoder with yet another MONSTER in Alaska
Thanks TroutBeads!
Another awesome weekend using TroutBeads. With the rain we recieved over the weekend, the summer run Steelhead were on the move... Just one of many taken with Sun Orange TroutBeads this weekend. We averaged a 7-1 hook up ratio over flies and other egg patterns... unbelievable!
Thanks much for a great product!
Nate Riddle
Great Lakes Tributaries
TroutBeads,
I have guided in Alaska at Bristol Bay Lodge and that's where I first learned of using your TroutBeads. I've shown the rig to people on the water here in Michigan and told them of your website and their jaws usually drop. People out this way just don't know, and that's a shame.
Thanks for your time,
Justin F. Durrance
Host of Crystal Clear Outdoors
< I just wanted to say I love your TroutBeads product. I've spent two summers in Alaska and hands down, I've caught more trout on your beads than any other fly or lure.
Thanks,
Joe List
< When it comes to fishing for egg chasing fish, Browns, Steelhead, Rainbows, I won't put anything on the end of mine or a clients line other than your TroutBeads.
There isn't a closer match out there.
Glo-bugs are a thing of the past, NO comparisons. Your beads have improved my catch rates during the spawn, 10 fold.
Rich Strolis
Fly-fisher Guide LLC
Simsbury, CT
< I learned about TroutBeads while fishing Alaska in 2005. I purchased some and tried them recently with great success. The trout loved them, especially the big Browns.
The photo on the right is of me holding a 24 inch Brown that I caught using your 6mm Glo Roe Troutbead on the Connetquot River in New York.
Thanks!
George Jaccoud
These TroutBeads are realistic and are very easy to tie with. I hardly use glo bugs anymore. These beads look like the real thing. Bottom line is, they catch trout. You can't beat 'em!
Jim Plante
First Hatch Fly Fishing
Cornwall Bridge, CT
< Check these out!
We caught over 500 Trout and Dollies in one day between 6 fishermen using your TroutBeads! Multiples over 30 inches...
Zach Steele
I have been using your TroutBeads for most of my sight fishing for trout over the past two months.
The trout will literally move feet to take the bead. These are trout that would not budge for the egg fly.
I fished a spring creek in New York in November and cleaned up using the beads. The trout did not know what to do.
Hey TroutBeads,
Just wanted to say thanks. The very first time I used your beads I caught a nice Steelhead. The water was crystal clear, low and slow. You made my day... I tie my own flies but can't tie a single egg pattern for beans... so it was a pleasure to discover your products and find that it works.
Thanks again-
Mike Hefner
Hey TroutBeads,
My first day ever using your beads and I hooked 5 Steelhead and landed three here on the Siletz River in Oregon.
I started with the bead as a dropper off my bobber and jig set up. Then got rid of the jig and ran only the bead on a longer leader.
Thanks- Matthew Brockamp
< I have been fishing for Steelhead and Trout here in Oregon since 1996. I have never used a product that makes my job so much easier. The fish have no clue that your beads are not real roe. Thank you.
Tony Mohsen-
Mo Outdoor Guide Service
<
Here's a fat Steelie caught on Dark Roe
- Travis De Boer
< Here's a Great Lakes Steelhead caught on an 8mm Glo Roe TroutBead.
-Brett McCrae
Hey TroutBeads,
Just another stellar report with your TroutBeads! I've been waiting a long time to fish the Great Lakes, and this year I can't get enough! Guide and Trout Predator, Aaron Jasper turned me onto TroutBeads and since then I can't stop catching big fish.
These three pictures say it all: a beautiful 12lb. chrome Steelhead caught on 8mm Dirty Roe, a trophy 8+lb. Brown Trout caught on 6mm Apricot, and a Chinook King Salmon caught on 8mm Glo Roe, all from the Salmon River in New York state. A true grand slam!
Thanks!
David "Dave the Rave" Fulmer
New York, NY
I've been using your TroutBeads for a couple of years and really enjoy the success they've added to my fishing for all trout species. I particularly like the guys that insist they harm the fish and rarely provide a clean hook-up.
This picture to the left will go along way towards dispelling that myth. Keep up the good work!
Jake Hood-
River Keeper Endeavors
TroutBeads against the "real deal" eggs from a spawning Chinook salmon. (The bead is the one on the upper right.)
I have been guiding in Colorado for several years now and started using your TroutBeads last year and have yet to find a better egg pattern. They have landed me and my clients several trophy trout. Thanks for helping me out. I will continue to teach people how to appreciate your incredible products.
Thank you-
Patrick Duke
TroutHunters- Gunnison, CO
I don't think I can remember a day when I fished with a TroutBead and didn't catch a fish. Some call the Gunny valley a mini Alaska with the Kokes that run in the fall and the un-godly cold winters. But what little people know is how good TroutBeads work here too. They catch fish and usually the biggest ones in the hole! Some call me a troutbum but I say I just do what I love and all the rest is just b.s., and with TroutBeads you can catch all the damn fish in the river and I love it!
Thanks for the great product
Eli Wilder-
Gunnison, CO
I fished the Muskegon River in Michigan a couple days ago chasing Steelhead. I managed to get a few trout, but the steelies weren't cooperating very well. I switched up to an 8mm Glo Roe TroutBead and hooked up with a steelie right away, and lost it. Same story three drifts later. Another 5 drifts and this trophy Walleye came to net! She was released to go do her spawning dance. Definitely the fish of the day!
Who ever said TroutBeads were only for Trout, Steelhead and Salmon?!
Eric "The Fishin' Ish" Conner-
Ionia, Michigan
Thank you for making such awesome beads! I work at a hatchery, with phenomenal fishing right out my front door. Your beads are the new hot thing on Oregon's Central coast for Steelhead. Keep it up! I can't wait to pick up a bunch of the new BloodDotEggs and MottledBeads (problem being, NOBODY even close to me carries them!) Good thing for the internet...
Eric Martin
North Fork Angling Products
Alsea, OR 97324
I just wanted to send a letter of thanks! Since I started fishing your TroutBeads 2 seasons ago, I find that I harvest fewer females for bait. My friends and I fish TroutBeads under floats and they really knock the snot out of fish! We have caught countless fish on your beads in all three sizes. We have our favorite colors, but they all seem to work!
Regards, Danny Ross
Bellmawr, NJ
Hey TroutBeads-
It's Tommy from CT. Just got back from my trip to the Cattaraugus Creek, Elk Creek and Oak Orchard River. The beads worked great! We landed a ton of fish on the Elk and a few on the Catt. and a monster brown on the Oak with a BloodDot 8mm.
Thanks for everything-
Thomas Baranowski
TroutBeads sure make a guide's life easier here on the
Kenai Peninsula! 50 to 100 fish days are more than a possibility here, thanks in large part to their wide variety of realistic colors. Each and every scenerio requires a different size and color variation in order to dial in the fish, and TroutBeads covers them all.
Thanks for doing the research and putting out such a dynamic product.
I'll see ya on the river.
Mark Wackler-
I just wanted to show you guys this monster I caught using your Glow Roe beads on the Clearwater River in Northern Idaho. This 39 inch, 19 pounder was caught on the 28th of February, 2009. I gotta say that I was quite skeptical at first, but after fishing with your beads, I am a true believer in your products.
Thank you TroutBeads for helping me create some amazing memories!
John Kile
Your beads are simple to fish and very effective! Love 'em!
Mike Dunlap
Your products are by far the best egg imitation I have seen.
Keep up the good work!
Brian Kelly
Field Editor / Great Lakes Angler
Hey TroutBeads,
Here is a picture that I thought you may like to view. We are having great results fishing with your beads.
Regards, Paul Morris
