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Trout Bead (Pegged)Egg Patternbeginner

Alaska

Trout Bead (Pegged)

$4.50

Available Sizes6mm - 10mm bead, #6 - #8 hook
Color Variations
Mottled OrangeNatural RoePeachClearwater EggTangerine

The Trout Bead is where fly fishing gets philosophical. Is a bead on a line a fly? Purists say no. Fish say they do not care. Pegged two inches above a small bare hook, the bead drifts with perfect roundness and translucency that no yarn egg can match. The trout inhales the bead, the hook follows, and the debate continues around the campfire while you clean your third twenty-inch rainbow of the afternoon.

Quick Facts

TypeEgg Pattern
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSummer, Fall
Target SpeciesRainbow Trout, Dolly Varden, Arctic Grayling, Arctic Char
Sizes6mm - 10mm bead, #6 - #8 hook
Best LocationsKenai River, AK; Russian River, AK; Bristol Bay rivers, AK

Where to Fish It

Kenai River

AK · Salmon River

Russian River

AK · Salmon River

Bristol Bay rivers

AK · Salmon River

Map unavailable. Locations for Trout Bead (Pegged): Kenai River, AK; Russian River, AK; Bristol Bay rivers, AK

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