Fishing Forum

I fished St. Anthony today in various spots. The fishing was very good, I ended up landing 22 and finished up by noon. Most of them were caught on various kinds of midge pupae and wooly buggers. I did try an experiment for a few casts at the end of the day. I ordered some trout beads off of the internet and i wondered if they really worked, so I tied on my favorite glo bug and a trout bead to see how it compared, i was surprized to catch two on the trout bead and nothing on my trusty glo bug. has anyone else had success with these?
The most surprizing part of my day was when i pulled up this scrappy little feller
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As you can see he wasn't very big, but I've never caught a Cutthroat on the lower henry's fork before. As far as I know they are pretty rare in that stretch. has anyone else caught any in that area?
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I've caught Cutts all the way to where it gets sandy around the Parker Salem bridge, but you are right they are much more rare.

Windriver

Show us a picture of a trout bead. I don't think I know what they are.
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They are pretty much just beads that look like eggs, I've tried some beads from a craft store, thinking that it would be cheaper, but some of them aren't the right density. the actual trout beads are supposed to have the same buoyancy as a natural egg, and they certainly look the part. There is all kinds of stuff of the internet about them, just google trout beads and you'll find all you want to know.

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Thank you. I have tried several different kinds of egg paterns. However, I have never used those beads. looks very simple. I will have to give it a try.

Windriver
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We fished trout beads almost exclusively in Alaska for trout. They worked wonders up there. The guy I worked for up there was one of the pioneers of bead fishing. Most of the other lodges hadn't started fishing with beads yet and we out fished them about 4 to 1. They only had a few colors to choose from and we experimented with different colors by painting them with nail polish. Nothing like a bunch of macho fishing guides sitting around smelling up the tackle shop with nail polish LOL. Any ways you might have already figured this out but we would put the bead above the hook about 2 inches and then secure it to the line with a tooth pick. It gives you a perfect hook set right in the side of the jaw every time.
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There's no shame in using nail pollish every now and again if it's for a good cause. I do put the bead up a couple inches from the hook like you said, but I don't use a tooth pick. On the trout beads website they show you how to tie a knot that holds the bead in place and gets pulled inside the bead when you tighten it so the knot is protected, it's really easy and works good.
It is cool though how it gives such good hook placement, I'm definately sold on them.
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I've used the trout beads as well. A couple of other ways to rig them is to 1. put the bead in a vise, heat the hook with a lighter and press it into the bead, or 2. thread the hook through the hole in the bead and melt the bead around the hook. I use nailpolish as well. I'm not sure why the opaque color works better in hooking fish...but it seems to.
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i have used those beads for steelhead but we use toothpicks also i would be careful with the knotts as any knott weakens your line.
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im interested in the beads for steelhead ive seen people use them but with not much success are they really worth using as steelhead lure? if so when would you use them? time of year condition?
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