
For salmon and steelhead, the strongest matches here are egg-style presentations and small steelhead jigs. The Hawken Fishing AERO-BEAD #1 - STEELHEAD PINK and Hawken Fishing AERO-BEAD #M3 - STEELHEAD ORANGE MOTTLED are good finesse bead options when fish are keyed on roe in clear, stained, or deeper water. If you want a cluster look, Hawken Fishing AERO-BEAD #C3 - STEELHEAD ORANGE CLUSTER is built for egg-cluster presentations in current.
If you’d rather fish a jig, Great Lakes Steelhead Company Blue Glow Marabou and Great Lakes Steelhead Company Bonkers Bunny are compact steelhead jigs sold in small sizes that suit river presentations.
Switch away from beads if fish are not focused on eggs, or if you need more scent and a trolling-style presentation. In that case, a scented plug bait like Crustacean Sensation Baiting Mixed 6 pack of scented and natural scented, Salmon/Steelhead Bait is a better fit for wrapped-plug or chambered-lure fishing.
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