Twenty five years ago, the late Paul Beaupre introduced his “secret weapon” to the fishing community. Since that time hundreds of thousands of salmon and steelhead throughout the Northwest and
The secret to this pattern lays not only in the customized colors and fluorescent/UV dyed feathers but rather the beads themselves. The formula for production being a tightly held secret here at Hawken Industries, these beads appear to “light up” under water and produce an irresistible cerise pink glow that fish can’t resist.
If you are addicted to the pursuit of Steelhead, as we are, STS magazine is a great source for how-to tips and Steelheading articles. If you review past and future issues you will see most float fishing articles mention the SMJ series and if you look close, many of the fish have and SMJ series jig still embedded in their jaw!
If you’re float fishing for salmon or steelhead the SMJ series jigs is an absolute must for your arsenal.

