I had somebody last year tell me this pattern to colors based on the time of day:
Purple (Early morning) Blue Green Yellow Orange Red Black/White (midday) reverse to night I haven't had time to test it. Does it sound like it may be true? Ed Roden Quest for Quality Computers, Inc. "Any BYTE-sized Job" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.questquality.com If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Susan McCambridge > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] wooly bugger preference > > > I agree 100% with this observation. Color is THE > thing. > I tie woolybuggers in orange, purple, black, green, > yellow and red. I switch often and the preferred color > can change by the hour for some reason. I fish a > rather > deep pool in the Root River in Wisconsin and the fish > are difficult to see, but on occasion they will ignore > a certain color and vigorously attach the same pattern > in a different shade - go figure !!! > > Susan > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My observations might get Hans in a tither but color > > has been a major > > consideration for steelhead as noticed on Elk Creek > > (PA) last November. One > > of our threesome was getting strike after strike on > > a tree-green woolybugger. > > I tried black then olive then chartruese with > > plenty of fish to refuse it. > > Buddy #2 was trying his green buggers in different > > sizes to no avail. All of > > us were fishing the same big pool over 100-150 fish > > in low water. > > > > We asked buddy #1 to try his fly and all of us were > > in for an hour or so of > > unbelieveable fishing. We had doubles and triples > > (2 or more of us hooked up > > at the same time) while other anglers rarely got a > > strike. It was like a > > hatch and ended abruptly. Everyone gathered around > > my friend to observe the > > pattern afterwards and that night you can guess what > > we all tied. > > > > As for your hackle question. I follow my buddy's > > advice and buy cheap dyed > > saddles from Cabelas or packs from LinesEnd. The > > LinesEnd product came > > picked and packed but I'm sure Byard can explain all > > the options they have. > > I like to palmer soft hackle evenly spaced. Your > > experiments with hen > > collars and bushy wraps might be the ticket for > > certain situations. I > > suppose it all depends on the water conditions, > > whether the fish see it as a > > hellgrammite/crayfish/baitfish/leech, how you fish > > it, ect. > > > > All the strikes on woolbuggers that I've seen the > > take on have the fish > > aggresively chasing it on the retrieve. Sometimes I > > cast it behind and fish > > it on an angle coming away but into the peripheral > > vision of the fish and the > > first cast is almost always a chase, sometimes a > > strike. > > > > still tyin... > > Murf > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > http://greetings.yahoo.com >
