Hi Ed I would suggest that it depends a lot on the weather conditions of the day. Dean --- Ed Roden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > >
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