So DonO does that mean we don't have to spend the extra cash to fish with "invisible" fluorocarbon?
Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ordes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] fish and seeing colors > Ultraviolet has as much to do with fish vision as color. We (humans) don't > know > all of the ways they use it and see it, but they do. Losey Labs in Hawaii > is doing > research on just that. > > Leaders that YOU think are clear are like lazers to fish because of what > they > reflect in the ultraviolet spectrum. And not all fish are equally set up to > see > UV light. Fish actually secrete UV absorbing or reflecting mucus (their > slime) > as required for day and night visibility or invisibility, or for breeding, > identification, feeding, or evading predators. Depth of water is also a big > factor > in color perception. A fish that is a solid color to you may have specific > UV > patterns perceptable only to other certain fish. > > Contrast is more important than color, as is the 'strike image', or the > profile against > the background. That's why reflections are important, and sound, and > movement. > Some lures that you can see in the water are invisable to the fish. That's > why > black flies and lures work so well. > > If you want more info, let me know. > > DonO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Neal Patrick Eller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 1:57 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] fish and seeing colors > > > Have you read the book "Modern Streamers for Trout?" They have a whole > chapter on fish and their ability to see colors. Can't remeber what they > said. It is an excellent read though! > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/30/02 01:54PM >>> > Do fish see colors? ? ? > > I've been told that fish do not see "in color." > Fish see RED as a GREY. I guess that makes BLUE a GREY > also. So what about GREEN, BROWN, YELLOW and all the > colors we have in fly tying material. Are we just > mixing and matching GREY's and shades of GREY ? ? ? > > I think birds see in "color" and I think primates see > colors-so what about fish? ? ? > > Kinda makes me think-any ideas? ? ? > George > > ===== > George > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > >
