Here is a book that may interest you. What Fish See:Understanding Optics and Color Shifts for Designing Lures and Flies
by Colin Kageyama,OD,FCOVD (Byline: An optometrist reveals his discoveries on the eyesight of fish which leads to spectacular fishing results! is the byline) Can be ordered from Frank Amato publications. Published 1999. I have a copy, unfortunately, I haven't read it cover to cover yet. The parts I skimmed through are quite good though. Eric --- Don Ordes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good question. I posed that same question via email > to the lab. They > responded > and said simply that what we see - or don't see- is > not what the fishes see- > or don't see. > Most of their research deals with tropicals, but > they have done some > warmwater and freshwater > species. Their answer was not too helpful. > Different species of fish see > UV and colors > differently, even flourscents. They did say that > they tested some > flourocarbon tippets > with their UV cameras and it was visable in UV > ranges that are visable to > reef fishes. > They could not respond about trout, bass, pike, etc. > Insufficient data. > > Basically, it's still up to the fisherman, and it's > still a challenge to > figure out 'what they're biting on'. > So don't throw away your flourocarbons "yet". > DonO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jleavitt18 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:25 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] fish and seeing colors > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com
