I guess I will jump in on this. Red is a good color, I find that dark or blood read works when other reds don't. From what I am told, red turns black under water so why does red work when black don't. I don't know. Here on the White and Norfork Rivers, red and orange are some of the best colors on a fly. Right now, an olive bugger with a red tail is a killer. The Red Ass is also a killer My fishing partner is using a sz 16 scud hook wrapped with dark red plastic micro tube. He has been out fishing me at least 5 to one. The Chili Pepper has a distinct Fire Orange collar with a bead head, a Fire Orange head without a bead, It is am last resort fly and seldom fails me. You know I rave about this fly. I add red gills on all my streamers. I can fish one without the gills and not get a hit. Pass over the same area with a streamer with red gills and catch several trout. Pretty much the same for bluegills and smallmouths. I feel the same about having eyes on flies. The eyes I do with the fabric paint are yellow with a red center and a black pupil. I even put a pin head eye on some of my emergers. I use red or black for this. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Joyce Westphal wrote: > Rene, I was glad to know that red works elsewhere than in my immediate > fishing neighborhoods. Isn't it interesting that red catches both fish and > people's eye..as try a chocolate sundae with and without a red cherry..the > choice will almost always be that people choose the one with the red > cherry.. Perhaps both just find it more attractive..more like, "here comes > dessert". What do you think?
