Comments on: Fly Colour http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/ Brownlining adventures...mostly! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2509 Jim Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:23:33 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2509 There are loads of fishing shops there, we fish down there often and pretty much all the decent size towns have a fishing shop. My advice, if you have time, is to stop in at John Norris in Penrith.. it's a good shop and the fly tying stuff is always well stocked. Only problem is that it's one of those shops you never just have a quick visit to. Could cause friction with the missus..... haha Have a good weekend. Jim There are loads of fishing shops there, we fish down there often and pretty much all the decent size towns have a fishing shop. My advice, if you have time, is to stop in at John Norris in Penrith.. it’s a good shop and the fly tying stuff is always well stocked.
Only problem is that it’s one of those shops you never just have a quick visit to. Could cause friction with the missus….. haha

Have a good weekend.
Jim

]]> By: Alistair http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2508 Alistair Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:34:57 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2508 Now to get some good materials - I am away all weekend - going to try and find a shop in the lakedistrict! Now to get some good materials – I am away all weekend – going to try and find a shop in the lakedistrict!

]]> By: James http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 James Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:48:13 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2507 Like I said the other day, I have seen jack pike taken on worms on the canal, so I think pink or red must be pretty attractive to them a fair amount of the time. There are also roach in that stretch, pinky red flies might do a fair approximation of a fish with translucent red fins, where a predator with a small brain living in murky canal water is concerned. Like I said the other day, I have seen jack pike taken on worms on the canal, so I think pink or red must be pretty attractive to them a fair amount of the time. There are also roach in that stretch, pinky red flies might do a fair approximation of a fish with translucent red fins, where a predator with a small brain living in murky canal water is concerned.

]]> By: scott http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2501 scott Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:47:39 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2501 i dont know if the rain affects the pike much but it certainly destroyed my motivation haha, as for the bunny bugs, ive got a couple in my box and they look great in the water, as my fly tying skills are extremely limited ive not tried to tie any up myself, but considering they are about 3 quid each i should really try! i dont know if the rain affects the pike much but it certainly destroyed my motivation haha, as for the bunny bugs, ive got a couple in my box and they look great in the water, as my fly tying skills are extremely limited ive not tried to tie any up myself, but considering they are about 3 quid each i should really try!

]]> By: Alistair http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2497 Alistair Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:13:28 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2497 Hey Jim - thanks for commenting - I am going to get a little selection of zonker strips for next week :-) Steve - I think Pauls bunny bugs will look like small bait fish to the pike - I think someone else has said about vibration. Hmmmm - can you buy zonker strips in pink ? Hey Jim – thanks for commenting – I am going to get a little selection of zonker strips for next week :-)

Steve – I think Pauls bunny bugs will look like small bait fish to the pike – I think someone else has said about vibration.

Hmmmm – can you buy zonker strips in pink ?

]]> By: Steve http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2496 Steve Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:25:32 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2496 Alistair, don't know about using black, white and various shades of grey in between, you could always try? Most research I've seen suggests fish do see actual colours though a hell of a lot that is written conflicts, but that's true of most things! I tend to think along the lines of offering something that looks like it maybe food and gives the impression of being an easy meal. Whenever a certain fly pattern works well on a water it becomes the standard. Thats when I like to use something different, sometimes it works, other ties not. Alistair, don’t know about using black, white and various shades of grey in between, you could always try?

Most research I’ve seen suggests fish do see actual colours though a hell of a lot that is written conflicts, but that’s true of most things!

I tend to think along the lines of offering something that looks like it maybe food and gives the impression of being an easy meal. Whenever a certain fly pattern works well on a water it becomes the standard. Thats when I like to use something different, sometimes it works, other ties not.

]]> By: Jim http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2493 Jim Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:27:58 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2493 Well done with the Pike Alistair, hopefully I'll be emulating your success soon.... Fingers crossed. With Trout flies I've always believed the importance order is size, shape then colour. Tests I've done with all Black, all white and all orange flies years ago helped convince me. With Pike I think colour will still have an effect but it'll be waaaay down the line after size and action. As you know I'm no expert but thats my 2p.... By the way, for bunny leeches, Lakeland has nice crosscut rabbit and muskrat zonkers... g.a.c. should carry them as well. Great flies, my biggest fish on holiday this year fell to a black one. Good Luck. Jim Well done with the Pike Alistair, hopefully I’ll be emulating your success soon…. Fingers crossed.
With Trout flies I’ve always believed the importance order is size, shape then colour. Tests I’ve done with all Black, all white and all orange flies years ago helped convince me. With Pike I think colour will still have an effect but it’ll be waaaay down the line after size and action. As you know I’m no expert but thats my 2p….
By the way, for bunny leeches, Lakeland has nice crosscut rabbit and muskrat zonkers… g.a.c. should carry them as well. Great flies, my biggest fish on holiday this year fell to a black one.
Good Luck.
Jim

]]> By: Alex http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2491 Alex Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:32:36 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2491 Congrats on your recent pike bonanza. Agree with you guys on the movement thing. The other important factor is size and bulk. Ideally, you want at least 6" of prime christmas decoration with a grappling hook on the end. keep the stories coming! Alex Congrats on your recent pike bonanza. Agree with you guys on the movement thing. The other important factor is size and bulk. Ideally, you want at least 6″ of prime christmas decoration with a grappling hook on the end.

keep the stories coming!

Alex

]]> By: Alistair http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 Alistair Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:10:25 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2490 Hey Steve - do you think it might be the shade/contrast of the fly that is important rather than the colour - like you could have every shade of grey from white to black and it would be the shades rather than the colour effecting the Pike taking the fly - a vision thing maybe ? Hey Steve – do you think it might be the shade/contrast of the fly that is important rather than the colour – like you could have every shade of grey from white to black and it would be the shades rather than the colour effecting the Pike taking the fly – a vision thing maybe ?

]]> By: Steve http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/comment-page-1/#comment-2488 Steve Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:53:15 +0000 http://urbanflyfisher.com/fly-colour/#comment-2488 Totally agree with you guys, movement beats colour hands down. However a small range of colours in the same pattern can mean the difference between success and failure some days. If you are not getting hits, try switching colours around every dozen casts or so. This sometimes stirs up a bonus fish. Stops them getting bored I reckon! Totally agree with you guys, movement beats colour hands down. However a small range of colours in the same pattern can mean the difference between success and failure some days.

If you are not getting hits, try switching colours around every dozen casts or so. This sometimes stirs up a bonus fish. Stops them getting bored I reckon!

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