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Post by ballingall512 on Feb 9, 2010 22:28:15 GMT
Quite simply a cascade tied in yellow and claret. Not my favorite colour combo if I'm honest, but an expert told me it's a good fish catching combination.
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Post by macd on Feb 10, 2010 19:37:40 GMT
I am a major fan of claret and yellow Dave- it works like a charm.
My Mairi's Shrimp is claret with a yellow lite brite butt - perfect for peaty rivers like the Thurso.
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Post by ballingall512 on Feb 10, 2010 21:14:29 GMT
Always good to know Ross. Cheers
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Post by builnacraig on Feb 10, 2010 22:17:29 GMT
I like the look of that one Dave, understated.
BnC
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2010 8:17:14 GMT
Scottyboy,
Good point to raise. This has been gone into in great depth in other forums and books in the past.
ABK has explained the Rods and Cones theory and there is loads of academic research on this topic
Stan Headley is on about the colour Orange in this month's Trout and Salmon 9 and did a great article about colour for Trout fishing a couple of years ago - what works when etc. I am sure more anglers like a touch of fluoresence in a fly now than 40 years ago. Results just bear out the fact that it works.
There is also a good article about the Posh Tosh in T&S
There is also the aspect of UV light spectrum which guys like Silverleaper up inNewfoundland place great credence in as a means of selecting a fly that works better.
When you wade through all the scientific facts, it seems to me that it can all be summed up in a nutshell ( and I welcome any criticisms of what I say next)
Depending on whether the fish is looking at the fly from a level position or from below, colour can be of great importance or no importance. Size and Shape are of equal, if not greater importance. It is the overall illusion that counts on whether the instinct within a fish will compel it to take a fly when it becomes aware of its presence.
Having said all that, why is Black and Yellow such a popular Spring combo for a fly? And Red/Orange at the back end? I would have little faith/confidence in a Claret/Orange Fly in the Spring but it would be a different story in September
Black/Silver flies seem to be consistent catchers all year round.
One thing is for sure; there would be a lot of people who make a living tying flies a lot worse off if we did not differ in our opinion about flies.
tweedbunnet
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Post by faughanpurple on Feb 11, 2010 12:43:00 GMT
Very nice Dave..
Claret and Yellow are the colours on the Drowse Dawn.. A tube fly with a reputation for taking spring fish here in Ireland.
As for Claret as a spring colour. Its widely accepted that Claret is a great back end colour especially here in the North West on the Foyle system but Claret shrimps are reknowned on other systems, like the Moy, for taking spring fish as well.
In fact the Faughan Shrimp is one of the most used and touted "killer flies" on the lakes and rivers in the South west for spring fish.
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