Does Fly line color Make a Difference?
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Some will say if your leader is long and thin enough it makes no difference… others that the contrast of the line on the water will make it appear like a shadow to the fish.
I’m of the school of using the brightest line possible for practice casting and teaching and leaving them home for fishing. It’s not the color of the line ON the water I fear as much as that line flashing around in the air above the water when casting.I agree with Peddler, but that’s my opinion and we know everyone has one! I have a few friends who like the bright stuff and they usually out fish me. So go with what you like and feel comfortable with.
JH
I feel high visibility is best for me with old eyes, long leaders make up for this, but im fishing deep. the longer the space between the line, and the fly the more natural it will be, on top or the bottom.
this needs a continuing smaller tippet….Im using 10-11 foot leaders now, which is not long, with terminal tackle being held with 3x first fly, and 4x second fly, forIn dirty water, i don’t think it much matters. I clear water i think it might help. The last couple lines i have bought have been olive/dun colored, i figure it can’t hurt, especially if you don’t have trouble seeing or need the help to see the line. One additional note, we fish glow in the dark lines during the Hex hatch, and also when skating mouse flies at night, and it doesn’t seem to bother them at all, and we use at the longest maybe a 5′ – 10 lb leader for that stuff.
I really want to do some snorkeling or scuba diving in my local river this summer, and i have a underwater Nikonos V camera from the scuba days, if i can, i’ll get someone to cast a couple lines over me and try to get some pics.
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