A question for all fishermen/women

[limz_777]

Do you think fishes see the colour of your lures or shades of grey?:screwy:

[rallysman]

I'm not sure, but I think the color does make a difference.

[waterboy]

Yes at least some types of fish see colors.Many are attracted to certain colors as food,some for breeding.

[sandtiger]

Yes, fish see color.

[Timpon]

I think fish see colour. On different days, a particular colour of the same lure will work better than others.

In saying that though, I think the action of the lure, and the contrasts in the lure colour (eg lures with bold black stripes) plays a bigger part in how effective the lure is over colour.

[stotty]

Do you think fishes see the colour of your lures or shades of grey?:screwy:

Yes!Most fish can see in color. As in people, the retina of a fish's eye contains two types of cells, rods and cones. Cones are used for day vision and are the cells used to see colors. Rods are used for night vision and cannot distinguish colors, although they can judge light intensity. The eyes of most freshwater fish contain both rods and cones, though day feeders tend to have more cones, and night feeders more rods.



When fishing topwater lures, color is far less important than size and action. A fish coming up below a surface or shallow running lure has the light behind it, making the lure appear grey or black.

During winter or periods when there is lots of particulate in the water reds and oranges are the first colors to be filtered out. Under these conditions, lures with plenty of yellow, green or blue appear the most colorful below the surface

Use dark colors at night fish usually attack lures from below at night and during low light conditions. This is because it maximises the benefit of any limited light available. Under these conditions a dark lure throws the best silhouette and is therefore the most visible

have looked into this as i love a bit of pike fishing

[Timpon]

I agree about using darker colours for surface lures in low light conditions. I've had more success on surface poppers that were black at night.

BTW-nice pike!

Looks kinda cold though!

[guppy]

Definitely, using the same type and size of lure and presenting it in the same way you often see a big difference in strike rates with different colors

[limz_777]

nice essox , did you eat it or release it?

[stotty]

nice essox , did you eat it or release it?

Any thing over 4lb tastes like :barf: also full of bones to much like hard work i like to let them go:thumbsup:

[skinless]

im not sure if all, but most fish, especially those you'd find sportfishing, see in complete color.

[mbhw]

Under water, past around 2 feet, reds change to various shades of grey and black for most fish. They still like the "color" if it represents food to them, but there are studies showing that many colors turn to other shades in the fishy world.

[mssassysan2000]

Yes I believe tha fish can see some color maybe some better than others because some different color lures work were others don't.:clap :clap :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2

[limz_777]

Any thing over 4lb tastes like :barf: also full of bones to much like hard work i like to let them go:thumbsup:


great, respect.... give them a chance to mate..:)

[davo]

i think they have a different colour spectrum to us, but definately see some colour for sure. though yea if its black and white, or more than one colour(preferably different shades and not similar (like red and orange) i would imagine it to be easier to detect it moving and i guess would look more alive

[fisher12889]

many types of fish see color;different colors of lures and bait work better at different times, red is problem one of the more important ones

[USMCtanker]

ya some do or so in-fisherman told me

[ewurm]

Fish definitely see color, maybe not the way we see it, but they can definitely tell the difference. Fish actually see colors we can't see, such as ultra violet. A scientist invented an attractant based on this ultra violet detection, it's called fool-a-fish. It uses titanium dioxide, which refracts UV, which fish can see much farther away than other colors, supposedly. I want to give it a try this summer.