yeoldkiller 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 i was reading a field and stream and is it true that trout will go for the color purple when nuttin else is working the magizine say the conear in there eye will go for different shades of blue when nothing else work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleman 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 i believe it is, i dont know if you have have herd of him but a man named charlie meck did a study and said that blue works the best, thats why he uses blue eggs when he fishes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yeoldkiller 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 okay ive heard of the guy also ive heard of people making purple prince nymphs and purple parachutes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouse6196 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 I have some "go to" flies that work when all else fails. About half of them are blue or purple. For steelhead, I often go to purple worms, and blue or purple yarn eggs when nothing else works. Might be some truth to it. I just go by past experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SearchingSolitude 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2009 This topic and this same article was discussed just a few days ago on this forum. Here's a link and my answer to the question: "The Color Purple" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
