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Originally posted by cowlitzfisherman:
The proper rule of thumb for choosing lure colors is "light lures for dark conditions and dark lures for bright conditions".
So what about the fly fishing saying of "bright day (sunny) bright fly, dark day (cloudy) dark fly?" That is the exact opposite of what you said but it has been working for hundreds of years (started in England for Atlantic Salmon and since steelhead are very much like Atlantic Salmon when it comes to flies, it has also worked for steelhead the past hundred years).

Another color that dose not represent anything really is purple. I know purple is not often used by gear fishermen but has been used in flies and is very effective.
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