Color choices vary widely from river to river ... personally, I run bright in dirty water and dark in clear ... but lots of guys do the opposite and do great ... personally, I like silver/orange and pinks as my faves in normal to dirty water. In super clean water, gold tones work well ... again, you're going to find preferences on each river system ... I'd stick with your choices for color schemes that you like .. remember, knowing where the fish are and presentation is 95% of the game!