mark tinsky wrote:
I just read something interesting on the net from the British Intstitue
of Trout Science which will change the face and appearence of
flyfishing. Thru long and arduous scientific study they have
determined that trout can not see the color purple. Because of this it
renders objects this color invisible to them.

To be honest I scoffed at this ! But after some thinking about it I
decided to give it a try. I coated an old pair of Orvis guarenteed to
leak after 1 month waders, ( after awhile it was too much trouble to
replace them even tho they did so willingly) with purple latex paint.
Luckily I have a purple fleece jacket, and a little purple clown
make up completed my disguise.

I found a convenient pod of trout working in the shallows and after
initially disturbing them as I got in the water, I remained motionless
until they returned. I waved my purple arms, shifted my purple clad
body and they ignored me. I was able to reach out and touch one before
he sped away and broke up the pod.

Can you imagine how this will effect the entire flyfishing
industry, Simms, Cabela, Patagonia? It s staggering. Also as weird
as some folks consider us we ll all look like purple people eaters
Jeesch...
MT

PS the waders didn t leak anymore

MT

I have a half dozen or so of these.
http://www.westfly.com/patterns/stee...pleperil.shtml
When I get home I'll go through the fly box and throw them all out. I
have some others with a lot of all purple flys as well.
I think it's only UK hatchery trout that can see purple. Probably from
being fed ground up sheep and cow parts.