The Color Purple

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

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

probably works best when geyser fishing, i bet? g

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:29:30 -0700, 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

Gee! And it ain't even April 1st. d;o)

"mark tinsky" wrote in message
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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

Guess we all should start tying up and swearing by a bunch of pretty purple
flies for all the tourists headed to our favorite fishing spots. hehehee

Could we all get a good picture of this get-up?
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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.

I'm not disagreeing. But if this is true, then why
are blue and purple such popular colors for west
coast salmon flies? Or can salmon see purple,
but trout not?

Also, what about blue? Is there a difference between
a trout's blue and a trout's purple?

Interestingly, purple plastic worms are a hot soft
bait for bass fishermen too.

On 20 Apr 2006 08:16:04 -0700, "BJ Conner"
wrote:

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.

One of the most successful flies used in Labrador for northern pike is
an all purple bugger. fwit

lateral lines maybe?

wrote in message
ups.com...
I'm not disagreeing. But if this is true, then why
are blue and purple such popular colors for west
coast salmon flies? Or can salmon see purple,
but trout not?

Also, what about blue? Is there a difference between
a trout's blue and a trout's purple?

Interestingly, purple plastic worms are a hot soft
bait for bass fishermen too.

BJ Conner wrote:

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 catch a reasonable number of steelhead with these.

http://www.westfly.com/patterns/stee...etwalker.shtml

Reckon the fish can't see them to avoid, and so simply swim mouth-first
into them by accident.....

"John Hightower" wrote in message
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lateral lines maybe?

wrote in message
ups.com...
I'm not disagreeing. But if this is true, then why
are blue and purple such popular colors for west
coast salmon flies? Or can salmon see purple,
but trout not?

Also, what about blue? Is there a difference between
a trout's blue and a trout's purple?

Interestingly, purple plastic worms are a hot soft
bait for bass fishermen too.



I remember years ago I was watching a bass demonstration, where a fisherman
held up a dark purple, a dark blue and a dark red worm and ask the audience
what color they were? Of course most shouted out purple, blue and red, but
the correct answer is black.
-tom