I,ve seen all colours of lines from white,ivory to luminus orange,green etc does anyone think it makes any difrence ???

Nope, it's marketing

Charlie

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tried them all not a bit of difference

At times, It might do. Based on Richard Walker, and Clarke and Goddard, it seems trout can have at least four views of the line,

a: under the surface
b: floating outside the trout's window
c: floating in the window
d: aerialised during casting and visible through the window

The background against which the fly line is seen is probably what counts. Under the surface or floating outside the window the background is likely to be the underwater environment, including the bottom in shallow waters. This may favour the use of a dull coloured line. From memory, Goddard thought so.

Floating in the window,the line is usually seen in silhouette, so there seems to be no one best choice for this.

Aerialised in casting the background can be anything from clear sky to dark banks or trees. Richard Walker was sure that when aerialised light coloured fly lines could show up at considerable distances against dark backgrounds. Certainly light coloured lines are good for practising casting because of their visibility.

My own take on this is that dull coloured lines are less likely to alarm fish in some circumstances, but light coloured lines ca be useful to the angler in casting and sometimes in seeing where the line is lying on the water. I have a book from the 1930's in which leaders as short as about five feet are recommended in some circumstances for dry fly fishing, and I wonder sometimes why we are now using such long leaders for river fishing, eg 15 or 16 feet. Perhaps the old thin and dull coloured silk lines were less noticeable to the fish.

Hope this helps - it seems there is no absolute right answer.

Well if you are river fishing the fish should never see the fly line so it shouldn't matter at all. That said I always go for a pale green line, a lot of my fishing is in heavily bushed streams and green seems to show up less It's not just about not being seen by the fish either, I see all sorts of wildlife when out fishing but I'm sure I'd see less if I had ten yards of fluorescent orange string whirling around my head.
Sinking lines must be dull green or brown or clear in my book, anyone remember HF's white sinking lines, they caught on well didn't they


Andy

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Pale green is my favourite colour. Never been comfortable with bright orange or yellow lines.

Not sure if it makes a big difference, but it's down to what you are confident fishing with.

New Zealand guides will send you packing, if you turn up with a bright orange or yellow line.

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My take on it is to give the fish the benefit of the doubt and fish with sombre coloured lines.

I use light colours (white, peach ,pale blue, pale green) for floaters - and dark (green/brown) for sinkers.

You'll have noticed the dark colour of the undersides of both trout and heron - both of which are predators whose living depends on their camoflage.

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im exactly the same. I like to think that if the fish should see the line, they would just treat it as some debris. plus i dont think it is hard to see an olive line on the water, it just doesnt stand out as much as brighter lines, also people are less likely to see my line tangle from a sh*t cast

I tend to use dull lines when fishing dry fly for wild fish in clear water and coloured or white lines when I need to follow the tip or watch for takes but I think that lack of flash is more important than colour.

Goddard and Clarke were a bit disingenuous in their book, advocating the use of dull or dark lines but almost every photo in it or contemporary with it shows them using coloured lines!

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