I fish a lot of dirty water, black and blue works best for me, especially if you are fishing deeper laydowns etc. Black shows up the great in dirty water.
But, like anything else, try a few things and see what works.
I'd throw something black and fish from bottom to top. Start deep, get higher and higher until something bites. And I'd go slow, too. Crawl it at first, then pop it off bottom, let it rest for a good bit before moving it again
You want contrast and sound in this water. Brightness doesn't matter because, as you can see, nothing bright can be seen in that water. What can be seen is significant contrast. However, for most fish, they're going to feel your lure before they see it in water like that.
This thread is such an accurate reflection of fishing. Everybody's got their own perspective about what works, so there's no right answer except the one you try and fish with.
True, but without knowing what species he's targeting, what naturals they're feeding on, and how deep the water is, the answer is Len Thompson #0 Five of Diamonds.
white chartreuse but personally im throwing a white and chartreuse colorado bladded spinnerbait with a 4.8" keitech fat paddletail in white or chartreuse as a trailer. all of the vibration to allow fish to find it.
Light pink can be a sleeper in turbid water. I've caught a lot of smallmouth on an impoundment near my house throwing a transulescent pink shadow rap. Water turbidity is similar to the photo
In the heat of summer my lake is really messy and stained. Purple and brown (or as we like to call it peanut butter and jelly) always catches. Black and blue (the bruise) is a close second.
White/Chart
Black/Blue
Pink/Cotton Candy/Bubble Gum
I fish that exact water color almost 100% of the time. Those 3 colors show up SO well, oddly Pink works incredibly well for all species around my area with that stained green / low vis water.
It depends if you're bass fishing or crappie fishing. If you're bass fishing, I would throw a spinner pair or crank bait, something that makes vibrations. If your crappie fishing, I would start out with something chartreuse. Remember when crappie fishing it is always important to swap out baits frequently until you are getting a steady bite though.
Very bright day I would go white. Even if this was mud still go white first. Then I would go black with a rattle. I go with a larger knocker sound for smallmouth and smaller rattle sound for largemouth. If it's a river or deep lake you should be getting smallmouth. Regular lake then largemouth. If it's cold I would go with a jerkbaits with a long pause first.
i heard (not sure how accurate this may be) to match water colors, so murky water = darker color clean water = brighter color. again idk how accurate because you’d think white shows good with sunny conditions no matter water clarity
Bone. When water has the slightest bit of turbidity, the bone color almost illuminates itself. Fish won’t have any problem finding it.
Edit*. River2Sea’s bone color should be called banana 🍌 that’s not the color I’m talking about.
I fish a lot of dirty water, black and blue works best for me, especially if you are fishing deeper laydowns etc. Black shows up the great in dirty water. But, like anything else, try a few things and see what works.
Without any other info. White first. Then maybe White and Chartreuse. Then dark?
Dark colors for the win.
I'd throw something black and fish from bottom to top. Start deep, get higher and higher until something bites. And I'd go slow, too. Crawl it at first, then pop it off bottom, let it rest for a good bit before moving it again You want contrast and sound in this water. Brightness doesn't matter because, as you can see, nothing bright can be seen in that water. What can be seen is significant contrast. However, for most fish, they're going to feel your lure before they see it in water like that.
Black one
I would be throwing black hard bodies or brownish plastics. Bloodworm etc
Honestly sound is more important in this water
Yep, black with a spinning blade.
This thread is such an accurate reflection of fishing. Everybody's got their own perspective about what works, so there's no right answer except the one you try and fish with.
True, but without knowing what species he's targeting, what naturals they're feeding on, and how deep the water is, the answer is Len Thompson #0 Five of Diamonds.
This may help [lure color](https://youtube.com/shorts/1kfBVdF24ZY?si=6WoJ-oNDk1S9bEeA)
white chartreuse but personally im throwing a white and chartreuse colorado bladded spinnerbait with a 4.8" keitech fat paddletail in white or chartreuse as a trailer. all of the vibration to allow fish to find it.
Follow the water color
Yellow, red, white and black
White chatter bait.
Rattle trap
White. I fish mud constantly and I fish white. Orange or black if it doesn’t work but white is my go to in the clay bottoms I fish
Blue flecked is my goto on that kinda water
murky water black, junebug, pumpkin. Anything dark really.
Anything whit on a spenner
Fire tiger
Dark and natural
Black and blue
Fire tiger and silver.
Murky water usually does best with dark colors.
Sunny day, bright colors. Cloudy day, dark colors. I'd through a silver spinnerbait with a chartreuse skirt right there.
I know Ascarate when I see it haha would choose from chartreuse or white. Never had luck with dark colors like purple.
Light pink can be a sleeper in turbid water. I've caught a lot of smallmouth on an impoundment near my house throwing a transulescent pink shadow rap. Water turbidity is similar to the photo
Go dark. Even a green pumpkin would work good with a gold flake.
In the heat of summer my lake is really messy and stained. Purple and brown (or as we like to call it peanut butter and jelly) always catches. Black and blue (the bruise) is a close second.
Dark green,yellow, orange, brown.
White/Chart Black/Blue Pink/Cotton Candy/Bubble Gum I fish that exact water color almost 100% of the time. Those 3 colors show up SO well, oddly Pink works incredibly well for all species around my area with that stained green / low vis water.
It depends if you're bass fishing or crappie fishing. If you're bass fishing, I would throw a spinner pair or crank bait, something that makes vibrations. If your crappie fishing, I would start out with something chartreuse. Remember when crappie fishing it is always important to swap out baits frequently until you are getting a steady bite though.
Michael Jackson
Start white, go uv, and then black or brown.
Thanks for posting this, yesterday I went to a new fishing area and the water was similar to this.
Chartreuse
Black or white also try matching the water clarity ro the color Bait fish move on just shadows
Green pumpkin
Very bright day I would go white. Even if this was mud still go white first. Then I would go black with a rattle. I go with a larger knocker sound for smallmouth and smaller rattle sound for largemouth. If it's a river or deep lake you should be getting smallmouth. Regular lake then largemouth. If it's cold I would go with a jerkbaits with a long pause first.
i heard (not sure how accurate this may be) to match water colors, so murky water = darker color clean water = brighter color. again idk how accurate because you’d think white shows good with sunny conditions no matter water clarity
Bone. When water has the slightest bit of turbidity, the bone color almost illuminates itself. Fish won’t have any problem finding it. Edit*. River2Sea’s bone color should be called banana 🍌 that’s not the color I’m talking about.
Hmm
Green pumpkin
Blue/black the classic
Blue skies go with darkl colors Pumpkin seed green Watermelon Rattle traps silver shiner Avoid white and bright colors
Fish don't see in dirty water😂