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| Baetis7 | August 20th, 2014, 1:08 pm | |
| MI Posts: 17 | I have noticed a good amount of baetis nymph shucks tied with an orange antron or similar material. What do you folks think about the right color for a shuck? | |
| Entoman | August 20th, 2014, 2:49 pm | |
 Posts: 2604 | Yeah, LaFontaine liked to use orange wings on his emergers - his "Theory of Attraction" working there as opposed to imitation. The mysterious success of the color orange when incorporated in flies used during hatches of olive mayflies goes back many years. It was reported by English authors at least as far back as 80 years ago, perhaps more. In my experience, sometimes it seems to help - but usually not. | |
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