I have spent the day wondering whether there is any point to wearing camoflague other than it being some sort of kinky obsession.
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The thought occurs that if the trout can only see in a cone upwards and they are spooked by flashes and shadows that cross their vision then why bother dressing up as a tree.
Certainly from the boat there is no point, the only time you're in the fishes field of view is if you are standing up, and you shouldn't really be doing that anyway- its dangerous
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From a grassy bank, perhaps theres and arguement for being greenish, but whats greenish, and face it the colours change over the course of the year.
If your wading then you probably don't fall into the fishes field of view anyway, until you're too close.
Given we live in Scotland then perhaps grey is a better form of camo as it matches the colour of the sky for most of the year and face it ,fish look up
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In a float tube it doesn't seem to matter what colour you are , you can get real close to the fish, you don't really enter their cone of vision and i know that under the water they can swim into your legs.
However i can see a reason NOT to wear camoflague, if you have an accident and are lying prone somewhere then if you blend into the surroundings, you will be much harder to find.
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One of the best anglers i know has worn a Dayglo hi viz yellow jacket for years when it rains, from the bank or boat, he still catches more than anyone else around.At least if he had a problem you would find him pretty quick. Seems like a plan to me.
So why bother?
Sandy