Northwest Fishing Magazine July 2025 Volume 4 Issue 10 - Flipbook - Page 19
marketing speak for
fluorescent. I also recall
that UV light technically
does not penetrate the
water column more than
just a few inches. So it is
not UV light reacting with
the lure colors. Visible
light penetrates the water
column, but is absorbed in
stages as you go deeper in
the water column.
It is visible light that reacts
with the lure colors.
KOKANEE: Exactly. Contrast is
necessary because it makes
the color easier to see. Not
for humans, but for us fish.
DUDE: So, in tackle
presentation, it is more
important to understand
how kokanee will actually
see the presentation, rather
than to evaluate it from a
human perspective.
KOKANEE: But the one thing
I can’t tell you is why a color
or color combination works
so well one day and not the
next. It can even change
hour to hour.
I just know that it does.
And most kokanee get the
color change memo all at
once.
DUDE: Sorta like getting a
text?
KOKANEE: It is against the
law to swim and use our
cell phones at the same
time.
DUDE: So to sum up this bite
stimulant concept, we need
our presentation to have
abundant scent and bright,
contrasting visible colors
to be the most effective.
For scent, most people
use corn, or corn soaked in
some kind of scent.
From my view, adding corn
to my lure makes the lure
droop and interferes with
its action. From your view, is
this what is happening?
KOKANEE: You are correct.
Weighing down an
ultralight lure with corn
does indeed interfere with
the lure’s action, and it
also acts as a drag. This is
particularly true with the
slow speeds that kokanee
fishermen are fond of
using.
