Indicator Color

[Texastroutfisher]

 Do you all think indicator color makes a difference? I noticed some guides fishing with their clients over the weekend and they all had white indicators on.  They only thing I can think of is the white closely resembles the foam on the top of the water. 

[dannys]

Also blends well with light/clouds from above. When I use a yarn indicator, I prefer black only or black and white combined. I know black sounds counter-indicatorish, but it works well for me and seems to resemble many natural things that float on the water.

[hankinsfly]

Bright radioactive chartreuse, with a homing beacon

[lipripper1983]

I have some lightning strike white yarn indicators that I haven't used yet. I'm thinking about getting a neon colored marker and brushing it over the tip of the threads so I can see it easier, but in such a way that they're facing upward and the trout won't be able to see them as easily.

Only thing I don't like about them or the thingamabobers I use is they kink up my line when I cinch them down.

[dainw]

I think if a fish is spooky enough to be put down by indicator color then they will probably be put down by the splash of the indicator before it ever gets close enough for the color to scare them off.

You’re correct on the thought process though that most people think white is less conspicuous and looks more natural on the water, like a big bubble or foam. I don’t know if that’s necessarily true or not because by that same logic brightly colored fly line would put fish down. I’ve had fish come up and try to eat orange and pink indicators too. Not all that uncommon honestly. So who knows if it makes a difference really.

That being said I generally go with a white indicator. When I first started fishing, someone who is a whole lot better fisherman than I am told me to use white so that’s what I use if I have it. Always believe in stacking as many variables in your favor if you can.