Lure colour calculator Pick a species, a water and a depth. This runs the same model as the app, in your browser.
Conditions Species Largemouth bass Smallmouth bass Bluegill Brown trout Rainbow trout Brook trout Lake trout Arctic char Atlantic salmon Northern pike Muskellunge Walleye Zander European perch Yellow perch Common carp Roach Tench Barbel Wels catfish Channel catfish Nile tilapia Peacock bass Snakehead European eel Sturgeon European seabass Gilthead seabream Striped bass Red drum Spotted seatrout Atlantic cod Pollock European hake Turbot Atlantic halibut Bonefish Common snook Tarpon Great barracuda Meagre Common dentex Atlantic bluefin tuna Yellowfin tuna Skipjack tuna Atlantic mackerel Mahi-mahi Atlantic sailfish Blue marlin Swordfish Greater amberjack Yellowtail kingfish Bluefish Blue shark Water Gin-clear Clear Slight stain Stained Tannic Blackwater Algal bloom Muddy Flood water Oceanic I Oceanic IA Oceanic IB Oceanic II Oceanic III Coastal 1C Coastal 3C Coastal 5C Coastal 7C Coastal 9C Depth 0.5 m 1 m 2 m 3 m 4 m 5 m 6 m 8 m 10 m 12 m 15 m 20 m 25 m 30 m 40 m 50 m Light Night Dawn Early morning Midday, clear Midday, overcast Afternoon Dusk Fish is looking Level From below From above
Lure table Largemouth bass · Gin-clear · 3 m · Midday, clear · Level
Colour Contrast Seen from Fish view 1 White 98
9.4 m Buy now 2 Chartreuse / white Fluorescent finish 97
9.4 m Buy now 3 Glow Glow finish — not modelled 97
9.3 m Buy now 4 Chartreuse Fluorescent finish 96
9.2 m Buy now 5 Bone 96
9.2 m Buy now 6 Silver holographic Metallic finish 95
9.1 m Buy now 7 Sexy shad 93
9.3 m Buy now 8 Pink / white Fluorescent finish 92
9.4 m Buy now 9 Clown 92
9.4 m Buy now 10 Chrome Metallic finish 92
8.9 m Buy now
Contrast quoted at 1.0 m viewing distance. · Light that survives best here: 570 nm
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The free app
This page, at the water The site answers the question. The app comes fishing with you.
◉ Live camera
Point your phone at a lure and see it through that fish’s eyes, at your depth, in your water.
⛰ Works with no signal
The whole model runs on the phone. No account, no server — which matters, because fish live where the coverage does not.
☰ Your own tackle box
Tell it which colours you actually own and the table ranks only those, instead of recommending something you have not got.
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