Red Is The Color On The Delta
I’ve always believed that certain colors do very well on certain lakes in the West. For example, on the Colorado River reservoirs brown and purple for some reason always seems to catch fish. On Flaming Gorge, light or pale green does the trick. But, on the California Delta (at least in the spring), red is definitely the color of choice.
“I plan on using red crank baits, chatter baits, jigs, and Senkos next week,” says Mark Lasagne, publisher of Bass Angler Magazine, a popular bass-based magazine published in California. Lasagne has been a pro for more than a decade and knows the Delta very, very, well. “I haven’t fished the Delta for a while but those are the baits I’ll have tied on for sure.”
Anglers fishing the Delta next week and for the month of April would be wise to listen to Lasagne’s advice. Over the past 10 years, every tournament I’ve entered or have written about that has taken place on the Delta have included comments about the combination of red and black when it comes to popular colors.
Does that mean other colors won’t work? No, not at all. It simply means a great starting point for anglers should be some combination of reds and blacks, just to build on history before moving on into uncharted waters. Some anglers will purposely move away from red simply trying to use a bait that is different, one that will stand out.
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