re: What are the best lens colors for fishing?

Generally, blue mirror for offshore because it reduces the most light and cuts glare the best. For inshore/freshwater, amber based is the best in most circumstances because of the contrast it allows for. Green is the mirror that is generally associated with amber based lenses, but they don't have to have a mirror. The mirror causes less light transmission, which can be good or bad. On very bright days, the mirror will keep the sun from being so bright that you can't see well, but on cloudy days or low light situations at dusk and dawn, you'd be better off with a straight amber lens with no mirror.

I've used my amber based, green mirror lenses for fly-fishing mountain streams and tailwater, inshore fishing, and freshwater fishing. I think that for an all-around lens, they're tough to beat. Plus they look