Shades..... what you like?

[John Wilkinson]

I am not so much concerned about the type of eye wear you like but the actual color of shade that seems to work best for you. I have a pair of "M" frame Oakley's that I love but I would like to purchase a few polarised lenses in different shades. My current ones are a rose/light brown and seem very good when bright but not as good when darker.

What do have and like about them? What advice do have?

Johnny

[Aaron Laing]

I have two sets and for the winter comp you need them.

My "quality" shades are Maui Jim bi-focals with a green tint. It would be nice if they were amber or copper, but they were only available in this shade when I bought them. I use these in normal to bright light situations and they rock. Great quality and the bifocals make tying on even the smallest flies a breeze. In Hawaii these are perfect.

My second "cheap" shades are yellow polarized Ray-ban knockoffs I ordered from china. Finding good quality yellow polarized lenses can be tricky. Even the big names, Maui, Smith, etc. only produce a few of these--not that they aren't available, only that they're not produced in any big numbers, so if you do find a seller 9/10 they are out of stock or on backorder. I use mine in low light conditions, and even though the lenses are crap optically speaking, they make a huge difference when tracking your sighter or seeing that quiet rise on the stream. Definitely worth finding a good yellow polarized lens if you can.

During the last comp I used the yellow until about 9:30 and again at around 14:00.

Aaron

[Chris Puchniak]

I have been wearing Cocoons now.  I have an amber pair for most days, but I have a bright yellow pair for dark days.  The yellow helps to have as an option.  Clear polarized lenses would be beneficial.

[Alex Berger]

I use Persol polarized light blue during the day, and after the sun down I wear clear polrize  Bretta hunting glasses.

[Todd Oishi]

So really like my amber coloured lenses, but am considering picking up a pair of yellow lenses for low light conditions.

[Randy Paskall]

Yellow. A high producing angler told me how it aids him in seeing fish. Not shadows, the fish themselves and what they are doing down there when your fly is going by. I asked him about when it gets bright - he said then I can see even better.
The angler - Robert Stroud.

Yep I took that advice to the bank.

[Alex Berger]

Hey Rany,  thanks for the tip!!! I will try it.

[Aaron Laing]

Yellow. A high producing angler told me how it aids him in seeing fish. Not shadows, the fish themselves and what they are doing down there when your fly is going by. I asked him about when it gets bright - he said then I can see even better.
The angler - Robert Stroud.

Yep I took that advice to the bank.

I'll second Randy's comments, and Rob's observations.

Aaron

[Todd Oishi]

An interesting review of a low-light polarized lense: http://afgmag.com/low-light-polarized-lens/

[Chris Puchniak]

Yellow. A high producing angler told me how it aids him in seeing fish. Not shadows, the fish themselves and what they are doing down there when your fly is going by. I asked him about when it gets bright - he said then I can see even better.
The angler - Robert Stroud.

Yep I took that advice to the bank.

Stroud? Who's that?   

I have taken to using yellow more and more during the bright days too.