Green pumpkin

Natural / translucent

The color most anglers reach for first, and the last one they'd give up on.

That muted olive-brown matches bluegill, crawfish, and just about every green creature a gamefish eats, so it looks right almost anywhere. What makes it the go-to is its range: it keeps working from clear water into stain and light chop, so when you are not sure what to throw, it is the safe first pick.

Where Green pumpkin shines

The conditions where it's the go-to color on the Sweets Sixteen (a filled pill), or a backup (an outline pill). Tap any condition to open that water's chart.

Freshwater Clear · bright sun Clear · partly cloudy Clear · overcast Light stain · bright sun

Brackish Clear · partly cloudy