So what's your favorite jig color for muddy and stained water? GO!

I like black and chartreuse or junebug for the most part. 

Ughhh! Don't like fishing muddy because it normally means fish in my areas have been thrown for a loop. But, if I do and if I'm fishing a jig, it'll be a fairly big one for me (1/2 a 3/4) black/blue or black neon with a fairly big 4"-5" matching craw trailer with chart dipped tips.

Junebug with a sapphire blue trailer.

Late this past summer, we had a big hurricane come through, and my lake was very flooded, and the water looked like straight up chocolate milk. I actually had a decent day, despite the conditions. They all came on a black and orange jig with a Zoom ultra vide speed craw in pumpkin. I couldn't tell you why it worked, but it continues to work for me a muddy conditions. It's called "Halloween" on the Siebert website.

Black/blue jig, weight determined by depth fishing, But,...emphasis on RATTLES,...they have been a good friend to me in muddy or even algae bloomed waters. A quality glass rattle either built in or added, I prefer the smaller versions that I tie on, when I tie on my skirts and have some ready to go anytime Im to fish the dirty or greener waters. I think these I have, I bought many years ago, for inserting in worms but they tie in ok

52 minutes ago, IgotWood said:

Late this past summer, we had a big hurricane come through, and my lake was very flooded, and the water looked like straight up chocolate milk. I actually had a decent day, despite the conditions. They all came on a black and orange jig with a Zoom ultra vide speed craw in pumpkin. I couldn't tell you why it worked, but it continues to work for me a muddy conditions. It's called "Halloween" on the Siebert website.

Black jig orange trailer 

Black n Blue, Texas Craw and Black with a Green Pumpkin trailer. That June Bug /sapphire combination looks good, I'll be trying that out soon. I also like rattles and lots of scent.

Noisy & Black-n-Blue

Black and Blue is my personal favorite, although anything with black will give a good shadow for the fish to see and give you a greater chance of getting bit.

Black/blue, black/yellow, black/purple, all typically with rattles and a blue-ish trailer.

In actual muddy water I want my bait to be as "solid appearing" as possible, so I go old school with a Stanley blk/bro/red/orange original living rubber jig - silicone skirts need not apply. Stay shallow as that's where red, orange and brown colors will shine, and a bass' limited eyesight will help. The same goes for my trailer - old school pork in most instances.

 

-T9

 

 

Black blue is a very good one, as is black chartreuse, junebug, or black/blue/purple. A rattling jig and a thumping, active trailer like a rage chunk is a help as well so the bass can more easily find the jig.

I hate cold muddy water with a passion, but if it's warm and muddy (or green) and I am throwing a jig, it's a bulky black and blue jig with a rattle, and a trailer that moves some water on cloudy days. If it's bright and sunny, and the stain is the more typical green algae blooms we get here instead of mud from run off,I throw a green pumpkin jig head with some chart. paint on it, an orange, chart.,  and dark green pumpkin skirt, a rattle, a bulky flappy trailer, with the tips of what ever it has for appendages dipped in chart. dye.

Greenish stain: Something with chartreuse in it

Brownish stain: Something with orange or red in it.

Muddy: Black

 

I love junebug in clear water with low light conditions (dawn, dusk, overcast), or for fishing just deeper than is visible from above in bright conditions.

I prefer a really bulky jig, probably Junebug or blue paired with a orange or chartreuse trailer.

black and blue jig with a bright blue trailer

or a backwater blue beaver

Noisy & Black

Though I'm not one who buys into 'matching-the-hatch' (hatches are subject to change without notice),

I want my lure to be seen.  To that end, the color "black" is the godfather of contrast

in virtually any lighting condition. If available, I'll include some 'blue' as well, which retains its hue

in the deepest, murkiest water.  'Blue' would also appeal to the 'match-the-hatch' camp,

as it mimics the color phase of a softshell crayfish.

 

Roger